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Georgia / Lumpkin County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

5 employees hold this title in Lumpkin County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $117,101, above the department median of $44,199.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$593.7K
Role median
$117,101
Agency median
$44,199
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Principal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Lumpkin County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $117,101 for this role, 13% above that figureabout the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Lumpkin County Board of Education sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,440
$93,980
$103,360
$126,630
$135,990
Lumpkin County Board of Education median · $117,101

The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Lumpkin County Board of Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 328,330 people is $105,870. Lumpkin County Board of Education’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Lumpkin County Board of Education median · $117,101

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Lumpkin County Board of Education is $117,101, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Georgia

Principal is held in 179 Georgia departments. In Lumpkin County Board of Education, the median of $117,101 ranks #67 of 179.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Principal role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Principal beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $125,516 ranks #6 of 7. See Principal across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools
$223,911 · 478
New York City
$200,053 · 1,959
District of Columbia
$197,776 · 116
South Carolina
$117,713 · 14

Median total compensation for comparable Principal roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Betsy Green

Principal/Lumpkin County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$124,100
Base pay
$124,100
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,100

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$901

Betsy Green works as a Principal for Lumpkin County Board of Education. Betsy earned $124,100 in 2025.

Brian Matthews

Principal/Lumpkin County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$123,801
Base pay
$123,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$123,801

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$597

Brian Matthews is a Principal at Lumpkin County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $123,801.

Stacie Gerrells

Principal/Lumpkin County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$117,101
Base pay
$117,101
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,101

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,491

Stacie Gerrells works as a Principal for Lumpkin County Board of Education. Stacie earned $117,101 in 2025.

Elizabeth Armstrong

Principal/Lumpkin County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$116,901
Base pay
$116,901
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,901

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,411

Elizabeth Armstrong is a Principal at Lumpkin County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $116,901.

Sara Fain

Principal/Lumpkin County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$111,801
Base pay
$111,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,801

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$334

Sara Fain works as a Principal for Lumpkin County Board of Education. Sara earned $111,801 in 2025.