Georgia / Paulding County Board of Education / Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
34 employees hold this title in Paulding County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $134,815, above the department median of $46,123.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 34 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — about 7,530 people — is $103,360. Paulding County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $134,815 for this role, 30% above that figure — about the 88th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Paulding 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 Secondary — about 328,330 people — is $105,870. Paulding County Board of Education’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, about the 75th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Paulding County Board of Education is $134,815, 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
Principal is held in 179 Georgia departments. In Paulding County Board of Education, the median of $134,815 ranks #17 of 179.
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
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $125,516 ranks #6 of 7. See Principal across all of Georgia →
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.
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Record list
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Lorilyn Harrell holds the role of Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,399.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Christine Carson serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,207.
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Donna Broyles is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $148,289.
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Brad Thomason is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $146,242.
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Tammy Ponder works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Tammy earned $144,536 in 2025.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, James Dorsey serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,325.
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Dustin Schularick is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $140,743.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Darius Hodge serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,907.
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Tammy Skelton is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $138,348.
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Larry Sailors works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Larry earned $138,348 in 2025.
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Donald Wilder works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Donald earned $136,845 in 2025.
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Deanna Byers works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Deanna earned $135,887 in 2025.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Ann Arnold serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,887.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Priscilla Smith serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,887.
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Emily Black is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $135,887.
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Kimberly Silas is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $135,473.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Jonathan Keown serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,928.
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Kimberly Hembree is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $134,701.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, James Neal serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,514.
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Thomas Alverson works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Thomas earned $134,514 in 2025.
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Lori Morgan works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Lori earned $133,313 in 2025.
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Gabriel Carmona is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $133,079.
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Jacob Griffith is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $133,011.
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Kristi Davis works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Kristi earned $133,011 in 2025.
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Kelly Davis works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Kelly earned $132,053 in 2025.
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Tasha Adams holds the role of Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,053.
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Shetal Slusher works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Shetal earned $128,593 in 2025.
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Myers Moreland works as a Principal for Paulding County Board of Education. Myers earned $128,593 in 2025.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Edward Thomas serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,133.
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Marshal Skelton holds the role of Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,790.
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Rodney Wilkerson holds the role of Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,287.
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Karla Dodgen is a Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $124,720.
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At Paulding County Board of Education, Jamesa Hodge serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,220.
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Ronald Brock holds the role of Principal at Paulding County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,473.