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Georgia / Pierce 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 Pierce County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $114,192, above the department median of $51,457.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$579.1K
Role median
$114,192
Agency median
$51,457
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. Pierce County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $114,192 for this role, 10% above that figureabout the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Pierce 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
Pierce County Board of Education median · $114,192

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 Pierce 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. Pierce County Board of Education’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 57th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Pierce County Board of Education median · $114,192

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 Pierce County Board of Education is $114,192, 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 Pierce County Board of Education, the median of $114,192 ranks #79 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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Matthew Murray

Principal/Pierce County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$125,692
Base pay
$125,692
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,692

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,839

Matthew Murray holds the role of Principal at Pierce County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,692.

Brandi Todd

Principal/Pierce County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$121,434
Base pay
$121,434
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,434

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,509

Brandi Todd is a Principal at Pierce County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $121,434.

Amanda Gay

Principal/Pierce County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$114,192
Base pay
$114,192
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,192

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$519

Amanda Gay is a Principal at Pierce County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $114,192.

Amanda Williams

Principal/Pierce County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$109,237
Base pay
$109,237
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,237

Amanda Williams works as a Principal for Pierce County Board of Education. Amanda earned $109,237 in 2025.

Amanda Lankford

Principal/Pierce County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$108,561
Base pay
$108,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,561

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,453

Amanda Lankford works as a Principal for Pierce County Board of Education. Amanda earned $108,561 in 2025.