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Georgia / Polk School District / Principal

Job-title file

Principal

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

12 employees hold this title in Polk School District. Median total compensation for the role is $112,796, above the department median of $49,015.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$1.2M
Role median
$112,796
Agency median
$49,015
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,045$137,679+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 12 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

Principal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Polk School District pays a median base salary of $114,440 for this role, 11% above that figureabout the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Polk School District sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,440
$93,980
$103,360
$126,630
$135,990
Polk School District median · $114,440

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 Polk School District’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. Polk School District’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
Polk School District median · $114,440

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.

Computed over the 10 of 12 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Polk School District is $112,796, 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 Polk School District, the median of $112,796 ranks #85 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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Hubert Adams

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$139,664
Base pay
$139,664
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,664

Hubert Adams is a Principal at Polk School District. 2025 total compensation came to $139,664.

Daniel Wilson

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$130,639
Base pay
$130,639
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,639

At Polk School District, Daniel Wilson serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,639.

Melanie Hyde

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$119,194
Base pay
$119,194
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,194

Melanie Hyde holds the role of Principal at Polk School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,194.

Wesley Cupp

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$118,334
Base pay
$118,334
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,334

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$647

Wesley Cupp works as a Principal for Polk School District. Wesley earned $118,334 in 2025.

Richard Abernathy

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$115,249
Base pay
$115,249
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,249

Richard Abernathy works as a Principal for Polk School District. Richard earned $115,249 in 2025.

Bridgett Kirsch

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$113,632
Base pay
$113,632
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,632

At Polk School District, Bridgett Kirsch serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,632.

William Zwingmann

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$111,961
Base pay
$111,961
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,961

William Zwingmann holds the role of Principal at Polk School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,961.

Laura Little

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$111,561
Base pay
$111,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,561

At Polk School District, Laura Little serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,561.

Timothy Rowell

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$108,576
Base pay
$108,576
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,576

Timothy Rowell works as a Principal for Polk School District. Timothy earned $108,576 in 2025.

Christopher Loveless

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$105,048
Base pay
$105,048
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,048

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$311

At Polk School District, Christopher Loveless serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,048.

Matthew West

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$8,740
Base pay
$8,740
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,740

Matthew West holds the role of Principal at Polk School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,740.

Timothy Hendrix

Principal/Polk School District

2025 total comp
$8,045
Base pay
$8,045
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,045

Timothy Hendrix holds the role of Principal at Polk School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,045.