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Georgia / Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education / Principal

Job-title file

Principal

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

56 employees hold this title in Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $127,762, above the department median of $59,600.

Employees
56
Total payroll
$7.1M
Role median
$127,762
Agency median
$59,600
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,259$160,098+

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

How total compensation varies among the 56 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 Secondary — about 7,530 people — is $103,360. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $127,762 for this role, 24% above that figureabout the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Savannah-Chatham 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
Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education median · $127,762

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 Savannah-Chatham 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. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 69th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education median · $127,762

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 55 of 56 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education is $127,762, 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 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, the median of $127,762 ranks #28 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 Principalroles 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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Tony Foy

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$116,696
Base pay
$116,696
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,696

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$994

At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Tony Foy serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,696.

Bridget Bryant-Gordon

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$116,137
Base pay
$116,137
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,137

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$9,275

Bridget Bryant-Gordon holds the role of Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,137.

Erica Swindell-Foster

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,950
Base pay
$115,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,950

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,606

Erica Swindell-Foster holds the role of Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $115,950.

Michele Carthon

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$113,686
Base pay
$113,686
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,686

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,428

Michele Carthon holds the role of Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,686.

Benjamin Lam

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$113,000
Base pay
$113,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,387

Benjamin Lam holds the role of Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,000.

Jason Waters

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$112,965
Base pay
$112,965
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,965

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,096

Jason Waters is a Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $112,965.

Latasha Quarterman

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$112,643
Base pay
$112,643
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,643

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,608

At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Latasha Quarterman serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,643.

Jacqueline Harris-Solomon

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$112,643
Base pay
$112,643
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,643

Jacqueline Harris-Solomon works as a Principal for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Jacqueline earned $112,643 in 2025.

Kimberly Dozier

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$110,121
Base pay
$110,121
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,121

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$836

Kimberly Dozier works as a Principal for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Kimberly earned $110,121 in 2025.

Samanthia Williams

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$109,621
Base pay
$109,621
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,621

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,679

Samanthia Williams is a Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $109,621.

Alicia Beck

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$101,791
Base pay
$101,791
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,791

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,587

Alicia Beck is a Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $101,791.

Timothy Cox

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$99,884
Base pay
$99,884
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,884

Timothy Cox works as a Principal for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Timothy earned $99,884 in 2025.

Shomari Gilford

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$96,033
Base pay
$96,033
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,033

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$763

At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Shomari Gilford serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,033.

Stacey Mills

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$86,977
Base pay
$86,977
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,977

At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Stacey Mills serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,977.

Emanuel Mccall

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$86,397
Base pay
$86,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,397

Emanuel Mccall is a Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $86,397.

Tanya Melville

Principal/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$6,259
Base pay
$6,259
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,259

Tanya Melville is a Principal at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $6,259.