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Georgia / Ware County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

10 employees hold this title in Ware County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $110,053, above the department median of $41,253.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$110,053
Agency median
$41,253
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$104,656$130,376+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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. Ware County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $110,053 for this role, 6% above that figureabout the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Ware 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
Ware County Board of Education median · $110,053

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 Ware 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. Ware County Board of Education’s median base salary is 4% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Ware County Board of Education median · $110,053

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 Ware County Board of Education is $110,053, 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 Ware County Board of Education, the median of $110,053 ranks #100 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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Buford Kellogg

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$132,865
Base pay
$132,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,865

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$339

Buford Kellogg works as a Principal for Ware County Board of Education. Buford earned $132,865 in 2025.

William Epps

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$119,034
Base pay
$119,034
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,034

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,239

At Ware County Board of Education, William Epps serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,034.

Shawanna Johnson

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$118,234
Base pay
$118,234
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,234

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$99

Shawanna Johnson holds the role of Principal at Ware County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,234.

David Hitt

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$114,465
Base pay
$114,465
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,465

David Hitt works as a Principal for Ware County Board of Education. David earned $114,465 in 2025.

Adriuna Johnson

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$110,763
Base pay
$110,763
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,763

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$82

Adriuna Johnson is a Principal at Ware County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $110,763.

William Lee

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$109,343
Base pay
$109,343
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,343

At Ware County Board of Education, William Lee serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,343.

Loni Hines

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$107,853
Base pay
$107,853
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,853

Loni Hines works as a Principal for Ware County Board of Education. Loni earned $107,853 in 2025.

Jeri Ray

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,103
Base pay
$105,103
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,103

At Ware County Board of Education, Jeri Ray serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,103.

Kenya Garner

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,103
Base pay
$105,103
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,103

Kenya Garner holds the role of Principal at Ware County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,103.

Julie Augustine

Principal/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$104,656
Base pay
$104,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,656

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$790

Julie Augustine is a Principal at Ware County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $104,656.