Average salary in constant 2017–18 dollars for public school principals by years of experience as a principal and school year: selected years 2003–2018

NOTE: Principal salaries shown in this table were adjusted for inflation using the CPI Research Series (CPI-U-RS) adjusted for the school year. The school year CPI is calculated by adding the monthly CPI-U figures, beginning with July of the first year and ending with June of the following year, and then dividing that figure by 12. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Data File," 2003–04, 2007–08, and 2011–12; National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal Data File," 2015–16 and 2017–18.