Principals’ average annual salary: Average annual salary for public K–12 school principals, by years of experience as a principal and state: 2020–21

		Average annual salary for principals by years of experience
State	Average annual salary	Less than 3 years	3 to 9 years	10 years or more
United States	$105,900	$98,100	$105,300	$114,000

Alabama	93,000	88,400	94,500	94,800
Alaska	109,400	104,500	107,300	115,300
Arizona	89,200	81,500	90,200	94,300
Arkansas	84,200	81,900	84,400	85,900
California	127,500	120,100	127,900	134,700

Colorado	103,500	90,700	101,400	118,900
Connecticut	152,200	148,300	150,500	158,600
Delaware	116,400	112,500	117,400	125,500
District of Columbia	144,700	114,200	142,400	166,900
Florida	98,800	90,700	98,200	109,600

Georgia	106,900	99,900	107,100	116,600
Hawaii	123,400	113,200	116,600	135,900
Idaho	86,800	77,000	86,400	96,300
Illinois	109,200	99,200	109,000	119,300
Indiana	92,900	88,600	90,700	100,300

Iowa	107,400	94,200	104,400	114,300
Kansas	91,700	87,100	93,100	93,300
Kentucky	88,000	84,300	90,400	98,800
Louisiana	79,100	78,200	79,900	78,300
Maine	98,000	106,500	95,200	96,400

Maryland	120,500	115,300	118,300	130,800
Massachusetts	123,900	118,000	126,800	125,000
Michigan	96,800	87,500	95,800	105,800
Minnesota	111,200	109,900	107,000	120,800
Mississippi	86,500	78,600	91,700	90,500

Missouri	92,300	83,800	96,300	94,500
Montana	78,200	70,500	80,100	80,200
Nebraska	100,600	92,900	98,200	107,900
Nevada	105,800	99,200	107,700	110,800
New Hampshire	99,300	102,800	95,900	103,300

New Jersey	136,200	126,100	137,600	142,200
New Mexico	86,500	85,800	86,800	87,000
New York	144,500	123,500	144,800	156,000
North Carolina	89,800	84,100	90,200	94,700
North Dakota	100,000	84,800	100,000	112,900

Ohio	98,700	92,400	98,500	103,200
Oklahoma	82,100	76,200	81,100	89,000
Oregon	108,200	99,100	112,800	108,500
Pennsylvania	109,500	102,800	105,400	120,500
Rhode Island	112,600	107,300	113,600	116,200

South Carolina	100,400	91,000	100,900	109,000
South Dakota	80,800	74,800	75,100	89,300
Tennessee	89,800	80,500	89,400	99,000
Texas	92,100	84,200	92,600	100,100
Utah	107,000	98,800	107,800	116,200

Vermont	101,600	94,700	98,600	109,500
Virginia	100,600	96,800	99,700	104,400
Washington	124,300	131,000	124,100	119,100
West Virginia	78,300	77,600	77,900	80,500
Wisconsin	103,500	96,900	100,300	114,900
Wyoming	98,400	90,600	94,600	107,200

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Principals who reported an annual salary of zero are excluded from the table.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Principal Data File,” 2020–21.