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

		Average annual salary for principals by years of experience
Affiliation	Average annual salary	Less than 3 years	3 to 9 years	10 years or more
All private school principals	$78,600	$72,800	$77,100	$84,800

Catholic, Parochial	74,000	63,500	78,000	78,900
Catholic, Diocesan	77,700	71,000	77,400	86,100
Catholic, Private	92,700	79,600	97,000	102,800
Baptist	47,800	44,300	39,600	57,400
Jewish	108,800	96,200	108,300	113,600

Lutheran	60,400	54,200	59,400	65,000
Seventh-Day Adventist	55,400	50,800	56,500	56,900
All Other Religious	62,300	54,300	63,300	67,500
Non-sectarian, Regular	133,900	130,800	127,700	143,900
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	77,300	65,900	79,500	84,700
Non-sectarian, Special Education	97,500	106,600	88,400	101,700

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), “Private School Principal Data File,” 2020–21.