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Average salary of public and private school principals, by sex, school type, and selected principal characteristics: 2017–18
School type and selected principal characteristics | All principals | Female Principals | Male Principals | |||||
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All public school principals | $98,300 | $96,300 | $100,600 | |||||
Age | ||||||||
Less than 45 years | 94,100 | 91,300 | 97,000 | |||||
45–54 years | 100,300 | 98,100 | 102,700 | |||||
55 years or more | 101,500 | 100,300 | 103,600 | |||||
Years of experience as a principal | ||||||||
Less than 3 years | 90,400 | 89,100 | 92,100 | |||||
3–9 years | 99,400 | 97,700 | 101,400 | |||||
10 or more years | 104,700 | 102,800 | 106,500 | |||||
Highest degree earned | ||||||||
Bachelor's degree or less | 86,600 | 80,100 | 98,500 | |||||
Master's degree | 96,700 | 94,800 | 98,700 | |||||
Education specialist or profesional diploma1 | 99,700 | 98,200 | 101,400 | |||||
Doctorate or first professional degree | 106,500 | 102,800 | 111,900 | |||||
All private school principals | $72,500 | $66,000 | $82,400 | |||||
Age | ||||||||
Less than 45 years | 68,700 | 63,600 | 74,500 | |||||
45–54 years | 76,300 | 66,500 | 92,000 | |||||
55 years or more | 72,400 | 66,900 | 82,400 | |||||
Years of experience as a principal | ||||||||
Less than 3 years | 62,200 | 58,400 | 69,100 | |||||
3–9 years | 76,700 | 68,400 | 89,500 | |||||
10 or more years | 75,900 | 69,500 | 84,600 | |||||
Highest degree earned | ||||||||
Bachelor's degree or less | 49,100 | 49,000 | 49,300 | |||||
Master's degree | 79,400 | 70,500 | 91,300 | |||||
Education specialist or profesional diploma1 | 77,400 | 74,800 | 83,000 | |||||
Doctorate or first professional degree | 95,500 | 86,100 | 106,200 | |||||
1 At least 1 year beyond the master's level. | ||||||||
NOTE: For average salary, principals who reported 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 and Private School Principal Data Files," 2017–18. |
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