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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  
 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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