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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