Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 68 people
How much does a principal elementary make in Boston, MA?
$167,968typical pay for a principal elementary in 2025
$154,711 – $178,758what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where principal elementarys work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Principal Elementary$144,892 (everyone)
- Principal Elementary (this page)$167,968 (everyone)
Highest-paid principal elementarys, 2025
Common questions
How much does a principal elementary make in Boston, MA?
The typical principal elementary was paid $167,968 in 2025; most earned between $154,711 and $178,758. This counts all 68 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for principal elementarys in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Principal Elementary, at any level (for example "Principal Elementary"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this