Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 147 people
How much does an assistant principal make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$120,870typical pay for a assistant principal in 2025
$105,986 – $130,362what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 1.2% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where assistant principals work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Canyons School District53 people$127,553
- Washington County School District29 people$117,662
- Tooele County School District26 people$109,202
- Cache School District6 people$121,549
- Providence Hall3 people$98,470
- Granite School District3 people$131,307
- Freedom Academy3 people$88,969
- Beehive Science & Technology Academy2 people$94,630
- Utah Connections Academy2 people$105,066
- Vista at Entrada School of Performing Arts and Technology2 people$97,583
- Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science2 people$158,425
- Utah Arts Academy2 people$81,232
- Juab School District2 people$115,509
- Utah Military Academy2 people$97,750
- Utah County Academy of Sciences2 people$59,902
- Mountainville Academy1 person$86,926
- Treeside Charter School1 person$74,198
- Thomas Edison Charter School1 person$103,797
- East Hollywood High School1 person$95,124
- Edith Bowen Laboratory School1 person$105,817
- Athlos Academy of Utah1 person$77,297
- Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts1 person$80,858
- City Academy1 person$130,079
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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 Supervisor$12,819 (everyone)
- Assistant Manager$65,862 (everyone)
- Chief Deputy$115,237 (everyone)
- Assistant Principal (this page)$120,870 (everyone)
- Assistant Chief$120,886 (everyone)
- Deputy Chief$135,709 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant principals, 2025
- 1Mindy NelsonAssistant Principal · Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science$165,500
- 2Jamie FroererAssistant Principal · Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science$151,350
- 3Bradley G BenchAssistant Principal · Washington County School District$150,566
- 4Christian CowartAssistant Principal · Canyons School District$148,313
- 5Justin PitcherAssistant Principal · Canyons School District$146,498
Common questions
How much does an assistant principal make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical assistant principal was paid $120,870 in 2025; most earned between $105,986 and $130,362. This counts all 147 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for assistant principals in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Principal, at any level (for example "Assistant Principal"). 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