Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 100 people
How much does an elementary principal make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$141,826typical pay for a elementary principal in 2025
$134,325 – $149,721what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where elementary principals 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$131,360 (everyone)
- Elementary Principal (this page)$141,826 (everyone)
- Principal Elementary$145,713 (everyone)
Highest-paid elementary principals, 2025
- 1Sarah JohnsonElementary Principal · Davis School District$196,687
- 2Shawn KuennenElementary Principal · Park City School District$172,775
- 3Scott RogersElementary Principal · Davis School District$172,721
- 4Chris WhitakerElementary Principal · Davis School District$165,626
- 5Darryl DenhalterElementary Principal · Davis School District$165,198
Common questions
How much does an elementary principal make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical elementary principal was paid $141,826 in 2025; most earned between $134,325 and $149,721. This counts all 100 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for elementary principals in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Elementary Principal, at any level (for example "Elementary 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