Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 108 people
How much does a principal elementary make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$145,713typical pay for a principal elementary in 2025
$137,108 – $152,857what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where principal elementarys work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Principal - Elementary50 people$138,172
- Principal Elementary58 people$151,886
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$141,826 (everyone)
- Principal Elementary (this page)$145,713 (everyone)
Highest-paid principal elementarys, 2025
- 1Douglas JohnsonPrincipal Elementary · Granite School District$251,230
- 2Malynda K ClowardPrincipal Elementary · Granite School District$165,104
- 3Monica J ThayerPrincipal Elementary · Granite School District$165,104
- 4Sharon E SonnenreichPrincipal Elementary · Granite School District$164,638
- 5Cecilia C JabakumarPrincipal Elementary · Granite School District$163,646
Common questions
How much does a principal elementary make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical principal elementary was paid $145,713 in 2025; most earned between $137,108 and $152,857. This counts all 108 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