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School Principal Career Market Report 2026

8,864 active jobs. 1,460 companies. Median salary $143K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

8,864
Active Job Openings
1,460
Companies Hiring
$143K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The School Principal market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $143K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $111K to $212K.

Remote roles pay 6% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 40%

R demand rose +10.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Ngc leads hiring with 635 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$36K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$36K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 61% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Staff1,283$110K$142K$210K
Manager77$115K$145K$205K
Lead39$124K$145K$210K
Director19$120K$181K$300K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$36K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States815$149KUSD
Remote127$141KUSD
Canada27$118KUSD
United Kingdom12$160KUSD
India4$31KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.0%
Remote8.2%
Hybrid1.9%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
40%
Python
21%
Project Management
12%
AWS
12%
R
11%
CI/CD
11%
Java
8%
Kubernetes
8%
SQL
8%
Data Analysis
8%
DevOps
7%
Azure
7%

Skills on the Rise

R ↑+10.7ppSQL ↑+8.2ppDevOps ↑+7.4ppDocker ↑+7.2ppGCP ↑+6.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-12.7ppAgile ↓-11.7ppElectrical ↓-11.6ppSustainability ↓-8.7ppProcurement ↓-7.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Ngc6357.2%
Globalhr4264.8%
Micron2282.6%
Cadence1521.7%
Marvell1391.6%
Analogdevices1101.2%
Amazon800.9%
Globalfoundries700.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,858
India665
Remote500
United Kingdom350
Singapore222
Canada220
China103
Germany80

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree41.4%2,069
Master's Degree12.6%630
Bachelor's Degree7.9%396
PhD / Doctorate5.8%289
MBA0.4%20

Certifications

CPA (2%)MBA (1%)

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