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Table 30. Average annual salary for public school principals and average annual salary by years of experience as a principal, by state: 2003–04
| Average annual salary for principals by years of experience |
| State | Average annual salary | Fewer than 3 years | 3–9 years | 10 years or more |
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| United States | $75,500 | $71,100 | $75,800 | $78,700 |
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| Alabama | 65,300 | 64,400 | 64,000 | 69,100 |
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| Alaska | 73,800 | 68,300 | 75,300 | 77,200 |
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| Arizona | 63,000 | 57,600 | 64,900 | 68,000 |
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| Arkansas | 60,900 | 60,200 | 61,800 | 60,100 |
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| California | 89,900 | 84,900 | 91,100 | 92,300 |
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| Colorado | 73,200 | 65,000 | 74,800 | 78,800 |
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| Connecticut | 100,700 | 97,700 | 98,300 | 104,600 |
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| Delaware | 89,300 | 86,300 | 90,100 | 91,200 |
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| District of Columbia | 88,600 | 87,600 | 91,500 | 85,800 |
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| Florida | 73,300 | 68,200 | 70,400 | 81,500 |
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| Georgia | 81,000 | 76,400 | 82,900 | 84,700 |
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| Hawaii | 71,600 | 67,100 | 71,100 | 77,800 |
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| Idaho | 64,700 | 57,600 | 65,300 | 68,200 |
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| Illinois | 80,500 | 75,600 | 84,200 | 81,900 |
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| Indiana | 73,600 | 72,500 | 72,900 | 75,000 |
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| Iowa | 67,800 | 58,800 | 66,500 | 72,400 |
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| Kansas | 63,600 | 61,500 | 63,300 | 64,500 |
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| Kentucky | 65,500 | 61,200 | 69,200 | 66,700 |
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| Louisiana | 57,700 | 55,500 | 57,800 | 59,400 |
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| Maine | 62,500 | 58,400 | 61,600 | 65,500 |
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| Maryland | 86,800 | 83,900 | 86,500 | 90,300 |
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| Massachusetts | 84,100 | 82,800 | 86,500 | 83,200 |
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| Michigan | 82,200 | 76,600 | 82,400 | 86,100 |
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| Minnesota | 80,300 | 72,100 | 80,100 | 85,300 |
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| Mississippi | 61,500 | 59,900 | 61,900 | 62,600 |
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| Missouri | 65,900 | 58,800 | 67,000 | 70,700 |
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| Montana | 53,700 | 47,200 | 53,800 | 56,900 |
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| Nebraska | 61,900 | 59,800 | 63,800 | 61,300 |
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| Nevada | 74,000 | 68,800 | 74,900 | 80,000 |
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| New Hampshire | 69,500 | 69,500 | 66,200 | 73,200 |
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| New Jersey | 101,700 | 93,100 | 102,200 | 109,000 |
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| New Mexico | 62,600 | 60,200 | 62,400 | 64,700 |
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| New York | 94,300 | 90,400 | 91,900 | 104,700 |
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| North Carolina | 71,700 | 60,700 | 70,900 | 81,900 |
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| North Dakota | 55,100 | 45,300 | 53,700 | 58,300 |
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| Ohio | 73,100 | 69,200 | 71,500 | 76,500 |
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| Oklahoma | 53,900 | 49,800 | 54,500 | 55,700 |
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| Oregon | 74,800 | 70,300 | 76,400 | 75,800 |
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| Pennsylvania | 80,300 | 74,800 | 78,700 | 85,600 |
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| Rhode Island | 81,900 | 81,600 | 85,300 | 77,400 |
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| South Carolina | 72,000 | 66,600 | 72,700 | 75,100 |
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| South Dakota | 54,600 | 51,100 | 54,700 | 56,000 |
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| Tennessee | 61,400 | 57,800 | 60,700 | 65,300 |
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| Texas | 66,100 | 60,000 | 67,900 | 70,700 |
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| Utah | 66,900 | 65,700 | 65,600 | 69,600 |
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| Vermont | 65,800 | 60,900 | 63,100 | 69,500 |
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| Virginia | 71,700 | 66,500 | 73,200 | 74,200 |
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| Washington | 84,500 | 80,600 | 83,500 | 88,000 |
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| West Virginia | 57,200 | 58,100 | 55,900 | 57,400 |
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| Wisconsin | 73,400 | 68,800 | 72,900 | 77,000 |
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| Wyoming | 64,600 | 60,000 | 64,500 | 68,300 |
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| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, Public School Principal Data File, 2003–04. |
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