What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Principal-Secondary?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Principal-Secondary roles, with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary?

An Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary grows with experience: starting around $90,040 for beginners, reaching about $92,082 at mid-level, and approach $97,279 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Principal-Secondary?

Assistant Principal-Secondary salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Principal-Secondary roles are District of Columbia $109,298, California $108,883, Massachusetts $107,432. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assistant Principal-Secondary Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Principal-Secondary make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Principal-Secondary in Vermont is $96,889 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, an Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,685
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,270 to $110,915
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,602

10% $76,602

50% (Median) $96,889

90% $123,685

Assistant Principal-Secondary Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,915	$9,243	$2,133	$53
Average	$96,889	$8,074	$1,863	$47
25th Percentile	$86,270	$7,189	$1,659	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Principal-Secondary Salaries

An Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Principal-Secondary Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Principal-Secondary's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $90,040
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,511
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,082
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $93,967
Expert (over 8 years): $97,279

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Principal-Secondary	less than 1 year	$90,040
Early Career Level Assistant Principal-Secondary	1-2 years	$90,511
Mid-Level Level Assistant Principal-Secondary	2-4 years	$92,082
Senior-Level Level Assistant Principal-Secondary	5-8 years	$93,967
Expert Level Assistant Principal-Secondary	over 8 years	$97,279

How Do Assistant Principal-Secondary Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Principal-Secondaries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $109,298.
California: $108,883.
Massachusetts: $107,432.

District of Columbia $109,298 California $108,883 Massachusetts $107,432 Washington $107,037 New Jersey $106,998 Alaska $106,860 Connecticut $105,497 New York $104,944

Hawaii $103,177 Rhode Island $102,348 Maryland $101,786 Minnesota $101,016 Colorado $100,719 Illinois $100,621 Oregon $100,246 Delaware $99,969

New Hampshire $99,795 Virginia $99,407 Pennsylvania $98,271 Nevada $97,699 North Dakota $97,511 Michigan $97,215 Wisconsin $97,106 Vermont $96,889

Texas $96,287 Maine $96,248 Arizona $96,188 Ohio $96,119 Georgia $95,211 Indiana $94,757 Wyoming $94,668 Utah $94,530

Iowa $94,471 Kansas $93,997 Louisiana $93,859 North Carolina $93,809 Missouri $93,790 Florida $93,405 Montana $93,197 Nebraska $93,000

Kentucky $92,891 South Carolina $92,496 Tennessee $92,250 Idaho $92,151 New Mexico $91,430 Oklahoma $91,272 Alabama $90,690 South Dakota $89,713

Arkansas $89,180 West Virginia $88,893 Mississippi $88,034

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Principal-Secondary

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $99,175
Barre: $99,324
Cabot: $99,105

Adamant, VT $99,175

Barre, VT $99,324

Cabot, VT $99,105

Calais, VT $99,192

East Barre, VT $99,173

East Calais, VT $99,175

East Montpelier, VT $99,241

Eden, VT $99,109

Eden Mills, VT $99,020

Graniteville, VT $99,318

Hyde Park, VT $99,255

Johnson, VT $99,381

Lake Elmore, VT $99,145

Marshfield, VT $99,122

Moretown, VT $99,388

Morrisville, VT $99,376

Moscow, VT $99,426

Northfield, VT $99,266

Northfield Falls, VT $99,730

North Hyde Park, VT $99,249

North Montpelier, VT $99,149

Plainfield, VT $99,135

Roxbury, VT $98,967

South Barre, VT $99,439

Waterbury, VT $99,416

Stowe, VT $99,430

Waitsfield, VT $99,375

Warren, VT $99,189

Washington, VT $98,996

Waterbury Center, VT $99,413

Websterville, VT $99,302

Williamstown, VT $99,186

Wolcott, VT $99,132

Woodbury, VT $99,034

Worcester, VT $99,133

Rutland, VT $99,130

Belmont, VT $98,824

Benson, VT $98,823

Bomoseen, VT $98,979

Brandon, VT $99,052

Bridport, VT $99,063

Castleton, VT $98,998

Center Rutland, VT $99,066

Chittenden, VT $98,838

Cuttingsville, VT $98,803

Danby, VT $98,972

East Middlebury, VT $99,117

East Poultney, VT $98,983

East Wallingford, VT $98,875

Fair Haven, VT $98,911

Florence, VT $98,876

Forest Dale, VT $99,056

Gaysville, VT $98,427

Granville, VT $98,892

Hancock, VT $98,876

Hydeville, VT $98,991

Killington, VT $98,866

Middlebury, VT $99,270

Middletown Springs, VT $98,930

Mount Holly, VT $98,838

North Clarendon, VT $98,983

Orwell, VT $98,972

Pawlet, VT $99,008

Pittsfield, VT $98,923

Pittsford, VT $99,018

Poultney, VT $98,999

Proctor, VT $99,108

Ripton, VT $98,994

Rochester, VT $98,943

Rupert, VT $98,933

Salisbury, VT $99,091

Shoreham, VT $99,007

Stockbridge, VT $98,831

Wallingford, VT $98,884

Wells, VT $99,012

West Pawlet, VT $99,045

West Rupert, VT $99,022

West Rutland, VT $98,961

Whiting, VT $99,011

Saint Johnsbury, VT $99,117

Albany, VT $99,060

Barnet, VT $99,012

Barton, VT $99,049

Beebe Plain, VT $99,079

Concord, VT $98,918

Coventry, VT $99,194

Craftsbury, VT $99,089

Craftsbury Common, VT $99,094

Danville, VT $99,033

Derby, VT $99,079

Derby Line, VT $99,005

East Burke, VT $99,002

East Charleston, VT $99,012

East Hardwick, VT $99,065

East Haven, VT $98,786

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $99,115

Glover, VT $99,020

Granby, VT $98,664

Greensboro, VT $98,986

Greensboro Bend, VT $99,049

Hardwick, VT $99,159

Irasburg, VT $99,024

Island Pond, VT $98,863

Lowell, VT $98,991

Lower Waterford, VT $99,104

Lyndon, VT $99,087

Lyndon Center, VT $99,198

Lyndonville, VT $99,091

Morgan, VT $98,912

Newport, VT $99,138

Newport Center, VT $99,012

North Concord, VT $98,753

North Troy, VT $99,025

Orleans, VT $98,988

Passumpsic, VT $99,123

Peacham, VT $98,924

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $99,126

Sheffield, VT $98,950

Sutton, VT $98,943

Troy, VT $99,035

West Burke, VT $99,009

West Charleston, VT $98,962

West Danville, VT $99,039

Westfield, VT $98,960

West Glover, VT $99,028

Averill, VT $98,452

Beecher Falls, VT $99,091

Canaan, VT $98,844

Gilman, VT $99,279

Guildhall, VT $98,714

Lunenburg, VT $98,929

Norton, VT $98,649

North Bennington, VT $99,751

North Pownal, VT $99,952

Pownal, VT $100,009

White River Junction, VT $99,104

Ascutney, VT $99,151

Barnard, VT $98,879

Bethel, VT $98,941

Bradford, VT $99,044

Bridgewater, VT $98,981

Bridgewater Corners, VT $98,785

Brookfield, VT $99,037

Brownsville, VT $98,983

Chelsea, VT $98,980

Corinth, VT $98,953

East Corinth, VT $98,995

East Randolph, VT $99,014

East Ryegate, VT $98,928

East Thetford, VT $99,050

Fairlee, VT $98,944

Groton, VT $98,970

Hartford, VT $99,362

Hartland, VT $99,015

Hartland Four Corners, VT $99,011

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $99,265

Newbury, VT $98,958

North Hartland, VT $99,085

North Pomfret, VT $98,915

North Thetford, VT $99,048

Norwich, VT $99,028

Plymouth, VT $98,714

Post Mills, VT $99,026

Quechee, VT $99,129

Randolph, VT $99,111

Randolph Center, VT $99,061

Reading, VT $98,795

Sharon, VT $98,939

South Pomfret, VT $98,844

South Royalton, VT $98,967

South Ryegate, VT $98,987

South Strafford, VT $98,962

South Woodstock, VT $98,820

Strafford, VT $98,876

Taftsville, VT $99,137

Thetford, VT $99,050

Thetford Center, VT $98,946

Topsham, VT $98,917

Tunbridge, VT $98,936

Vershire, VT $98,889

Wells River, VT $98,994

West Fairlee, VT $99,176

West Hartford, VT $98,917

West Newbury, VT $98,955

West Topsham, VT $98,996

Wilder, VT $99,367

Windsor, VT $99,055

Woodstock, VT $98,934

Bellows Falls, VT $99,295

Cambridgeport, VT $99,181

Cavendish, VT $98,852

Chester, VT $98,950

Chester Depot, VT $98,915

Grafton, VT $98,875

Londonderry, VT $99,053

Ludlow, VT $98,903

North Springfield, VT $99,249

Perkinsville, VT $98,979

Peru, VT $98,949

Proctorsville, VT $98,869

Saxtons River, VT $99,274

South Londonderry, VT $99,114

Springfield, VT $99,200

Westminster, VT $99,294

Westminster Station, VT $99,301

Weston, VT $98,848

Shaftsbury, VT $99,633

Brattleboro, VT $99,497

Bondville, VT $99,086

East Dover, VT $99,287

Jacksonville, VT $99,537

Jamaica, VT $99,088

Marlboro, VT $99,990

Newfane, VT $99,222

Putney, VT $99,201

Readsboro, VT $100,002

South Newfane, VT $99,256

Stamford, VT $99,930

Townshend, VT $99,132

Vernon, VT $99,801

Wardsboro, VT $99,204

West Dover, VT $99,367

West Dummerston, VT $99,247

West Halifax, VT $99,400

West Townshend, VT $98,999

West Wardsboro, VT $99,001

Whitingham, VT $99,501

Williamsville, VT $99,247

Wilmington, VT $99,441

Burlington, VT $99,713

South Burlington, VT $99,707

Winooski, VT $99,713

Colchester, VT $99,713

Alburgh, VT $99,215

Bakersfield, VT $99,362

Belvidere Center, VT $99,002

Bristol, VT $99,383

Cambridge, VT $99,501

Charlotte, VT $99,577

East Berkshire, VT $99,266

East Fairfield, VT $99,414

Enosburg Falls, VT $99,140

Essex, VT $99,637

Essex Junction, VT $99,643

Fairfax, VT $99,508

Fairfield, VT $99,412

Ferrisburgh, VT $99,467

Franklin, VT $99,146

Grand Isle, VT $99,518

Highgate Center, VT $99,230

Highgate Springs, VT $99,280

Hinesburg, VT $99,575

Huntington, VT $99,500

Isle La Motte, VT $99,338

Jeffersonville, VT $99,434

Jericho, VT $99,554

Jonesville, VT $99,574

Milton, VT $99,601

Monkton, VT $99,495

Montgomery, VT $99,140

Montgomery Center, VT $99,020

New Haven, VT $99,371

North Ferrisburgh, VT $99,511

North Hero, VT $99,412

Richford, VT $99,123

Richmond, VT $99,564

Saint Albans, VT $99,457

Saint Albans Bay, VT $99,444

Shelburne, VT $99,668

Sheldon, VT $99,338

Sheldon Springs, VT $99,582

South Hero, VT $99,608

Starksboro, VT $99,441

Swanton, VT $99,321

Underhill, VT $99,531

Underhill Center, VT $99,534

Vergennes, VT $99,340

Waterville, VT $99,374

Westford, VT $99,580

Williston, VT $99,655

Montpelier, VT $99,308

Bennington, VT $99,824

Arlington, VT $99,473

Dorset, VT $99,086

East Arlington, VT $99,048

East Dorset, VT $99,088

Manchester, VT $99,355

Manchester Center, VT $99,290

Assistant Principal-Secondary Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Principal-Secondary roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Principal-Secondary positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Principal-Secondary as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Principal-Secondary

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$101,734	$49.0	5%

Assistant Principal-Secondary Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Principal-Secondary's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$86,270

Average $96,889/year

$110,915

$7,189

Average $8,074/month

$9,243

$1,659

Average $1,863/week

$2,133

$41

Average $47/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,915	$9,243	$2,133	$53
Average	$96,889	$8,074	$1,863	$47
25th Percentile	$86,270	$7,189	$1,659	$41

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