Mississippi Department of Education     1999 Annual Report
Instructional Personnel
1997 - 1998
TYPE
NUMBER 
AVERAGE SALARY
Principals (Grades K - 12) 220.81 $48,989
Assistant Principals (Grades K - 12) 134.81 $41,800
Secondary Principals 225.91 $52,071
Secondary Assistant Principals 242.53 $43,634
Elementary Principals 411.66 $47,721
Elementary Assistant Principals 127.50 $40,377
Supervisors 499.20 $42,180
Guidance & Psychologists 999.35 $34,621
Librarians & Media Specialists 767.29 $30,667
Secondary Teachers 13,421.60 $29,155
Elementary Teachers 16,152.49 $28,306
TOTAL 33,203.15 $29,855
Classroom Teachers 29,574 $28,691
U. S. Instructional Staff
(estimated*)
3,086,513 $41,598
U. S. Public School Teachers
(estimated*)
2,704,987 $39,385

PRINCIPAL: Head of a school (not school district) with both elementary and elementary and secondary grades.

SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Head of a secondary school , either senior or junior high.

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Head of an elementary school.

SUPERVISOR: Supervisor of subject matter in schools.

*Data reported in the NEA Estimates of School Statistics, 1997 - 1998.


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