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BLS Pay Range
$76,380–$167,760

What Does a Head of School Do?

A head of school is the chief executive of a private school, sometimes titled president or headmaster, reporting to the board of trustees and responsible for the school's budget, enrollment, fundraising, faculty and mission.

At a charter school the top job is usually titled executive director or superintendent.

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Head of School Salary

National Median
$105,840
10th–90th Percentile
$76,380–$167,760
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Closest available: BLS has no head of school code. This is education administrators, K-12 (11-9032), which mixes heads of school with principals and assistant principals, so it is a stand-in, not head of school pay. In privately owned schools alone, the BLS median for this occupation was $98,020. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-9032 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, in Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS 611100, public and private). BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

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