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Hourly Wage for Headmaster Salary in the United States

How much does a Headmaster make hourly?

As of May 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Headmaster in the United States is $51, which translates to an annual salary of about $107,000.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45 to $58 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39 per hour

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Headmaster Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,300	$10,025	$2,313	$58
Average	$107,000	$8,917	$2,058	$51
25th Percentile	$93,700	$7,808	$1,802	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Headmaster Salaries

A Headmaster'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Headmaster Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Headmaster'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:

Assistant Principal (0-5 years): $97,894
Headmaster (5+ years): $106,974
Superintendent of Primary/Secondary Schools (5+ years): $160,197

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Principal	0-5 years	$97,894
Headmaster	5+ years	$106,974
Superintendent of Primary/Secondary Schools	5+ years	$160,197

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How Do Headmaster 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 Headmasters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $118,500.
California: $118,000.
Massachusetts: $116,500.

District of Columbia $118,500 California $118,000 Massachusetts $116,500 Washington $116,000 New Jersey $116,000 Alaska $115,800 Connecticut $114,400 New York $113,800

Hawaii $111,900 Rhode Island $111,000 Maryland $110,400 Minnesota $109,500 Colorado $109,200 Illinois $109,100 Oregon $108,700 Delaware $108,400

New Hampshire $108,200 Virginia $107,800 Pennsylvania $106,500 Nevada $105,900 North Dakota $105,700 Michigan $105,400 Wisconsin $105,300 Vermont $105,000

Texas $104,400 Arizona $104,300 Maine $104,300 Ohio $104,200 Georgia $103,200 Indiana $102,700 Wyoming $102,600 Utah $102,500

Iowa $102,400 Kansas $101,900 Louisiana $101,800 North Carolina $101,700 Missouri $101,700 Florida $101,300 Montana $101,000 Nebraska $100,800

Kentucky $100,700 South Carolina $100,300 Tennessee $100,000 Idaho $99,900 New Mexico $99,100 Oklahoma $99,000 Alabama $98,300 South Dakota $97,300

Arkansas $96,700 West Virginia $96,400 Mississippi $95,400

Top Paying Cities for Headmasters

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:

San Jose: $135,000
San Francisco: $133,500
Oakland: $130,700

San Jose, CA $135,000

San Francisco, CA $133,500

Oakland, CA $130,700

New York, NY $123,200

Paramus, NJ $121,700

Queens Village, NY $121,700

Passaic, NJ $121,600

Bergenfield, NJ $121,600

Stamford, CT $121,400

Huntington, NY $121,300

Newark, NJ $120,500

Bridgeport, CT $120,300

Vallejo, CA $120,100

New Brunswick, NJ $120,100

Petaluma, CA $120,000

Middlesex, NJ $119,800

Somerset, NJ $119,700

Santa Cruz, CA $119,600

Boston, MA $118,900

Monterey, CA $118,500

Seattle, WA $118,300

Santa Rosa, CA $118,300

Los Angeles, CA $118,200

Juneau, AK $118,000

Washington, DC $117,800

Orange, CA $117,500

Santa Ana, CA $117,200

Anaheim, CA $117,100

Long Beach, CA $117,100

Anchorage, AK $117,000

Santa Maria, CA $116,700

Everett, WA $116,700

Danbury, CT $116,300

Bremerton, WA $116,100

Tacoma, WA $115,800

New Suffolk, NY $115,800

Sacramento, CA $115,700

Santa Barbara, CA $115,600

Trenton, NJ $115,500

San Diego, CA $115,500

Brockton, MA $115,400

Fairbanks, AK $115,100

Lompoc, CA $114,800

Lowell, MA $114,700

Ventura, CA $114,700

Nashua, NH $114,700

Stockton, CA $114,700

Modesto, CA $113,900

Poughkeepsie, NY $113,700

Kennewick, WA $113,500

Olympia, WA $113,500

New Haven, CT $113,400

Lawrence, MA $113,000

Hartford, CT $112,900

Riverside, CA $112,900

New Bedford, MA $112,800

Richland, WA $112,800

Bakersfield, CA $112,700

New London, CT $112,600

Atlantic City, NJ $112,600

San Bernardino, CA $112,600

New Britain, CT $112,600

Norwich, CT $112,500

Portsmouth, NH $112,500

Boulder, CO $112,300

Portland, OR $112,100

Worcester, MA $112,100

Minneapolis, MN $111,800

Philadelphia, PA $111,600

Honolulu, HI $111,300

Saint Paul, MN $111,200

Vineland, NJ $111,200

Providence, RI $110,900

Chicago, IL $110,600

Bellingham, WA $110,500

Springfield, MA $110,400

Baltimore, MD $110,400

Chico, CA $110,100

Pittsfield, MA $109,800

Manchester, NH $109,600

Spokane, WA $109,100

Denver, CO $109,100

Albany, NY $108,600

Troy, NY $108,600

Nassau, NY $108,400

Schenectady, NY $108,300

Wilmington, DE $108,300

Burlington, VT $108,100

Salem, OR $108,100

Portland, ME $107,700

Yakima, WA $107,600

Rochester, MN $107,300

Reno, NV $107,200

Fresno, CA $107,200

Milwaukee, WI $107,100

Detroit, MI $107,000

Ann Arbor, MI $107,000

Allentown, PA $107,000

Carson City, NV $106,800

Syracuse, NY $106,800

Colorado Springs, CO $106,800

Houston, TX $106,600

Eugene, OR $106,600

Gary, IN $106,400

Springfield, OR $106,400

Bismarck, ND $106,300

Galveston, TX $106,300

Medford, OR $106,100

Fort Collins, CO $106,100

Austin, TX $106,000

Concord, NH $106,000

Mesa, AZ $105,700

Reading, PA $105,700

Phoenix, AZ $105,700

Dallas, TX $105,700

Saint Cloud, MN $105,600

Madison, WI $105,400

Utica, NY $105,200

Raleigh, NC $105,000

Des Moines, IA $105,000

Rochester, NY $105,000

Atlanta, GA $104,800

Battle Creek, MI $104,800

Salt Lake City, UT $104,700

Lancaster, PA $104,600

Harrisburg, PA $104,400

Columbus, OH $104,300

Champaign, IL $104,300

Fort Worth, TX $104,300

Kansas City, MO $104,300

Kansas City, KS $104,300

Boca Raton, FL $104,200

Pittsburgh, PA $104,200

Richmond, VA $104,200

Indianapolis, IN $104,100

Cleveland, OH $104,100

Cincinnati, OH $104,000

Las Vegas, NV $104,000

Petersburg, VA $103,800

Huntsville, AL $103,700

Lansing, MI $103,600

Lebanon, PA $103,600

Pueblo, CO $103,600

Appleton, WI $103,500

Buffalo, NY $103,500

Dayton, OH $103,500

Racine, WI $103,500

Charlotte, NC $103,400

Saint Louis, MO $103,400

Beaumont, TX $103,300

Billings, MT $103,300

York, PA $103,300

Elkhart, IN $103,300

Gastonia, NC $103,300

Binghamton, NY $103,200

Lorain, OH $103,200

Benton Harbor, MI $103,200

Toledo, OH $103,200

Rockford, IL $103,100

Rock Hill, SC $103,100

Springfield, IL $103,000

Elyria, OH $103,000

Fargo, ND $103,000

Flagstaff, AZ $103,000

Fort Lauderdale, FL $102,900

Duluth, MN $102,800

Miami, FL $102,800

Grand Forks, ND $102,800

Cheyenne, WY $102,800

Bangor, ME $102,500

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400

Durham, NC $102,400

Louisville, KY $102,300

Grand Rapids, MI $102,300

Hialeah, FL $102,300

Casper, WY $102,200

Scranton, PA $102,000

New Orleans, LA $102,000

Virginia Beach, VA $102,000

Akron, OH $101,900

Peoria, IL $101,800

Sarasota, FL $101,800

Nashville, TN $101,700

Omaha, NE $101,700

Green Bay, WI $101,700

Baton Rouge, LA $101,700

Charleston, SC $101,600

Davenport, IA $101,600

Jamestown, NY $101,600

Saint Petersburg, FL $101,500

Tucson, AZ $101,500

Tampa, FL $101,400

Evansville, IN $101,400

Port Arthur, TX $101,400

Bradenton, FL $101,300

Santa Fe, NM $101,100

Orlando, FL $100,900

Clearwater, FL $100,900

Canton, OH $100,700

La Crosse, WI $100,700

Albuquerque, NM $100,600

Newport News, VA $100,600

High Point, NC $100,600

Ogden, UT $100,500

Corpus Christi, TX $100,500

Norfolk, VA $100,400

Laramie, WY $100,400

Boise, ID $100,300

Salisbury, NC $100,300

Saginaw, MI $100,300

Rock Island, IL $100,300

Jacksonville, FL $100,300

Moline, IL $100,200

Fort Myers, FL $100,200

Tulsa, OK $100,100

Memphis, TN $100,100

Waterloo, IA $100,000

Lincoln, NE $99,900

Spartanburg, SC $99,900

Fort Wayne, IN $99,800

Provo, UT $99,800

Cedar Falls, IA $99,700

San Antonio, TX $99,700

Greensboro, NC $99,600

South Bend, IN $99,600

Muskegon, MI $99,500

Savannah, GA $99,500

Winston Salem, NC $99,400

Birmingham, AL $99,400

Lake Charles, LA $99,100

Anderson, IN $99,100

Lexington, KY $99,100

Augusta, GA $99,000

Greenville, SC $99,000

Lima, OH $99,000

Tuscaloosa, AL $98,900

Wichita, KS $98,900

Columbia, SC $98,900

Springfield, OH $98,800

Asheville, NC $98,700

Bloomington, IN $98,600

Knoxville, TN $98,200

Shreveport, LA $98,200

Wilmington, NC $98,000

Roanoke, VA $98,000

Topeka, KS $97,900

Frankfort, KY $97,800

Oklahoma City, OK $97,800

Melbourne, FL $97,700

Chillicothe, OH $97,700

Longview, TX $97,700

Sioux Falls, SD $97,500

Mobile, AL $97,500

Terre Haute, IN $97,500

Altoona, PA $97,400

Killeen, TX $97,300

Amarillo, TX $97,300

Chattanooga, TN $97,200

Fayetteville, AR $97,200

Sioux City, IA $97,100

Idaho Falls, ID $97,100

Lynchburg, VA $97,000

Gainesville, FL $96,900

Portsmouth, OH $96,800

Little Rock, AR $96,800

Clarksville, TN $96,700

Daytona Beach, FL $96,700

Lafayette, LA $96,700

Youngstown, OH $96,700

Pensacola, FL $96,600

Temple, TX $96,600

Hopkinsville, KY $96,300

Erie, PA $96,300

Florence, SC $96,300

Charleston, WV $96,100

Great Falls, MT $96,000

Tallahassee, FL $95,900

Fayetteville, NC $95,900

Macon, GA $95,900

Waco, TX $95,800

Helena, MT $95,800

Pine Bluff, AR $95,700

Vincennes, IN $95,600

Lubbock, TX $95,500

Alamogordo, NM $95,500

Twin Falls, ID $95,400

Rapid City, SD $95,400

Huntington, WV $95,200

Jackson, MS $95,200

Greenville, MS $95,100

Parkersburg, WV $95,000

Montgomery, AL $95,000

Wichita Falls, TX $94,900

Springfield, MO $94,900

Biloxi, MS $94,900

Monroe, LA $94,800

Johnstown, PA $94,700

Columbus, GA $94,600

Sumter, SC $94,600

Pascagoula, MS $94,400

Abilene, TX $94,400

Kingsport, TN $94,100

Albany, GA $94,100

Gulfport, MS $94,100

Alexandria, LA $93,800

Fort Smith, AR $93,500

El Paso, TX $93,200

Las Cruces, NM $92,700

Harlingen, TX $92,400

Pocatello, ID $92,400

Florence, AL $92,300

Brownsville, TX $92,300

Mcallen, TX $92,000

Dothan, AL $91,900

Columbus, MS $91,300

Altus, OK $90,800

Lawton, OK $90,600

Pierre, SD $90,200

What Skills Can Increase a Headmaster's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 21.43% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Client Relationship (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): Client relationship managemen is focused on building relationships with clients to ensure that their needs are met, they are satisfied with the services and/or products provided by the company.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	21.43%
Spring	1.3%
Client Relationship	0.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Headmaster's salary.

Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Client Relationship: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Development	$120,910	13%
Agile	$120,910	13%
Client Relationship	$119,840	12%
Project Management	$118,770	11%
Consulting	$117,700	10%
Alignment	$116,630	9%

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How Education impacts a Headmaster's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Headmasters enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Headmaster with a Bachelor's Degree is between $113,599 and $121,424).

Headmaster Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Headmaster

No Diploma 2.1%

High School 2.1%

Associates 0.8%

Bachelors 10.5%

Masters 66.1%

Doctorate 20.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.1%
High School	2.1%
Associates	0.8%
Bachelors	10.5%
Masters	66.1%
Doctorate	20.5%

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Headmaster Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Headmaster'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$93,700

Average $107,000/year

$120,300

$7,808

Average $8,917/month

$10,025

$1,802

Average $2,058/week

$2,313

$45

Average $51/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,300	$10,025	$2,313	$58
Average	$107,000	$8,917	$2,058	$51
25th Percentile	$93,700	$7,808	$1,802	$45

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Salary Trends for Headmaster

Salaries for a Headmaster can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $85,937 in 2023 to around $86,479 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Headmaster salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Headmaster Over Time

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2023

$85,937

2024

$86,889

2025

$86,479

2026

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2027

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2023	$85,937
2024	$86,889
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Common company salaries for Headmaster

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$97,099/per year

New York Police Department

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

S

$95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

U

$94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

U

$93,141/per year

US General Services Administration

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

L

$92,342/per year

Los Angeles County

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

D

$92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

U

$91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

U

$91,755/per year

US Department of Energy

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

F

$91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

N

$90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

T

$88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

S

$88,721/per year

San Diego County

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

T

$88,664/per year

The TTB

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

L

$87,569/per year

Lutheran Services

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

M

$85,066/per year

Maryland Inc

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

S

$83,780/per year

State University of New York

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

N

$82,969/per year

New York State

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

P

$82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

U

$80,526/per year

US Central Command

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

H

$80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

A

$79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

A

$78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA)

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

S

$76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

N

$75,183/per year

New York State Department

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

S

$75,106/per year

State University System of Florida

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

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