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Salary for position School Principal in Estonia

Average monthly net salary in Estonia is
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80% of people earn:
1,570 - 3,008 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,570 EUR
10% earns more than 3,008 EUR
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Salaries in the survey are expressed in net.

Based on the Palgad.ee salary survey, 80% of people on the School Principal position in the Estonia earn between 1,570 EUR and 3,008 EUR monthly net.

10% of employees earn less than 1,570 EUR and 10% of people earn more than 3,008 EUR.

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What kind of work does School Principal typically do

  • Responsibility for the educational and professional quality of work at school.
  • Managing and inspecting the work of all school staff in accordance with the working regulations.
  • Assessing the work of all school staff.
  • Responsibility for the further education of employees.
  • Influencing out-of-class, extra-curricular, and extra-work activities of the school.
  • Responsibility for adequate personnel and material conditions for work at school.
  • Helping school employees to address their social and legal problems.
  • Calling, managing, and leading teaching staff meetings and formulating the obtained conclusions.
  • Drawing up relevant work plans and internal school regulations.
  • Submitting the required statistic data and oral or written reporting to superior authorities.
  • Paying attention to the purposeful use of financial means of the school.
  • Managing and monitoring educational activities at school and responsibility for the results of the educational work of the school.
  • Determining the principles of the internal regulations of the school.

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Position School Principal in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

160. place

Women representation in position

76%

Average age of respondent by position

46

637. place

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School Principal

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Salary group 2

1,570 - 3,008 EUR

159. place

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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary for the position School Principal.

The total gross salary for the position School Principal ranges between 1,430 EUR and 4,394 EUR per month. For an accurate comparison, we recommend checking your salary through the questionnaire on Palgad.ee to get a more precise view of the salary, considering the region where you work.

The highest-earning employees in the position School Principal have a total gross salary of at least 3,008 EUR per month.

10% of the highest-earning employees in this position have a total gross salary higher than 3,008 EUR per month, and 10% of the lowest-earning employees in this position have a total gross salary lower than 1,570 EUR per month. By participating in our salary survey, you will get an accurate comparison of your salary with the market average, considering the region where you work.

After working for 5 years, the position School Principal earns 2,326 EUR per month gross.

You need to be well prepared for salary negotiations. During salary negotiation, we recommend focusing on the following aspects:
  • find out the current market value of the position – on Palgad.ee you can check it for free and anonymously
  • highlight your experience and achievements – it is good to time the salary discussion well
  • expanded responsibilities – if you work beyond your role and assigned duties
  • prepare alternatives – if a salary increase is not possible, there are other options (bonuses, extra vacation, etc.)

The salary data comes from a pay survey where everyone can anonymously compare their salary with other employees working in the same position. We clean and process this data according to our methodology. For the position School Principal, we currently have 60 verified respondents collected.