Two weeks before the start of the school year, Oakland school principals and administrators are turning up the volume on their concerns over salaries, workload, and school safety. It also found that average base pay for OUSD principals and assistant principals is 9% to 30% lower than neighboring districts. Compared to the state, OUSD principals earn lower salaries than average, even when at the top of their pay scales. Elementary principals in OUSD top out at $157,123, while the average pay for elementary school principals in larger districts across the state is $162,477. For example, in OUSD, school leaders receive a $1,300 annual bonus after 20 years, which doubles to $2,600 after 25 years of employment.