TY  - JOUR
AB  - We investigate the male–female gap in principal compensation in state and national data: detailed longitudinal personnel records from the state of Missouri and repeated cross-sections from the nationally representative Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). In both data sets, we estimate substantively important compensation gaps for school leaders. In Missouri, female principals make approximately $1,400 less annually than their male colleagues with similar characteristics leading the same school in different years. SASS analyses show that women make about $900 less than men nationally, on average. These gaps are only partially explained by sorting, career paths, and other labor supply-side mechanisms, suggesting that gender discrimination contributes to male–female pay differences in school leadership.
AU  - Grissom, Jason A.
AU  - Timmer, Jennifer D.
AU  - Nelson, Jennifer L.
AU  - Blissett, Richard S.L.
DA  - March 2020
PY  - 2020
ST  - Unequal Pay for Equal Work? Unpacking the Gender Gap in Principal Compensation
T2  - EdWorkingPapers.com
TI  - Unequal Pay for Equal Work? Unpacking the Gender Gap in Principal Compensation
UR  - https://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai20-212
ER  -