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Secondary Vice Principal vs Senior Technical Engineer/Officer

In 2025, the median salary for Senior Technical Engineer/Officer was $496 (0.3%) higher than for Secondary Vice Principal: $155,130 against $154,634. Secondary Vice Principal had 792 people on the list, Senior Technical Engineer/Officer 464.

At a glance

Secondary Vice PrincipalSenior Technical Engineer/Officer
People on the 2025 list792464
Median salary$154,634$155,130
Middle half$146,763–$160,632$151,839–$165,540
Highest salary$196,047$240,776
Total salaries$120,533,815$73,383,849
People, change−2.2% vs 2024+0.9% vs 2024
Median, change+4.6% vs 2024+3.4% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearSecondary Vice PrincipalSenior Technical Engineer/Officer
1997$103,521
1998$107,864
1999$110,544
2000$108,625
2001$112,191
2002$114,807
2005$108,840$112,479
2006$106,531$111,627
2007$102,935$111,637
2008$101,126$110,824
2009$104,708$116,184
2010$106,007$114,145
2011$108,932$116,722
2012$110,435$116,246
2013$111,012$119,244
2014$110,519$120,351
2015$112,155$122,948
2016$113,045$126,390
2017$113,694$127,378
2018$116,282$125,224
2019$117,596$127,898
2020$119,898$136,301
2021$118,599$135,606
2022$122,768$139,338
2023$121,029$149,362
2024$147,793$149,982
2025$154,634$155,130

People on the list by year

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YearSecondary Vice PrincipalSenior Technical Engineer/Officer
19978
199814
199938
200058
200188
2002104
20058199
200617258
200727309
2008139372
2009545427
2010537425
2011586422
2012594446
2013619462
2014672422
2015710491
2016666452
2017563492
2018774521
2019789518
2020601530
2021636511
2022618477
2023763463
2024810460
2025792464

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Secondary Vice Principal or Senior Technical Engineer/Officer?

By median salary in 2025, Senior Technical Engineer/Officer: $155,130 against $154,634.

Which has more people on the list?

Secondary Vice Principal: 792 against 464 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2005?

In 2005 the median for Secondary Vice Principal was $108,840 and for Senior Technical Engineer/Officer $112,479, a gap of $3,639; in 2025 the gap was $496.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work