Bar is not average. As the mid-point of a salary range is the target salary for a particular job level, a salary bar is set at about the 2/3 point of the range to ensure that only staff who can add value to their jobs can progress to the top of the salary ranges. For crossing the salary bars, staff must produce consistent performance of at least grade “C+” for 2 consecutive years. For staff in the senior grades, the minimum criterion is 2 “B”s.

Principal's job grade does not lie within this framework. There is also a PAX1A (above PAX1) for the Deputy Principal, but I do not know the pay scale for this job grade.