This report contains current figures, obtained from Educational Research Service, Inc., on salaries paid to principals and assistant principals in 1,217 school districts nationwide. Four sections of tables are presented: 1983-84 data organized by school district enrollment, per pupil expenditure, and geographic region; and trend analysis comparing 1982-83 and 1983-84 data. Sections I and II summarize means, medians, and ranges of minimum and maximum paid salaries, first for principals and then for assistant principals, broken down by educational level; section I tabulates these data in four ranges of school district enrollment; section II, in five ranges of per pupil expenditure. Section III analyzes trends in principals' and assistant principals' mean paid salaries--broken down by district enrollment and educational level--giving percentage increases for 1983-84 over 1982-83. Section IV compares average daily rates for both positions in eight geographic regions, broken down by educational level. (MCG)