>I doubt that the principal salary is always a good indicator, though a 6-digit looks like a warning sign to me.

I think it sort of depends on the size of the organization. 6 figures seems reasonable for a CEO of something like United Way or Red Cross, which has hundreds or thousands of employees. OTOH, for a small organization with 5 employees, a 6-figure salary for the CEO would seem like a red flag.

Tamar