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Employees Bright Star Schools Elias Pappas

Elias Pappas

Highest compensated employee

Principal at Bright Star Schools

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. Published on January 25, 2026.

$152,667
2021

Total compensation

Elias Pappas has been listed as an employee of Bright Star Schools in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Elias Pappas has increased by 43.3% from 2018 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$152,667
+3.1%
Principal
2021
$127k org
40 hrs/wk
$27k other
--
$148,065
+7.5%
Principal
2020
$122k org
40 hrs/wk
$27k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Elias Pappas to:

2021

Other employees at Bright Star Schools

Hrag Hamalian
Executive Director
$262,200
$218,000 from orgNo related comp$44,200 other
Melissa Kaplan
Deputy SUP of Education
$224,972
$187,151 from orgNo related comp$37,821 other
Saman Bravo-Karimi
Chief Business Officer
$191,773
$177,500 from orgNo related comp$14,273 other
Eliza Kim
Head of School
$178,707
$144,913 from orgNo related comp$33,794 other
Jennifer Simmons
Vice President of Curriculum and Instruc
$163,201
$135,901 from orgNo related comp$27,300 other
Veronica Yu
Chief Operating Officer
$145,758
$135,445 from orgNo related comp$10,313 other
Jaime Hernandez
Vice President, Information Technology
$132,886
$127,720 from orgNo related comp$5,166 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Bright Star Schools 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Bright Star Schools 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Bright Star Schools 990 published

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