Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary
The median pay for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in the United States is $105,870 a year. About 328,330 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $76,280
- 25th percentile
- $86,040
- Median percentile
- $105,870
- 75th percentile
- $134,630
- 90th percentile
- $167,770
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $166,590
- California $159,950
- Connecticut $156,240
- New York $138,830
- District of Columbia $137,470
- New Jersey $137,440
- Delaware $132,710
- Maryland $131,510
- Oregon $130,050
- Utah $128,880
- Massachusetts $128,430
- Minnesota $127,000
- Hawaii $126,760
- Alaska $125,520
- Rhode Island $119,980
- Pennsylvania $118,710
- Wisconsin $117,010
- Illinois $113,360
- Nebraska $110,580
- Colorado $110,530
- Nevada $109,420
- North Dakota $107,940
- New Mexico $107,720
- Virginia $106,100
- Wyoming $105,480
- Vermont $105,350
- New Hampshire $104,910
- Iowa $104,260
- Michigan $104,020
- Georgia $103,360
- Maine $102,890
- South Carolina $102,440
- Idaho $101,090
- Kansas $100,530
- Missouri $100,400
- Kentucky $99,920
- Ohio $99,590
- Indiana $98,770
- Tennessee $97,590
- Alabama $97,480
- Arizona $97,480
- Florida $96,490
- Montana $95,700
- Texas $93,910
- South Dakota $88,390
- Oklahoma $86,630
- Arkansas $86,330
- Louisiana $83,360
- North Carolina $83,180
- Mississippi $82,800
- West Virginia $80,650
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $174,260
- Bridgeport, CT $171,910
- Mount Vernon, WA $170,970
- Bellingham, WA $169,470
- Bremerton, WA $168,540
- Olympia, WA $166,910
- San Jose, CA $165,520
- New York, NY $163,210
- San Diego, CA $163,200
- Wenatchee, WA $163,170
- Vallejo, CA $163,150
- Visalia, CA $163,130
- Longview, WA $162,170
- Los Angeles, CA $161,590
- Salinas, CA $161,590
- Kennewick, WA $161,530
- Riverside, CA $161,380
- San Francisco, CA $160,820
- Modesto, CA $160,240
- New Haven, CT $160,050
- Hanford, CA $159,950
- Santa Maria, CA $159,950
- Napa, CA $159,660
- Oxnard, CA $159,120
- Sacramento, CA $157,750
- Santa Cruz, CA $157,630
- Yuba City, CA $157,540
- Merced, CA $157,180
- El Centro, CA $156,750
- Santa Rosa, CA $155,780
- Stockton, CA $155,770
- Norwich, CT $155,350
- Bakersfield, CA $154,410
- San Luis Obispo, CA $152,560
- Yakima, WA $151,280
- Spokane, WA $144,210
- Portland, OR $143,170
- Hartford, CT $142,000
- Trenton, NJ $141,580
- Bismarck, ND $139,710
- Chico, CA $139,600
- Waterbury, CT $137,710
- Walla Walla, WA $137,660
- Kingston, NY $137,220
- Boulder, CO $136,330
- Kiryas Joel, NY $136,210
- Fresno, CA $134,720
- Washington, DC $134,490
- Redding, CA $134,020
- Eugene, OR $132,470
- Kahului, HI $132,160
- Baltimore, MD $131,880
- Fort Collins, CO $131,590
- Anchorage, AK $131,210
- Boston, MA $131,080
- Atlantic City, NJ $130,880
- Salt Lake City, UT $130,760
- Minneapolis, MN $130,650
- Salem, OR $130,500
- Provo, UT $130,320
- Philadelphia, PA $129,130
- Barnstable Town, MA $129,050
- Chicago, IL $128,780
- Lincoln, NE $128,640
- Grants Pass, OR $128,380
- Lexington Park, MD $127,810
- Vineland, NJ $127,760
- Dover, DE $127,650
- Mankato, MN $127,590
- Corvallis, OR $127,470
- Bend, OR $127,220
- Ogden, UT $126,760
- Urban Honolulu, HI $126,670
- Madison, WI $126,320
- Albany, OR $125,910
- Albany, NY $125,480
- Pueblo, CO $125,090
- Buffalo, NY $124,990
- Greeley, CO $124,850
- St. George, UT $124,060
- State College, PA $123,640
- Green Bay, WI $123,440
- Salisbury, MD $123,350
- Duluth, MN $123,090
- Medford, OR $123,090
- Janesville, WI $123,000
- Allentown, PA $122,700
- Kenosha, WI $122,520
- Logan, UT $122,370
- York, PA $122,130
- Omaha, NE $121,950
- Ithaca, NY $121,910
- La Crosse, WI $121,780
- Providence, RI $121,410
- Denver, CO $121,130
- Racine, WI $120,830
- Eau Claire, WI $120,570
- Worcester, MA $120,480
- Lebanon, PA $120,080
- Utica, NY $119,700
- Burlington, VT $119,390
- Appleton, WI $118,390
- Rochester, MN $118,320
- Des Moines, IA $117,980
- Lewiston, ID $117,340
- Oshkosh, WI $116,350
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $115,400
- Santa Fe, NM $115,190
- Portland, ME $113,160
- Williamsport, PA $113,000
- Grand Forks, ND $112,900
- Fargo, ND $112,600
- Lafayette, IN $111,470
- Brunswick, GA $110,850
- Midland, MI $110,310
- Gettysburg, PA $110,250
- Lexington, KY $110,210
- Detroit, MI $110,160
- Lancaster, PA $110,040
- Syracuse, NY $110,010