Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$104,590
per year
Hourly Rate
$50.29
per hour
Employment
180,470
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$64,560
25th percentile
$80,870
Median
$104,590
75th percentile
$144,370
90th percentile
$215,620

💰 Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$139,640+33.5%
New Jersey$131,570+25.8%
Massachusetts$128,970+23.3%
Delaware$128,570+22.9%
Wyoming$127,960+22.3%
Washington$127,630+22.0%
South Dakota$126,160+20.6%
California$125,460+20.0%
Wisconsin$124,960+19.5%
Connecticut$123,190+17.8%
Virginia$120,840+15.5%
Oregon$120,110+14.8%
Maryland$118,550+13.3%
Colorado$118,440+13.2%
Kentucky$114,310+9.3%
Georgia$110,200+5.4%
Kansas$110,020+5.2%
New Mexico$109,480+4.7%
Michigan$108,500+3.7%
District of Columbia$107,390+2.7%
Rhode Island$106,520+1.8%
Oklahoma$105,830+1.2%
Minnesota$104,740+0.1%
Missouri$104,560-0.0%
Vermont$104,450-0.1%
Texas$104,390-0.2%
New Hampshire$104,190-0.4%
Pennsylvania$103,740-0.8%
Arizona$103,280-1.3%
Alaska$103,080-1.4%
Montana$102,980-1.5%
North Dakota$101,600-2.9%
Idaho$101,200-3.2%
North Carolina$101,060-3.4%
Tennessee$100,850-3.6%
Utah$100,420-4.0%
Alabama$100,030-4.4%
Illinois$99,770-4.6%
Louisiana$98,840-5.5%
Indiana$98,000-6.3%
Nebraska$96,030-8.2%
South Carolina$95,570-8.6%
Iowa$89,320-14.6%
Nevada$88,810-15.1%
Maine$88,180-15.7%
Ohio$87,370-16.5%
Mississippi$86,590-17.2%
West Virginia$84,660-19.1%
Florida$83,840-19.8%
Hawaii$81,020-22.5%
Arkansas$78,240-25.2%

🏙️ Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$177,150+69.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$172,410+64.8%
Binghamton, NY$166,660+59.3%
Yakima, WA$166,310+59.0%
Merced, CA$165,620+58.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$158,720+51.8%
Visalia, CA$156,010+49.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$154,140+47.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$153,950+47.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$144,340+38.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$141,700+35.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$141,310+35.1%
Lawrence, KS$140,710+34.5%
Rochester, NY$139,640+33.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$138,670+32.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$137,800+31.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$137,250+31.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$136,030+30.1%
Appleton, WI$135,690+29.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$135,090+29.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$134,980+29.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$134,270+28.4%
Madison, WI$133,080+27.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,000+27.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$132,530+26.7%
Vallejo, CA$132,500+26.7%
Ithaca, NY$132,470+26.7%
Bowling Green, KY$131,880+26.1%
Boulder, CO$131,350+25.6%
New Haven, CT$131,190+25.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$131,130+25.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$130,370+24.6%
Syracuse, NY$130,200+24.5%
Kenosha, WI$129,620+23.9%
Salem, OR$129,510+23.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$129,320+23.6%
Greeley, CO$128,750+23.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$128,620+23.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$128,270+22.6%
Richmond, VA$126,850+21.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$126,620+21.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$126,430+20.9%
Flint, MI$125,730+20.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$125,470+20.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$125,460+20.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$125,230+19.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$125,190+19.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$125,100+19.6%
Green Bay, WI$124,960+19.5%
Eau Claire, WI$124,910+19.4%
Modesto, CA$123,830+18.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$123,260+17.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$122,260+16.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$120,560+15.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$120,110+14.8%
Bellingham, WA$119,240+14.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$119,160+13.9%
Chico, CA$118,710+13.5%
Fresno, CA$118,130+12.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$117,980+12.8%
Columbia, MO$117,570+12.4%
Santa Fe, NM$114,690+9.7%
Reading, PA$114,260+9.2%
Dover, DE$113,470+8.5%
Manhattan, KS$113,160+8.2%
Wichita, KS$112,010+7.1%
Greenville, NC$111,510+6.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$111,490+6.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$111,460+6.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$110,940+6.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$110,740+5.9%
Peoria, IL$110,540+5.7%
Albuquerque, NM$110,320+5.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$109,940+5.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$109,820+5.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$108,770+4.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$108,400+3.6%
Bend, OR$108,250+3.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$108,060+3.3%
Ogden, UT$107,890+3.2%
Reno, NV$107,450+2.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$107,310+2.6%
St. Cloud, MN$107,250+2.5%
Springfield, MA$107,050+2.4%
Valdosta, GA$106,900+2.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$106,890+2.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$106,800+2.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$106,750+2.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$106,520+1.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$106,370+1.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$105,980+1.3%
Erie, PA$105,910+1.3%
Topeka, KS$105,910+1.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$105,890+1.2%
Jackson, MS$105,870+1.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$105,810+1.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$105,700+1.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$105,540+0.9%
Walla Walla, WA$105,390+0.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$105,180+0.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$105,080+0.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$104,970+0.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$104,960+0.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$104,940+0.3%
Worcester, MA$104,910+0.3%
Anchorage, AK$104,770+0.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$104,770+0.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$104,730+0.1%
Mankato, MN$104,400-0.2%
Terre Haute, IN$103,780-0.8%
Mayaguez, PR$103,610-0.9%
Bloomington, IL$103,350-1.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$103,340-1.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$103,310-1.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$103,280-1.3%
Boise City, ID$103,260-1.3%
Huntsville, AL$103,200-1.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$103,150-1.4%
Pueblo, CO$103,150-1.4%
Jonesboro, AR$103,100-1.4%
Lafayette, LA$103,070-1.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$103,040-1.5%
Wilmington, NC$103,000-1.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$102,990-1.5%
Tulsa, OK$102,940-1.6%
Lincoln, NE$102,750-1.8%
Morgantown, WV$102,600-1.9%
Redding, CA$102,420-2.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$102,370-2.1%
Johnson City, TN$102,330-2.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$102,160-2.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$102,080-2.4%
Lancaster, PA$102,060-2.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$102,030-2.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$102,000-2.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$101,870-2.6%
Medford, OR$101,820-2.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$101,770-2.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$101,620-2.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$101,500-3.0%
Tyler, TX$101,390-3.1%
Iowa City, IA$101,330-3.1%
Columbia, SC$101,150-3.3%
Toledo, OH$101,140-3.3%
Mobile, AL$101,120-3.3%
Birmingham, AL$101,070-3.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$101,070-3.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$100,980-3.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$100,850-3.6%
Columbus, OH$100,600-3.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$100,420-4.0%
Yuma, AZ$100,180-4.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$100,150-4.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$99,990-4.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$99,860-4.5%
York-Hanover, PA$99,830-4.6%
Knoxville, TN$99,780-4.6%
Tucson, AZ$99,760-4.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$99,590-4.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$99,560-4.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$99,550-4.8%
Montgomery, AL$99,330-5.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$99,300-5.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$99,120-5.2%
Roanoke, VA$98,890-5.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$98,840-5.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$98,320-6.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$98,320-6.0%
Springfield, MO$98,160-6.1%
Asheville, NC$97,730-6.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$97,620-6.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$97,560-6.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$97,560-6.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$97,120-7.1%
Jefferson City, MO$96,830-7.4%
Bismarck, ND$96,550-7.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$96,320-7.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$96,270-8.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$95,790-8.4%
Lynchburg, VA$95,360-8.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$94,370-9.8%
Akron, OH$93,970-10.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$93,720-10.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$92,400-11.7%
Abilene, TX$91,860-12.2%
Aguadilla, PR$88,760-15.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$88,180-15.7%
Cleveland, OH$87,500-16.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$87,260-16.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$86,410-17.4%
Spartanburg, SC$85,990-17.8%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$85,940-17.8%
Bangor, ME$85,930-17.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$85,460-18.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$85,400-18.3%
Lubbock, TX$85,370-18.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$85,060-18.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$84,310-19.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$84,050-19.6%
Springfield, IL$83,990-19.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$83,950-19.7%
Laredo, TX$83,610-20.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$83,180-20.5%
St. George, UT$82,830-20.8%
Johnstown, PA$82,780-20.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$82,500-21.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$82,440-21.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$82,250-21.4%
Evansville, IN$82,180-21.4%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$81,830-21.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,770-21.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$81,650-21.9%
Jacksonville, FL$81,490-22.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$81,260-22.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$80,800-22.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$80,690-22.9%
Puerto Rico$80,410-23.1%
Albany, GA$80,100-23.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$79,990-23.5%
El Paso, TX$79,910-23.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,750-23.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$79,640-23.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$79,590-23.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$79,560-23.9%
Amarillo, TX$79,550-23.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$79,400-24.1%
Guam$79,080-24.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$78,620-24.8%
Lima, OH$78,240-25.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$78,240-25.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$78,180-25.3%
Ponce, PR$77,970-25.5%
Charleston, WV$77,810-25.6%
Rome, GA$77,550-25.9%
Jackson, TN$77,200-26.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$76,680-26.7%
Longview, TX$76,010-27.3%
Beckley, WV$75,380-27.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$75,180-28.1%
Gadsden, AL$74,990-28.3%
Arecibo, PR$68,650-34.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$62,260-40.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.