Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary by location
National median: $104,590 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $177,150 | +69.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $172,410 | +64.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $166,660 | +59.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $166,310 | +59.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $165,620 | +58.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $158,720 | +51.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $156,010 | +49.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $154,140 | +47.4% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $153,950 | +47.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $144,340 | +38.0% | 790 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $141,700 | +35.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $141,310 | +35.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $140,710 | +34.5% | 420 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $139,640 | +33.5% | 7,280 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $139,640 | +33.5% | 460 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $138,670 | +32.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $137,800 | +31.8% | 7,550 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $137,250 | +31.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $136,030 | +30.1% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $135,690 | +29.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $135,090 | +29.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $134,980 | +29.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $134,270 | +28.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $133,080 | +27.2% | — | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $133,000 | +27.2% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $132,530 | +26.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $132,500 | +26.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $132,470 | +26.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green, KY | metropolitan | $131,880 | +26.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $131,570 | +25.8% | 4,100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $131,350 | +25.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $131,190 | +25.4% | 930 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $131,130 | +25.4% | 6,770 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $130,370 | +24.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $130,200 | +24.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $129,620 | +23.9% | — | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $129,510 | +23.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $129,320 | +23.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $128,970 | +23.3% | 9,120 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $128,750 | +23.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $128,620 | +23.0% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $128,570 | +22.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $128,270 | +22.6% | 640 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $127,960 | +22.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $127,630 | +22.0% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $126,850 | +21.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $126,620 | +21.1% | 860 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $126,430 | +20.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $126,160 | +20.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $125,730 | +20.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $125,470 | +20.0% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $125,460 | +20.0% | 14,870 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $125,460 | +20.0% | 4,200 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $125,230 | +19.7% | 6,050 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $125,190 | +19.7% | 3,270 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $125,100 | +19.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $124,960 | +19.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $124,960 | +19.5% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $124,910 | +19.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $123,830 | +18.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $123,260 | +17.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $123,190 | +17.8% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $122,260 | +16.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $120,840 | +15.5% | — | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $120,560 | +15.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $120,110 | +14.8% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $120,110 | +14.8% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $119,240 | +14.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $119,160 | +13.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $118,710 | +13.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $118,550 | +13.3% | — | 2025 |
| CO | state | $118,440 | +13.2% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $118,130 | +12.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $117,980 | +12.8% | 4,330 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $117,570 | +12.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $114,690 | +9.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $114,310 | +9.3% | 890 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $114,260 | +9.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $113,470 | +8.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Manhattan, KS | metropolitan | $113,160 | +8.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $112,010 | +7.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $111,510 | +6.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $111,490 | +6.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $111,460 | +6.6% | 810 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $110,940 | +6.1% | — | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $110,740 | +5.9% | 670 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $110,540 | +5.7% | — | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $110,320 | +5.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $110,200 | +5.4% | 2,890 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $110,020 | +5.2% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $109,940 | +5.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $109,820 | +5.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $109,480 | +4.7% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $108,770 | +4.0% | — | 2025 |
| MI | state | $108,500 | +3.7% | 5,110 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $108,400 | +3.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $108,250 | +3.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $108,060 | +3.3% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $107,890 | +3.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $107,450 | +2.7% | 370 | 2025 |