Management Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 11-9039

Education Administrators, All Other

The published band from $51,910 to $161,010 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Chief Executives.

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Same-major-group titles next to Education Administrators, All Other: Chief Executives ($214K) , Fundraising Managers ($125K) , Computer and Information Systems Managers ($175K) , Purchasing Managers ($148K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Education Administrators, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. District of Columbia $140,670
  2. 2. Kansas $117,810
  3. 3. Virginia $108,820
  4. 4. South Dakota $108,990
  5. 5. Guam $129,480
  6. 6. Tennessee $118,330
  7. 7. New Mexico $113,110
  8. 8. Maryland $125,500
  9. 9. Oklahoma $112,170
  10. 10. Arizona $117,170

Other Management Occupations careers next to Education Administrators, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140
  2. 2. Chief Executives $213,990
  3. 3. Purchasing Managers $148,080
  4. 4. Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230
  5. 5. Marketing Managers $166,790
  6. 6. Managers, All Other $141,900
  7. 7. Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,660
  8. 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270
  9. 9. Fundraising Managers $125,470
  10. 10. Public Relations Managers $146,910
  11. 11. Industrial Production Managers $126,060
  12. 12. Financial Managers $166,570
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$51,910 to $161,010
median $95,200 · ~3.1× spread
$95K
National median
↑ +3%
Growth 2024-2034
4,100
Annual openings
55,130
Estimated US jobs
Chief Executives
Highest-pay peer · $214K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree
Related experience Less than 5 years

The OEWS band for Education Administrators, All Other runs from $51,910 (10th) to $161,010 (90th), about 3.1× wide, with median $95,200. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 4,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: District of Columbia at $140,670. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Chief Executives at $213,990. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Education Administrators, All Other pay-rank #26 in Management Occupations

On the Management Occupations median table (37 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Education Administrators, All Other lands at #26, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Education Administrators, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Education Administrators, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 11-9039

District of Columbia · top state for Education Administrators, All Other

$141K published median

Kansas · #2 state pay

$118K · behind District of Columbia

Chief Executives

Highest-pay peer vs Education Administrators, All Other · $214K

Fundraising Managers

Lower-pay peer beside Education Administrators, All Other · $125K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Education Administrators, All Other land on the Management Occupations median table? ▼
Education Administrators, All Other is pay-rank #26 of 37 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Emergency Management Directors ($93K), Gambling Managers ($93K), Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers ($90K), Social and Community Service Managers ($80K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
How wide is the published pay band for Education Administrators, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $51,910 and the 90th at $161,010 for Education Administrators, All Other (3.1× spread). The national median is $95,200. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Education Administrators, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Education Administrators, All Other is +3%. Projected annual openings: about 4,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Education Administrators, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Education Administrators, All Other. Related-work-experience category: less than 5 years. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Education Administrators, All Other? ▼
District of Columbia ($140,670), Kansas ($117,810), Virginia ($108,820) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Education Administrators, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 11-9039. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Education Administrators, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics