Management Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 11-9032

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Median pay sits 29% below the mid peer in Management Occupations (neighbors include Chief Executives, Purchasing Managers, Financial Managers, Human Resources Managers).

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Same-major-group titles next to Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary: Chief Executives ($214K) , Purchasing Managers ($148K) , Financial Managers ($167K) , Human Resources Managers ($149K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 11-9032 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues
  2. 2. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems
  3. 3. Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and fa…
  4. 4. Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine ar…
  5. 5. Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives
  6. 6. Enforce discipline and attendance rules
  7. 7. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff
  8. 8. Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff
  9. 9. Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions
  10. 10. Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out
  11. 11. Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with f…
  12. 12. Create school improvement plans, using student performance data

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary: O*NET ranks Speaking first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 11-9032 - lead skill Speaking at 4.9 ; lead knowledge Education and Training. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Speaking 4.9
  2. 2. Active Listening 4.8
  3. 3. Learning Strategies 4.6
  4. 4. Judgment and Decision Making 4.6
  5. 5. Reading Comprehension 4.5
  6. 6. Writing 4.5
  7. 7. Critical Thinking 4.5
  8. 8. Monitoring 4.3

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Education and Training 4.6
  2. 2. Administration and Management 4.3
  3. 3. English Language 4.0
  4. 4. Administrative 3.6
  5. 5. Mathematics 3.6
  6. 6. Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Pay vs Management Occupations peers
-29%
vs mid peer median $149,230
This role $105,870/yr
$106K
National median
↓ -2%
Growth 2024-2034
20,800
Annual openings
328,330
Estimated US jobs
Chief Executives
Highest-pay peer · $214K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Master's degree
Related experience 5 years or more

Top Paying States for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

1. California $159,950
2. Washington $166,590
3. District of Columbia $137,470
4. Oregon $130,050
5. Utah $128,880
6. Maryland $131,510
7. Connecticut $156,240
8. New York $138,830
9. Delaware $132,710
10. New Jersey $137,440

Other Management Occupations titles

  1. 1. Financial Managers $166,570
  2. 2. Purchasing Managers $148,080
  3. 3. Human Resources Managers $149,280
  4. 4. Sales Managers $148,270
  5. 5. Marketing Managers $166,790
  6. 6. Chief Executives $213,990

Among Management Occupations peers on this card, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary sits 29% below the mid peer median ($149,230). Its own median is $105,870.

Employment Projections expect -2% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 20,800 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Master's degree as typical education needed for entry and 5 years or more 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: California at $159,950. 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, Kindergarten through Secondary pay-rank #22 in Management Occupations

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary sits at pay-rank #22 of 37 detailed Management Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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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.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pays 29% below its major-group peer median. See the state map and the peers closest to (and furthest from) this line.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 11-9032

California · top state for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

$160K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$167K · behind California

Chief Executives

Highest-pay peer vs Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · $214K

Purchasing Managers

Lower-pay peer beside Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · $148K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary mid-table among Management Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #22 of 37 detailed Management Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: General and Operations Managers ($106K), Facilities Managers ($107K), Education Administrators, Postsecondary ($105K), Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers ($107K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Leading ones include: Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues; Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems; Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and fa…; Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine ar…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? ▼
For SOC 11-9032, O*NET importance scores lead with Speaking (4.9), Active Listening (4.8), Learning Strategies (4.6), Judgment and Decision Making (4.6). Knowledge areas emphasize Education and Training, Administration and Management, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $105,870 as the national median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. The published 10th-90th range is $76,280 to $167,770. Beside Chief Executives ($213,990), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary is -2%. Projected annual openings: about 20,800. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
BLS assigns Master's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Related-work-experience category: 5 years or more. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
California ($159,950), Washington ($166,590), District of Columbia ($137,470) 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, Kindergarten through Secondary card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 11-9032. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. 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