11 Series · SOC 11-9032
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $105,870
- Median / year
- $167,770
- Top 10% earn
- -1.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 328,330
- US workers
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary earn a median of $105,870 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $105,870, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $76,280 (10th percentile) to $167,770 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 328,330 US workers. Washington pays the most ($166,590), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary earn a median of $105,870, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 87% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #22 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.5% by 2033.
- $105,870
- Median annual wage
- Top 13%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #22 of 37
- in Management
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $166,590. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary (SOC 11-9032) pays a national median of $105,870 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $76,280 at the 10th percentile to $167,770 at the 90th, with a mean of $116,100 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 328,330 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 521 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 20,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree, with 5 years or more of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $166,590, which is +57% above the national figure. The top metro is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $174,260 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 328,330 jobs Median $105,870/yr
Median Salary
$105,870
per year
Median Hourly
N/A
per hour
Mean Salary
$116,100
average
Employment
328,330
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$105,870 Top 13% higher than 87% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary sits on the slower-growing side at -1.5% growth and $105,870 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
20,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
Work Experience
5 years or more
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Speaking 4.9
Active Listening 4.8
Learning Strategies 4.6
Judgment and Decision Making 4.6
Reading Comprehension 4.5
Writing 4.5
Critical Thinking 4.5
Monitoring 4.3
Social Perceptiveness 4.3
Complex Problem Solving 4.1
Knowledge Areas
Education and Training 4.6
Administration and Management 4.3
English Language 4.0
Administrative 3.6
Mathematics 3.6
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Personnel and Human Resources 3.4
Computers and Electronics 3.4
Psychology 3.2
Public Safety and Security 3.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ 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 facility requirements.
- ▸ Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
- ▸ Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
- ▸ Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
- ▸ Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
- ▸ Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.
- ▸ Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.
- ▸ Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$76,280
25th Percentile
$86,040
Median
$105,870
75th Percentile
$134,630
90th Percentile
$167,770
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $166,590 | +57% above national |
| 2 | California | $159,950 | +51% above national |
| 3 | Connecticut | $156,240 | +48% above national |
| 4 | New York | $138,830 | +31% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $137,470 | +30% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $137,440 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Delaware | $132,710 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $131,510 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $130,050 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Utah | $128,880 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $128,430 | +21% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $127,000 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Hawaii | $126,760 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Alaska | $125,520 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $119,980 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $118,710 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $117,010 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $113,360 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Nebraska | $110,580 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Colorado | $110,530 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Nevada | $109,420 | +3% above national |
| 22 | North Dakota | $107,940 | +2% above national |
| 23 | New Mexico | $107,720 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Virginia | $106,100 | same as national |
| 25 | Wyoming | $105,480 | same as national |
| 26 | Vermont | $105,350 | same as national |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $104,910 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Iowa | $104,260 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $104,020 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $103,360 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $102,890 | 3% below national |
| 32 | South Carolina | $102,440 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Idaho | $101,090 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Kansas | $100,530 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Missouri | $100,400 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Kentucky | $99,920 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $99,590 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Indiana | $98,770 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $97,590 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $97,480 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Arizona | $97,480 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Florida | $96,490 | 9% below national |
| 43 | Montana | $95,700 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Texas | $93,910 | 11% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $88,390 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $86,630 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $86,330 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $83,360 | 21% below national |
| 49 | North Carolina | $83,180 | 21% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $82,800 | 22% below national |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $80,910 | 24% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $80,650 | 24% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $80,130 | 24% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $174,260 | +65% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $171,910 | +62% above national |
| 3 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $170,970 | +61% above national |
| 4 | Bellingham, WA | $169,470 | +60% above national |
| 5 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $168,540 | +59% above national |
| 6 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $166,910 | +58% above national |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $165,520 | +56% above national |
| 8 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $163,210 | +54% above national |
| 9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $163,200 | +54% above national |
| 10 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $163,170 | +54% above national |
| 11 | Vallejo, CA | $163,150 | +54% above national |
| 12 | Visalia, CA | $163,130 | +54% above national |
| 13 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $162,170 | +53% above national |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $161,590 | +53% above national |
| 15 | Salinas, CA | $161,590 | +53% above national |
| 16 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $161,530 | +53% above national |
| 17 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $161,380 | +52% above national |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $160,820 | +52% above national |
| 19 | Modesto, CA | $160,240 | +51% above national |
| 20 | New Haven, CT | $160,050 | +51% above national |
| 21 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $159,950 | +51% above national |
| 22 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $159,950 | +51% above national |
| 23 | Napa, CA | $159,660 | +51% above national |
| 24 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $159,120 | +50% above national |
| 25 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $157,750 | +49% above national |
| 26 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $157,630 | +49% above national |
| 27 | Yuba City, CA | $157,540 | +49% above national |
| 28 | Merced, CA | $157,180 | +48% above national |
| 29 | El Centro, CA | $156,750 | +48% above national |
| 30 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $155,780 | +47% above national |
| 31 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $155,770 | +47% above national |
| 32 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $155,350 | +47% above national |
| 33 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $154,410 | +46% above national |
| 34 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $152,560 | +44% above national |
| 35 | Yakima, WA | $151,280 | +43% above national |
| 36 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $147,770 | +40% above national |
| 37 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $144,210 | +36% above national |
| 38 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $143,680 | +36% above national |
| 39 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $143,170 | +35% above national |
| 40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $142,000 | +34% above national |
| 41 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $141,580 | +34% above national |
| 42 | Bismarck, ND | $139,710 | +32% above national |
| 43 | Chico, CA | $139,600 | +32% above national |
| 44 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $137,710 | +30% above national |
| 45 | Walla Walla, WA | $137,660 | +30% above national |
| 46 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $137,540 | +30% above national |
| 47 | Kingston, NY | $137,220 | +30% above national |
| 48 | Boulder, CO | $136,330 | +29% above national |
| 49 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $136,210 | +29% above national |
| 50 | Fresno, CA | $134,720 | +27% above national |
| 51 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $134,680 | +27% above national |
| 52 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $134,490 | +27% above national |
| 53 | Redding, CA | $134,020 | +27% above national |
| 54 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $133,610 | +26% above national |
| 55 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $132,480 | +25% above national |
| 56 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $132,470 | +25% above national |
| 57 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $132,160 | +25% above national |
| 58 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $132,040 | +25% above national |
| 59 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $131,880 | +25% above national |
| 60 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $131,590 | +24% above national |
| 61 | Anchorage, AK | $131,210 | +24% above national |
| 62 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $131,080 | +24% above national |
| 63 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $130,880 | +24% above national |
| 64 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $130,760 | +24% above national |
| 65 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,650 | +23% above national |
| 66 | Salem, OR | $130,500 | +23% above national |
| 67 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $130,320 | +23% above national |
| 68 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $129,130 | +22% above national |
| 69 | Barnstable Town, MA | $129,050 | +22% above national |
| 70 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $128,780 | +22% above national |
| 71 | Lincoln, NE | $128,640 | +22% above national |
| 72 | Grants Pass, OR | $128,380 | +21% above national |
| 73 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $128,370 | +21% above national |
| 74 | Lexington Park, MD | $127,810 | +21% above national |
| 75 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $127,780 | +21% above national |
| 76 | Vineland, NJ | $127,760 | +21% above national |
| 77 | Dover, DE | $127,650 | +21% above national |
| 78 | Mankato, MN | $127,590 | +21% above national |
| 79 | Corvallis, OR | $127,470 | +20% above national |
| 80 | Bend, OR | $127,220 | +20% above national |
| 81 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $126,980 | +20% above national |
| 82 | Ogden, UT | $126,760 | +20% above national |
| 83 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $126,670 | +20% above national |
| 84 | Madison, WI | $126,320 | +19% above national |
| 85 | Albany, OR | $125,910 | +19% above national |
| 86 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $125,480 | +19% above national |
| 87 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $125,210 | +18% above national |
| 88 | Pueblo, CO | $125,090 | +18% above national |
| 89 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $124,990 | +18% above national |
| 90 | Greeley, CO | $124,850 | +18% above national |
| 91 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $124,640 | +18% above national |
| 92 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $124,390 | +17% above national |
| 93 | St. George, UT | $124,060 | +17% above national |
| 94 | State College, PA | $123,640 | +17% above national |
| 95 | Green Bay, WI | $123,440 | +17% above national |
| 96 | Salisbury, MD | $123,350 | +17% above national |
| 97 | Duluth, MN-WI | $123,090 | +16% above national |
| 98 | Medford, OR | $123,090 | +16% above national |
| 99 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $123,000 | +16% above national |
| 100 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $122,700 | +16% above national |
| 101 | Kenosha, WI | $122,520 | +16% above national |
| 102 | Logan, UT-ID | $122,370 | +16% above national |
| 103 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $122,180 | +15% above national |
| 104 | York-Hanover, PA | $122,130 | +15% above national |
| 105 | Omaha, NE-IA | $121,950 | +15% above national |
| 106 | Ithaca, NY | $121,910 | +15% above national |
| 107 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $121,780 | +15% above national |
| 108 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $121,410 | +15% above national |
| 109 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $121,130 | +14% above national |
| 110 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $120,830 | +14% above national |
| 111 | Eau Claire, WI | $120,570 | +14% above national |
| 112 | Worcester, MA | $120,480 | +14% above national |
| 113 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $120,340 | +14% above national |
| 114 | Lebanon, PA | $120,080 | +13% above national |
| 115 | Utica-Rome, NY | $119,700 | +13% above national |
| 116 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $119,390 | +13% above national |
| 117 | Appleton, WI | $118,390 | +12% above national |
| 118 | Rochester, MN | $118,320 | +12% above national |
| 119 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $117,980 | +11% above national |
| 120 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $117,340 | +11% above national |
| 121 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $116,350 | +10% above national |
| 122 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $115,990 | +10% above national |
| 123 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $115,400 | +9% above national |
| 124 | Santa Fe, NM | $115,190 | +9% above national |
| 125 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $113,980 | +8% above national |
| 126 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $113,160 | +7% above national |
| 127 | Williamsport, PA | $113,000 | +7% above national |
| 128 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $112,900 | +7% above national |
| 129 | Fargo, ND-MN | $112,600 | +6% above national |
| 130 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $112,060 | +6% above national |
| 131 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $111,470 | +5% above national |
| 132 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $111,130 | +5% above national |
| 133 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $110,850 | +5% above national |
| 134 | Midland, MI | $110,310 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Gettysburg, PA | $110,250 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $110,210 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $110,160 | +4% above national |
| 138 | Lancaster, PA | $110,040 | +4% above national |
| 139 | Syracuse, NY | $110,010 | +4% above national |
| 140 | Fond du Lac, WI | $109,880 | +4% above national |
| 141 | Grand Island, NE | $109,460 | +3% above national |
| 142 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $109,420 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Grand Junction, CO | $109,350 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Sheboygan, WI | $109,350 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $109,340 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Reading, PA | $109,050 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Binghamton, NY | $109,030 | +3% above national |
| 148 | Glens Falls, NY | $108,950 | +3% above national |
| 149 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $108,760 | +3% above national |
| 150 | Springfield, IL | $108,460 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Casper, WY | $108,060 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $107,960 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Albuquerque, NM | $107,950 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $107,860 | +2% above national |
| 155 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $107,640 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $107,600 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $107,400 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $107,270 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Elmira, NY | $106,800 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $106,790 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $106,670 | +1% above national |
| 162 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $106,560 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Ames, IA | $106,520 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Colorado Springs, CO | $106,360 | same as national |
| 165 | Springfield, MA | $106,210 | same as national |
| 166 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $106,150 | same as national |
| 167 | Minot, ND | $106,040 | same as national |
| 168 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $106,000 | same as national |
| 169 | Wausau, WI | $105,910 | same as national |
| 170 | Rochester, NY | $105,820 | same as national |
| 171 | Pittsburgh, PA | $105,700 | same as national |
| 172 | Las Cruces, NM | $105,580 | same as national |
| 173 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $105,470 | same as national |
| 174 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $105,270 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Warner Robins, GA | $105,260 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $105,230 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $105,200 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $105,200 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Owensboro, KY | $105,090 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $105,050 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Hinesville, GA | $104,990 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Harrisonburg, VA | $104,960 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $104,870 | 1% below national |
| 184 | St. Cloud, MN | $104,860 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $104,840 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $104,770 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $104,770 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $104,690 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $104,660 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $104,570 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $104,490 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Saginaw, MI | $104,410 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Richmond, VA | $104,380 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $104,380 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $104,370 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $104,360 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Reno, NV | $104,250 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Ann Arbor, MI | $104,140 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $104,050 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $104,020 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $103,980 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $103,980 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $103,850 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Chambersburg, PA | $103,780 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Decatur, IL | $103,730 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Savannah, GA | $103,650 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $103,610 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Helena, MT | $103,530 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Farmington, NM | $103,520 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $103,440 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $103,430 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Iowa City, IA | $103,420 | 2% below national |
| 213 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $103,340 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $103,340 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $103,340 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $103,290 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $103,240 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $103,190 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $103,180 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $103,130 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Charlottesville, VA | $103,070 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $103,050 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $103,020 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $102,920 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Dubuque, IA | $102,660 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Jackson, MI | $102,630 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Bloomington, IL | $102,590 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Wichita, KS | $102,480 | 3% below national |
| 229 | Evansville, IN | $102,460 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Rome, GA | $102,450 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $102,400 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $102,400 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Traverse City, MI | $102,390 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $102,280 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $102,250 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $102,230 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Flint, MI | $102,220 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Winchester, VA-WV | $102,120 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $102,110 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $101,990 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $101,980 | 4% below national |
| 242 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $101,930 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $101,860 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Columbia, SC | $101,830 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,820 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $101,730 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Johnstown, PA | $101,720 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $101,720 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $101,680 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $101,570 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Huntsville, AL | $101,570 | 4% below national |
| 252 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $101,560 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $101,520 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $101,450 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $101,450 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Boise City, ID | $101,440 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Pittsfield, MA | $101,420 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $101,300 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $101,280 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $101,230 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Elizabethtown, KY | $101,150 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Hot Springs, AR | $101,100 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Akron, OH | $101,070 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $101,010 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Columbus, OH | $101,000 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $100,840 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $100,840 | 5% below national |
| 268 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $100,800 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Altoona, PA | $100,790 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Monroe, MI | $100,740 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Bowling Green, KY | $100,700 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Bangor, ME | $100,640 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Peoria, IL | $100,640 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Springfield, MO | $100,590 | 5% below national |
| 275 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $100,580 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Idaho Falls, ID | $100,570 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $100,520 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $100,470 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Battle Creek, MI | $100,460 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $100,450 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Florence, SC | $100,450 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Birmingham, AL | $100,410 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $100,410 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $100,380 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $100,300 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Cheyenne, WY | $100,290 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Yuma, AZ | $100,290 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $100,180 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Toledo, OH | $100,140 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,060 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Gainesville, GA | $100,060 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Spartanburg, SC | $100,000 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Rockford, IL | $99,980 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Knoxville, TN | $99,950 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $99,870 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Baton Rouge, LA | $99,810 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,810 | 6% below national |
| 298 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $99,800 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $99,780 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $99,710 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Cleveland, TN | $99,640 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $99,640 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $99,590 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Bozeman, MT | $99,540 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Dalton, GA | $99,490 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $99,490 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Kankakee, IL | $99,470 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Mobile, AL | $99,460 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Niles, MI | $99,430 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Bay City, MI | $99,390 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $99,360 | 6% below national |
| 312 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $99,330 | 6% below national |
| 313 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $99,320 | 6% below national |
| 314 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $99,290 | 6% below national |
| 315 | Pocatello, ID | $99,250 | 6% below national |
| 316 | Cleveland, OH | $99,230 | 6% below national |
| 317 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $99,210 | 6% below national |
| 318 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $99,170 | 6% below national |
| 319 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $99,120 | 6% below national |
| 320 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $99,120 | 6% below national |
| 321 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $99,060 | 6% below national |
| 322 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $98,920 | 7% below national |
| 323 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $98,680 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $98,630 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Albany, GA | $98,620 | 7% below national |
| 326 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $98,560 | 7% below national |
| 327 | Roanoke, VA | $98,470 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $98,390 | 7% below national |
| 329 | Topeka, KS | $98,260 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Columbus, GA-AL | $98,210 | 7% below national |
| 331 | Erie, PA | $98,190 | 7% below national |
| 332 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $98,190 | 7% below national |
| 333 | Columbus, IN | $98,160 | 7% below national |
| 334 | Paducah, KY-IL | $98,130 | 7% below national |
| 335 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $98,100 | 7% below national |
| 336 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $98,060 | 7% below national |
| 337 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $97,940 | 7% below national |
| 338 | Dothan, AL | $97,800 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Twin Falls, ID | $97,680 | 8% below national |
| 340 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $97,590 | 8% below national |
| 341 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $97,550 | 8% below national |
| 342 | Decatur, AL | $97,540 | 8% below national |
| 343 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $97,260 | 8% below national |
| 344 | Lima, OH | $97,240 | 8% below national |
| 345 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $97,070 | 8% below national |
| 346 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $97,040 | 8% below national |
| 347 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $96,960 | 8% below national |
| 348 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $96,880 | 8% below national |
| 349 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $96,870 | 9% below national |
| 350 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $96,860 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Joplin, MO-KS | $96,810 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Springfield, OH | $96,750 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Kokomo, IN | $96,730 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $96,710 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $96,610 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $96,610 | 9% below national |
| 357 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $96,590 | 9% below national |
| 358 | Oklahoma City, OK | $96,530 | 9% below national |
| 359 | Missoula, MT | $96,500 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $96,420 | 9% below national |
| 361 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $96,390 | 9% below national |
| 362 | Rapid City, SD | $96,370 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Sandusky, OH | $96,260 | 9% below national |
| 364 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $96,250 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $96,250 | 9% below national |
| 366 | Ocala, FL | $96,140 | 9% below national |
| 367 | Lynchburg, VA | $95,690 | 10% below national |
| 368 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $95,640 | 10% below national |
| 369 | Columbia, MO | $95,600 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $95,510 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Morristown, TN | $95,430 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $95,420 | 10% below national |
| 373 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $95,390 | 10% below national |
| 374 | Odessa, TX | $95,190 | 10% below national |
| 375 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $95,130 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $95,100 | 10% below national |
| 377 | Amarillo, TX | $95,070 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $95,060 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Valdosta, GA | $95,000 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Great Falls, MT | $94,940 | 10% below national |
| 381 | Montgomery, AL | $94,750 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Terre Haute, IN | $94,720 | 11% below national |
| 383 | Muncie, IN | $94,500 | 11% below national |
| 384 | Mansfield, OH | $94,260 | 11% below national |
| 385 | Enid, OK | $94,210 | 11% below national |
| 386 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $93,940 | 11% below national |
| 387 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $93,810 | 11% below national |
| 388 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $93,750 | 11% below national |
| 389 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $93,540 | 12% below national |
| 390 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $92,980 | 12% below national |
| 391 | Sumter, SC | $92,920 | 12% below national |
| 392 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $92,660 | 12% below national |
| 393 | Bloomington, IN | $92,590 | 13% below national |
| 394 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $92,290 | 13% below national |
| 395 | Gadsden, AL | $92,140 | 13% below national |
| 396 | Wichita Falls, TX | $91,520 | 14% below national |
| 397 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $91,080 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Johnson City, TN | $90,390 | 15% below national |
| 399 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $90,260 | 15% below national |
| 400 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $89,750 | 15% below national |
| 401 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $89,410 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $89,170 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $89,120 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $89,090 | 16% below national |
| 405 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $88,910 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Laredo, TX | $88,620 | 16% below national |
| 407 | Tucson, AZ | $88,510 | 16% below national |
| 408 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $88,160 | 17% below national |
| 409 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $88,020 | 17% below national |
| 410 | Greenville, NC | $87,960 | 17% below national |
| 411 | Tulsa, OK | $87,810 | 17% below national |
| 412 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $87,270 | 18% below national |
| 413 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $86,950 | 18% below national |
| 414 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $86,900 | 18% below national |
| 415 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $86,580 | 18% below national |
| 416 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $86,440 | 18% below national |
| 417 | Jonesboro, AR | $86,430 | 18% below national |
| 418 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $86,390 | 18% below national |
| 419 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $86,320 | 18% below national |
| 420 | Midland, TX | $86,210 | 19% below national |
| 421 | El Paso, TX | $85,960 | 19% below national |
| 422 | Jackson, TN | $85,910 | 19% below national |
| 423 | Jackson, MS | $85,890 | 19% below national |
| 424 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $85,730 | 19% below national |
| 425 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $85,550 | 19% below national |
| 426 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $85,170 | 20% below national |
| 427 | Jefferson City, MO | $85,110 | 20% below national |
| 428 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $85,070 | 20% below national |
| 429 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $85,010 | 20% below national |
| 430 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $84,960 | 20% below national |
| 431 | Manhattan, KS | $84,910 | 20% below national |
| 432 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $84,510 | 20% below national |
| 433 | Lake Charles, LA | $84,410 | 20% below national |
| 434 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,390 | 20% below national |
| 435 | Lubbock, TX | $84,310 | 20% below national |
| 436 | Longview, TX | $84,060 | 21% below national |
| 437 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $83,770 | 21% below national |
| 438 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $83,660 | 21% below national |
| 439 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $83,610 | 21% below national |
| 440 | Flagstaff, AZ | $83,540 | 21% below national |
| 441 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $83,510 | 21% below national |
| 442 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $83,490 | 21% below national |
| 443 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $83,320 | 21% below national |
| 444 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $83,280 | 21% below national |
| 445 | Lawrence, KS | $83,240 | 21% below national |
| 446 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $83,090 | 22% below national |
| 447 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $83,070 | 22% below national |
| 448 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $83,010 | 22% below national |
| 449 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $83,000 | 22% below national |
| 450 | Waco, TX | $82,950 | 22% below national |
| 451 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $82,950 | 22% below national |
| 452 | Wilmington, NC | $82,930 | 22% below national |
| 453 | Abilene, TX | $82,910 | 22% below national |
| 454 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $82,900 | 22% below national |
| 455 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $82,830 | 22% below national |
| 456 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $82,680 | 22% below national |
| 457 | Ponce, PR | $82,590 | 22% below national |
| 458 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $82,570 | 22% below national |
| 459 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $82,550 | 22% below national |
| 460 | Gainesville, FL | $82,530 | 22% below national |
| 461 | Corpus Christi, TX | $82,520 | 22% below national |
| 462 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $82,470 | 22% below national |
| 463 | Jacksonville, FL | $82,460 | 22% below national |
| 464 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $82,270 | 22% below national |
| 465 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $82,260 | 22% below national |
| 466 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $82,210 | 22% below national |
| 467 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $82,200 | 22% below national |
| 468 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $82,200 | 22% below national |
| 469 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $82,120 | 22% below national |
| 470 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $82,120 | 22% below national |
| 471 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $82,070 | 22% below national |
| 472 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $82,050 | 22% below national |
| 473 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $82,020 | 23% below national |
| 474 | Fayetteville, NC | $81,820 | 23% below national |
| 475 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,820 | 23% below national |
| 476 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $81,750 | 23% below national |
| 477 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $81,710 | 23% below national |
| 478 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $81,670 | 23% below national |
| 479 | Mayaguez, PR | $81,630 | 23% below national |
| 480 | Hattiesburg, MS | $81,420 | 23% below national |
| 481 | Victoria, TX | $81,360 | 23% below national |
| 482 | Tyler, TX | $81,240 | 23% below national |
| 483 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $81,140 | 23% below national |
| 484 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $81,010 | 23% below national |
| 485 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $81,010 | 23% below national |
| 486 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $80,950 | 24% below national |
| 487 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $80,730 | 24% below national |
| 488 | Sebring, FL | $80,690 | 24% below national |
| 489 | Monroe, LA | $80,650 | 24% below national |
| 490 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $80,590 | 24% below national |
| 491 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $80,330 | 24% below national |
| 492 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $80,330 | 24% below national |
| 493 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $80,260 | 24% below national |
| 494 | Arecibo, PR | $80,130 | 24% below national |
| 495 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $80,040 | 24% below national |
| 496 | Rocky Mount, NC | $80,030 | 24% below national |
| 497 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $79,980 | 24% below national |
| 498 | Winston-Salem, NC | $79,940 | 24% below national |
| 499 | Alexandria, LA | $79,820 | 25% below national |
| 500 | Asheville, NC | $79,770 | 25% below national |
| 501 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $79,700 | 25% below national |
| 502 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $79,530 | 25% below national |
| 503 | San Angelo, TX | $79,520 | 25% below national |
| 504 | Morgantown, WV | $79,440 | 25% below national |
| 505 | Beckley, WV | $79,310 | 25% below national |
| 506 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $79,300 | 25% below national |
| 507 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,880 | 25% below national |
| 508 | Tallahassee, FL | $78,720 | 26% below national |
| 509 | Hammond, LA | $78,630 | 26% below national |
| 510 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $78,620 | 26% below national |
| 511 | Burlington, NC | $78,530 | 26% below national |
| 512 | Aguadilla, PR | $78,430 | 26% below national |
| 513 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $78,310 | 26% below national |
| 514 | Charleston, WV | $78,260 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Jacksonville, NC | $78,260 | 26% below national |
| 516 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $78,050 | 26% below national |
| 517 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $77,080 | 27% below national |
| 518 | Lafayette, LA | $76,010 | 28% below national |
| 519 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $75,490 | 29% below national |
| 520 | Goldsboro, NC | $74,880 | 29% below national |
| 521 | Lawton, OK | $64,970 | 39% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make? ▼
The median annual salary for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary is $105,870 ($N/A/hour). The salary range spans from $76,280 at the 10th percentile to $167,770 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary at $166,590/year, which is +57% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary is Master's degree. 5 years or more of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary a good career? ▼
Employment for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary is projected to decline 1.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 20,800 openings are projected each year.
How does Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay vary by state? ▼
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $166,590/year, while North Carolina pays the least at $83,180/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $174,260/year. BLS reports wage data for 521 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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