Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford

BLS metro-level wage data places Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL at a median of $82,270 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $105,870, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford pays 22% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 3,150 education administrators, kindergarten through secondarys are employed across the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA in SOC 11-9032.

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford pay distribution spans from $57,530 at the 10th percentile to $129,910 at the 90th, a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $68,880 and the 75th at $103,310, so half of Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford-based education administrators, kindergarten through secondarys earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.