Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary in Georgia

Preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators in Georgia earned a median of $60,300 a year ($28.99 an hour) and a mean of $59,280 in May 2025. The median is 1.7% above the U.S. median of $59,300, ranking 15th of 52 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareSOC 11-9031Area GeorgiaPeriod May 2025

Median annual: $60,300
Median hourly: $28.99
Mean annual: $59,280
Jobs on record: 1,550

$38,58010th percentile$18.55 an hour

$41,20025th percentile$19.81 an hour

$60,300Median$28.99 an hour

$69,47075th percentile$33.40 an hour

$76,83090th percentile$36.94 an hour

Grey needle: U.S. median, $59,300 a year.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Georgia compare on pay for preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators?

Georgia ranks 15th of 52 states and territories. New York is highest at $96,810, $36,510 more than the Georgia median.

State	Rank	Median	Against U.S.	Jobs
Minnesota	13	$62,020	+5%	1,010
Utah	14	$60,980	+3%	400
Georgia	15	$60,300	+2%	1,550
Oregon	16	$60,250	+2%	1,230
Nevada	17	$60,120	+1%	not published

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 52 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Does Georgia pay go further after prices?

Prices in Georgia run 3.7% below the U.S. average, so the $60,300 median buys about what $62,621 buys at average U.S. prices, above the $59,300 U.S. median. On this measure Georgia ranks 14th of 50, up from 15th before the adjustment.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. The adjustment divides pay by the state's price level.

Which areas in Georgia pay preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators the most?

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area is highest at $62,680, 3.9% above the Georgia median.

Area	Median	Jobs
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$62,680	40
Savannah, GA	$61,390	30
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$61,200	30
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$60,290	1,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,480	80
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,590	40

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Georgia is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators work in Georgia?

BLS counts 1,550 jobs in Georgia, 2.1% of the 73,660 in the U.S. That is the 14th largest count among the 51 states and territories with a published figure. That is 0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in Georgia, a location quotient of 0.67: the occupation's share of local jobs is 0.67 times its national share, so it is less concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Georgia

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay across the U.S.$59,300 median All jobs in Georgia$48,170 median, all jobs Job outlook for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareProjected change and openings a year Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,360 median in Georgia Social and Community Service Managers$73,290 median in Georgia Training and Development Managers$132,120 median in Georgia Medical and Health Services Managers$131,910 median in Georgia Education Administrators, Postsecondary$110,200 median in Georgia Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,920 median in Georgia

Related occupations from O*NET; pay from BLS OEWS state file, May 2025.