Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary in Minnesota

Preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators in Minnesota earned a median of $62,020 a year ($29.82 an hour) and a mean of $64,380 in May 2025. The median is 4.6% above the U.S. median of $59,300, ranking 13th of 52 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Median annual: $62,020
Median hourly: $29.82
Mean annual: $64,380
Jobs on record: 1,010

$43,99010th percentile$21.15 an hour

$49,65025th percentile$23.87 an hour

$62,020Median$29.82 an hour

$72,62075th percentile$34.91 an hour

$88,03090th percentile$42.32 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 Minnesota compare on pay for preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators?

Minnesota ranks 13th of 52 states and territories. New York is highest at $96,810, $34,790 more than the Minnesota median.

State	Rank	Median	Against U.S.	Jobs
Vermont	11	$63,220	+7%	190
Maryland	12	$62,520	+5%	1,270
Minnesota	13	$62,020	+5%	1,010
Utah	14	$60,980	+3%	400
Georgia	15	$60,300	+2%	1,550

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 Minnesota pay go further after prices?

Prices in Minnesota run 1.4% below the U.S. average, so the $62,020 median buys about what $62,887 buys at average U.S. prices, above the $59,300 U.S. median. On this measure Minnesota ranks 12th of 50, up from 13th 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 Minnesota pay preschool and daycare education and childcare administrators the most?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is highest at $64,800, 4.5% above the Minnesota median.

Area	Median	Jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,800	810
Rochester, MN	$62,850	40
Duluth, MN-WI	$59,630	50
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,060	30
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$50,930	30

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Minnesota 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 Minnesota?

BLS counts 1,010 jobs in Minnesota, 1.4% of the 73,660 in the U.S. That is the 24th largest count among the 51 states and territories with a published figure. That is 0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in Minnesota, a location quotient of 0.73: the occupation's share of local jobs is 0.73 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 Minnesota

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay across the U.S.$59,300 median All jobs in Minnesota$56,920 median, all jobs Job outlook for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareProjected change and openings a year Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,000 median in Minnesota Social and Community Service Managers$84,220 median in Minnesota Training and Development Managers$131,680 median in Minnesota Medical and Health Services Managers$122,700 median in Minnesota Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,740 median in Minnesota Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,430 median in Minnesota

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