Education Administrators, All Other

SOC 11-9039 • View wages by state

The median annual wage for Education Administrators, All Other is $88,460, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $100,720, and an estimated 50,690 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +1% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -14.2% (pay did not keep up with inflation). BLS projects employment will grow 2.5% between 2024 and 2034.

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Education Administrators, All Other has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Education Administrators, All Other, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year Median (nominal) In 2023 $ (real) Employment
2023 $88,460 $88,460 50,690
2022 $89,130 $92,799 50,180
2021 $90,560 $101,833 49,970
2020 $87,580 $103,109 43,580

Nominal change

+1%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-14.2%

Job Outlook (2024–2034 BLS projection)

The BLS Employment Projections program estimates how each occupation's employment will change over the coming decade, and how many job openings to expect each year (from both growth and the need to replace workers who leave).

Projected Growth

+2.5%

About average

Employment 2024

60,200

Projected 2034

61,700

Annual Openings

4,100

Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Education Administrators, All Other earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $88,460. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Education Administrators, All Other, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Employment
District of Columbia $126,940 +43.5% 960
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $120,010 +35.7% 50
Guam $115,290 +30.3% 200
Virginia $115,060 +30.1% 1,360
Maryland $111,020 +25.5% 1,860
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $109,820 +24.1% 50
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $108,180 +22.3% 70
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $107,560 +21.6% 50
New York $103,150 +16.6% 2,300
Tennessee $103,100 +16.5% 700
Full wages-by-state breakdown →

Wage Distribution (National, 2023)

10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages from BLS OEWS — the full spread, not just an average.

10th Pct

$49,470

25th Pct

$64,800

Median

$88,460

75th Pct

$120,120

90th Pct

$158,200

H-1B Employer Filings

Employer-certified wages from DOL H-1B LCA filings — competitive market benchmark, not approved visas.

The average H-1B median wage for this occupation is $67,99623.1% below the OEWS national median of $88,460. H-1B certified wages trail the broader market median for this role.
H-1B employer filings for Education Administrators, All Other, DOL LCA data.
Employer State Filings Median Wage
Texas A&M AgriLife Research TX 1 $60,000
University of Wisconsin System WI 1 $73,000
Emmanuel Lutheran Church CA 1 $77,500
Laurel Hall School CA 1 $76,500
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PA 1 $56,202
CAMBRIDGE CONSULTING NETWORK, INC. MA 1 $64,480
The Hill School PA 1 $58,166
Oral Roberts University OK 1 $46,550
Sumter County School System GA 1 $83,258
University of Georgia; OGE GA 1 $65,000
Timothy Hill Children's Ranch NY 1 $73,748
The Russian School of Mathematics, Inc. TX 1 $77,500
University of South Florida FL 1 $72,046

Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B LCA data.

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