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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

11-9032 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.


National estimates for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Industry profile for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Geographic profile for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

National estimates for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
262,480 0.8 % (4) $ 103,010 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 65,150 $ 78,560 $ 98,490 $ 124,380 $ 152,500
  (4)

Industry profile for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 256,600 3.11 (4) $ 103,010
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,310 0.02 (4) $ 109,560
Educational Support Services 760 0.41 (4) $ 99,530
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 620 0.03 (4) $ 103,500
Child Day Care Services 520 0.07 (4) $ 77,100

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 256,600 3.11 (4) $ 103,010
Educational Support Services 760 0.41 (4) $ 99,530
Religious Organizations 360 0.19 (4) $ 113,600
Other Residential Care Facilities 150 0.09 (4) $ 85,170
Child Day Care Services 520 0.07 (4) $ 77,100

Top paying industries for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations 360 0.19 (4) $ 113,600
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,310 0.02 (4) $ 109,560
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 620 0.03 (4) $ 103,500
Elementary and Secondary Schools 256,600 3.11 (4) $ 103,010
Management of Companies and Enterprises 440 0.02 (4) $ 101,710


Geographic profile for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 29,290 2.42 1.28 (4) $ 87,480
California 23,560 1.43 0.76 (4) $ 132,400
New York 19,710 2.27 1.20 (4) $ 141,020
Illinois 12,300 2.19 1.16 (4) $ 106,560
Ohio 9,580 1.86 0.99 (4) $ 91,980




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 800 2.84 1.51 (4) $ 96,210
Louisiana 5,090 2.83 1.50 (4) $ 69,590
Connecticut 4,070 2.64 1.40 (4) $ 131,830
Mississippi 2,800 2.60 1.38 (4) $ 77,530
Massachusetts 8,260 2.46 1.31 (4) $ 108,420




Top paying states for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 19,710 2.27 1.20 (4) $ 141,020
California 23,560 1.43 0.76 (4) $ 132,400
Connecticut 4,070 2.64 1.40 (4) $ 131,830
New Jersey 9,060 2.40 1.27 (4) $ 130,540
Washington 5,460 1.71 0.91 (4) $ 125,600





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,130 2.39 1.27 (4) $ 146,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,500 2.18 1.15 (4) $ 111,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,770 2.16 1.15 (4) $ 88,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,300 1.25 0.66 (4) $ 140,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,400 2.15 1.14 (4) $ 92,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,900 2.27 1.20 (4) $ 110,820
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,690 1.88 1.00 (4) $ 119,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,780 1.77 0.94 (4) $ 115,600
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,160 1.58 0.84 (4) $ 99,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,080 1.23 0.65 (4) $ 96,060




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,310 5.05 2.68 (4) $ 88,010
Leominster-Gardner, MA 200 4.10 2.17 (4) $ 105,700
Alexandria, LA 220 3.88 2.06 (4) $ 57,560
Victoria, TX 140 3.83 2.03 (4) $ 70,030
Texarkana, TX-AR 210 3.83 2.03 (4) $ 76,030
Killeen-Temple, TX 500 3.70 1.96 (4) $ 79,190
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 490 3.62 1.92 (4) $ 82,150
Waco, TX 400 3.46 1.83 (4) $ 78,450
Springfield, OH 150 3.42 1.81 (4) $ 92,770
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 370 3.33 1.76 (4) $ 118,180




Top paying metropolitan areas for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Modesto, CA 420 2.32 1.23 (4) $ 154,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,130 2.39 1.27 (4) $ 146,070
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 960 2.54 1.35 (4) $ 145,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,560 1.42 0.75 (4) $ 142,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,300 1.25 0.66 (4) $ 140,190
Trenton, NJ 380 1.67 0.88 (4) $ 138,700
Danbury, CT 230 3.20 1.70 (4) $ 137,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,560 1.72 0.91 (4) $ 135,100
New Haven, CT 620 2.30 1.22 (4) $ 134,700
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 300 2.67 1.42 (4) $ 134,670

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 880 3.27 1.73 (4) $ 76,170
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 870 2.30 1.22 (4) $ 83,590
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 740 3.00 1.59 (4) $ 88,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 740 3.83 2.03 (4) $ 79,310
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 680 2.19 1.16 (4) $ 86,790

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 210 6.93 3.67 (4) $ 108,320
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 390 6.91 3.66 (4) $ 89,790
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 400 5.34 2.83 (4) $ 58,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 460 4.85 2.57 (4) $ 74,980
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 300 4.78 2.53 (4) $ 61,960

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 360 2.37 1.26 (4) $ 117,110
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 330 2.47 1.31 (4) $ 110,460
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 140 2.56 1.36 (4) $ 110,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 420 2.53 1.34 (4) $ 109,920
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 260 2.80 1.49 (4) $ 109,880


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021