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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary

The BLS estimates 180,470 Education Administrators, Postsecondary jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $104,590 (May 2025, SOC 11-9033). Across 145 metros with published figures, medians range from $74,870 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area to $158,720 in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.

EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, POSTSECONDARY · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$64,560P25$80,870MEDIAN$104,590P75$144,370P90$215,620
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Lansing-East Lansing, MI$158,720 · 480 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$154,140 · 1,450 jobs
  3. Ann Arbor, MI$144,340 · 790 jobs
  4. Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$143,530 · 280 jobs
  5. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$141,700 · 240 jobs
  6. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$140,740 · 220 jobs
  7. Lawrence, KS$140,710 · 420 jobs
  8. Rochester, NY$139,640 · 460 jobs
  9. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$138,670 · 200 jobs
  10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$137,800 · 7,550 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$137,800 · 7,550 jobs
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$131,130 · 6,770 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$101,070 · 6,270 jobs
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$125,230 · 6,050 jobs
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$117,980 · 4,330 jobs
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$125,460 · 4,200 jobs
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$102,990 · 3,390 jobs
  8. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$125,190 · 3,270 jobs
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$105,700 · 2,900 jobs
  10. Pittsburgh, PA$98,320 · 1,840 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baton Rouge, LA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · College Station-Bryan, TX · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tucson, AZ · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$104,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $80,870–$144,370.

Where do Education Administrators, Postsecondary earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Lansing-East Lansing, MI ($158,720), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($154,140), Ann Arbor, MI ($144,340). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.