Education Administrator, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)

Name: Education Administrator, Postsecondary annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Education Administrators, Postsecondary earn the most in New York at $139,640 a year and the least in Arkansas at $78,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $104,590. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $139,640
National median: $104,590
Lowest median: $78,240
States reporting: 53

Top 5 states for Education Administrators, Postsecondary

1. New York$139,640 median · $129,391 adjusted · 7,280 employed
2. New Jersey$131,570 median · $120,923 adjusted · 4,100 employed
3. Massachusetts$128,970 median · $121,949 adjusted · 9,120 employed
4. Delaware$128,570 median · $128,817 adjusted · 360 employed
5. Wyoming$127,960 median · $138,050 adjusted · 120 employed

Lowest-paying states for Education Administrators, Postsecondary

53. Arkansas$78,240 median · $89,996 adjusted · 1,970 employed
52. Guam$79,080 median · no price parity · 40 employed
51. Puerto Rico$80,410 median · no price parity · 910 employed
50. Hawaii$81,020 median · $73,687 adjusted · 570 employed
49. Florida$83,840 median · $81,072 adjusted · N/A employed

Education Administrator, Postsecondary salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of education administrators, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	New York	$139,640	$109,840	$183,360	7,280	$129,391
2	New Jersey	$131,570	$104,350	$169,760	4,100	$120,923
3	Massachusetts	$128,970	$96,080	$171,900	9,120	$121,949
4	Delaware	$128,570	$104,410	$175,240	360	$128,817
5	Wyoming	$127,960	$108,110	$137,810	120	$138,050
6	Washington	$127,630	$102,340	$167,850	2,140	$119,266
7	South Dakota	$126,160	$99,890	$175,780	240	$142,415
8	California	$125,460	$94,440	$169,550	14,870	$113,313
9	Wisconsin	$124,960	$101,860	$162,320	1,190	$132,802
10	Connecticut	$123,190	$92,230	$169,560	2,100	$118,898
11	Virginia	$120,840	$85,600	$172,480	N/A	$119,520
12	Oregon	$120,110	$86,010	$174,630	2,790	$116,204
13	Maryland	$118,550	$87,800	$166,910	N/A	$112,949
14	Colorado	$118,440	$86,490	$171,380	1,770	$114,932
15	Kentucky	$114,310	$94,480	$167,080	890	$126,787
16	Georgia	$110,200	$86,740	$161,550	2,890	$114,442
17	Kansas	$110,020	$79,460	$152,520	1,760	$122,152
18	New Mexico	$109,480	$84,980	$141,230	1,160	$118,726
19	Michigan	$108,500	$80,620	$167,290	5,110	$112,766
20	District of Columbia	$107,390	$83,270	$172,300	1,880	$97,715
21	Rhode Island	$106,520	$84,200	$173,020	1,140	$104,145
22	Oklahoma	$105,830	$78,700	$141,670	1,700	$120,476
23	Minnesota	$104,740	$83,680	$134,500	2,110	$106,205
24	Missouri	$104,560	$81,040	$156,650	2,830	$115,133
25	Vermont	$104,450	$80,640	$142,050	550	$106,627
26	Texas	$104,390	$81,320	$137,660	16,660	$107,555
27	New Hampshire	$104,190	$79,330	$155,860	920	$100,024
28	Pennsylvania	$103,740	$82,500	$142,160	8,000	$106,321
29	Arizona	$103,280	$79,540	$142,060	5,140	$102,585
30	Alaska	$103,080	$84,870	$133,190	80	$100,704
31	Montana	$102,980	$81,270	$137,470	300	$108,807
32	North Dakota	$101,600	$80,770	$143,540	600	$114,210
33	Idaho	$101,200	$76,340	$128,670	870	$105,975
34	North Carolina	$101,060	$79,810	$135,660	7,390	$107,139
35	Tennessee	$100,850	$79,570	$167,170	2,680	$109,775
36	Utah	$100,420	$67,280	$140,910	2,320	$101,574
37	Alabama	$100,030	$78,490	$132,170	3,760	$112,617
38	Illinois	$99,770	$76,830	$128,420	9,530	$99,812
39	Louisiana	$98,840	$76,590	$139,060	3,670	$112,055
40	Indiana	$98,000	$71,590	$139,940	3,370	$105,005
41	Nebraska	$96,030	$75,330	$133,660	1,560	$106,578
42	South Carolina	$95,570	$70,710	$130,530	2,990	$101,942
43	Iowa	$89,320	$67,480	$129,320	2,510	$101,775
44	Nevada	$88,810	$67,660	$133,800	1,320	$88,829
45	Maine	$88,180	$67,300	$127,150	860	$90,860
46	Ohio	$87,370	$64,850	$127,880	6,880	$94,175
47	Mississippi	$86,590	$65,380	$132,170	2,230	$99,583
48	West Virginia	$84,660	$65,840	$129,510	1,520	$94,595
49	Florida	$83,840	$78,110	$104,780	N/A	$81,072
50	Hawaii	$81,020	$56,810	$102,250	570	$73,687
51	Puerto Rico	$80,410	$48,120	$107,170	910	N/A
52	Guam	$79,080	$64,150	$102,560	40	N/A
53	Arkansas	$78,240	$62,630	$118,520	1,970	$89,996

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $139,640, while South Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $142,415.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Education Administrator, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Education Administrators, Postsecondary the most?

New York reports the highest median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $139,640 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($131,570) and Massachusetts ($128,970).

Which state pays Education Administrators, Postsecondary the least?

Arkansas reports the lowest median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $78,240 a year, $61,400 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Education Administrators, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts South Dakota first at $142,415 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $126,160. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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