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Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary by City (2026)

222 metro areas · National average: $119,107 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Education Administrators, Postsecondary salaries across 222 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Augusta, GA $239,690
Salt Lake City, UT $204,540
Merced, CA $187,390
Binghamton, NY $186,470
Lansing, MI $182,150
Ann Arbor, MI $174,670
Santa Cruz, CA $170,210
Madison, WI $167,670
Lexington, KY $165,820
Albany, NY $164,880
New York, NY $159,640
Kiryas Joel, NY $156,170
San Francisco, CA $154,370
Richmond, VA $152,380
Santa Maria, CA $152,010
San Jose, CA $151,670
Napa, CA $151,660
Columbia, MO $150,570
Atlantic City, NJ $150,030
Iowa City, IA $149,950
Rochester, NY $149,790
Spokane, WA $149,290
Ithaca, NY $148,430
Sacramento, CA $144,930
Atlanta, GA $143,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $142,910
Washington, DC $142,350
Grand Forks, ND $142,290
Baltimore, MD $142,060
Fayetteville, AR $141,950
Boston, MA $141,440
Milwaukee, WI $141,270
Santa Rosa, CA $140,410
Austin, TX $139,270
Riverside, CA $139,100
San Diego, CA $138,750
Memphis, TN $138,000
Denver, CO $137,820
Fort Collins, CO $137,730
Nashville, TN $137,530
Hartford, CT $137,250
Kalamazoo, MI $137,150
Burlington, VT $137,120
Buffalo, NY $136,720
Kansas City, MO $136,120
Los Angeles, CA $135,680
Kenosha, WI $135,130
Salisbury, MD $134,010
Mobile, AL $133,970
Little Rock, AR $133,880
Oklahoma City, OK $133,740
Johnson City, TN $133,680
Amherst Town, MA $133,620
Syracuse, NY $133,330
La Crosse, WI $133,200
Seattle, WA $132,800
Tulsa, OK $132,260
Bowling Green, KY $131,430
Tuscaloosa, AL $131,420
Eugene, OR $130,960
Portland, OR $130,700
Providence, RI $130,640
Fargo, ND $130,200
Vallejo, CA $129,720
Houston, TX $129,700
New Haven, CT $129,670
Wichita, KS $129,660
Greenville, NC $129,270
Tucson, AZ $128,950
Fresno, CA $128,300
Modesto, CA $128,250
Fayetteville, NC $127,340
Visalia, CA $126,890
Birmingham, AL $126,440
Worcester, MA $126,310
Provo, UT $126,030
Philadelphia, PA $125,820
Virginia Beach, VA $125,760
Winston, NC $125,470
Oxnard, CA $125,400
Knoxville, TN $124,950
Huntsville, AL $124,110
Baton Rouge, LA $123,700
Topeka, KS $123,570
Salem, OR $123,260
Anchorage, AK $122,820
Phoenix, AZ $122,620
Dallas, TX $122,570
St. Louis, MO $122,470
Manhattan, KS $122,070
College Station, TX $121,920
Greensboro, NC $121,310
Savannah, GA $121,230
Bakersfield, CA $120,850
Flint, MI $120,440
Pittsburgh, PA $120,080
Chico, CA $119,990
Raleigh, NC $119,760
Norwich, CT $119,680
Albuquerque, NM $118,920
Allentown, PA $118,910
Bridgeport, CT $118,730
Minneapolis, MN $118,650
McAllen, TX $118,250
Missoula, MT $117,410
Springfield, MO $117,190
Bend, OR $116,960
Lexington Park, MD $116,460
Tyler, TX $116,360
San Antonio, TX $116,000
Indianapolis, IN $115,660
Harrisburg, PA $115,240
Waterbury, CT $114,730
Brownsville, TX $114,670
Wilmington, NC $114,350
Las Vegas, NV $114,310
Akron, OH $114,110
Barnstable Town, MA $114,030
Detroit, MI $113,550
Erie, PA $113,040
Naples, FL $112,780
Columbus, OH $112,520
Omaha, NE $112,480
Springfield, MA $112,120
Toledo, OH $111,960
Peoria, IL $111,020
Shreveport, LA $110,880
Manchester, NH $110,480
Charleston, SC $110,400
Roanoke, VA $110,400
Duluth, MN $110,300
York, PA $110,150
Lubbock, TX $110,020
Flagstaff, AZ $109,990
Bangor, ME $109,780
Myrtle Beach, SC $109,760
Palm Bay, FL $109,710
Cincinnati, OH $109,350
Deltona, FL $109,010
Mankato, MN $108,870
Scranton, PA $108,840
Charlotte, NC $108,430
Miami, FL $108,330
Columbia, SC $108,210
Reading, PA $108,150
Huntington, WV $108,110
Beaumont, TX $108,090
Colorado Springs, CO $107,930
Medford, OR $107,200
Santa Fe, NM $107,180
Chicago, IL $107,020
St. Cloud, MN $106,990
Warner Robins, GA $106,760
Greenville, SC $106,210
Reno, NV $106,190
Portland, ME $106,020
Boise City, ID $105,640
Cleveland, OH $105,570
Prescott Valley, AZ $105,240
Anniston, AL $104,930
Jefferson City, MO $104,930
Waterloo, IA $104,840
South Bend, IN $104,820
Montgomery, AL $104,810
Jacksonville, FL $104,660
Valdosta, GA $104,300
Pueblo, CO $103,610
El Paso, TX $103,320
Lancaster, PA $103,070
Tampa, FL $102,140
Sioux Falls, SD $101,830
Killeen, TX $101,760
Ogden, UT $101,600
Lafayette, LA $101,500
Terre Haute, IN $101,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID $101,330
Albany, GA $101,260
Hagerstown, MD $100,950
Des Moines, IA $100,280
Asheville, NC $100,040
Cape Coral, FL $99,870
Grand Rapids, MI $99,800
Sierra Vista, AZ $99,440
Orlando, FL $99,370
Daphne, AL $99,330
Cedar Rapids, IA $99,200
Rome, GA $98,710
Spartanburg, SC $98,650
North Port, FL $98,030
Kingsport, TN $97,930
Abilene, TX $97,750
Columbus, GA $97,360
Dayton, OH $97,350
Houma, LA $97,140
Laredo, TX $96,850
Fort Smith, AR $96,810
Davenport, IA $96,380
Yuma, AZ $96,190
Lakeland, FL $95,730
Gulfport, MS $94,860
St. George, UT $94,310
Evansville, IN $93,820
Longview, TX $93,620
Mayaguez, PR $92,830
Fort Wayne, IN $92,110
Joplin, MO $91,160
Sioux City, IA $91,080
Johnstown, PA $90,500
Morristown, TN $89,600
Jackson, TN $89,040
Charleston, WV $88,150
Canton, OH $87,600
Gadsden, AL $86,880
Rocky Mount, NC $86,640
Rockford, IL $84,340
Athens, GA $82,750
Hickory, NC $82,250
Wheeling, WV $81,850
San Juan, PR $78,230
Arecibo, PR $69,840
Aguadilla, PR $69,590
Ponce, PR $53,240