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Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Full education administrators, postsecondary overview →U.S. mean $126,540 · median $104,590
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #1 | $162,540 | $139,640 | $78 | +28.4% | $87,240–$278,010 |
| Delaware | #2 | $154,330 | $128,570 | $74 | +22% | $82,640–$331,850 |
| New Jersey | #3 | $148,340 | $131,570 | $71 | +17.2% | $84,060–$224,550 |
| Kentucky | #4 | $145,310 | $114,310 | $70 | +14.8% | $77,630–$230,220 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | $144,110 | $128,970 | $69 | +13.9% | $79,040–$228,410 |
| District of Columbia | #6 | $143,640 | $107,390 | $69 | +13.5% | $77,260–$246,220 |
| Washington | #7 | $142,760 | $127,630 | $69 | +12.8% | $85,770–$220,610 |
| Colorado | #8 | $142,720 | $118,440 | $69 | +12.8% | $80,740–$239,370 |
| Maryland | #9 | $142,450 | $118,550 | $68 | +12.6% | $67,750–$228,880 |
| Virginia | #10 | $142,210 | $120,840 | $68 | +12.4% | $68,000–$234,300 |
| California | #11 | $140,980 | $125,460 | $68 | +11.4% | $76,700–$216,480 |
| Oregon | #12 | $140,720 | $120,110 | $68 | +11.2% | $75,020–$229,730 |
| Georgia | #13 | $139,230 | $110,200 | $67 | +10% | $72,910–$230,780 |
| South Dakota | #14 | $138,640 | $126,160 | $67 | +9.6% | $86,610–$228,660 |
| Connecticut | #15 | $137,810 | $123,190 | $66 | +8.9% | $75,050–$220,570 |
| Tennessee | #16 | $135,540 | $100,850 | $65 | +7.1% | $65,000–$224,710 |
| Wisconsin | #17 | $135,200 | $124,960 | $65 | +6.8% | $78,890–$198,850 |
| Rhode Island | #18 | $133,990 | $106,520 | $64 | +5.9% | $75,370–$216,270 |
| Michigan | #19 | $133,890 | $108,500 | $64 | +5.8% | $62,420–$236,640 |
| Vermont | #20 | $132,360 | $104,450 | $64 | +4.6% | $68,530–$226,460 |
| Wyoming | #21 | $132,330 | $127,960 | $64 | +4.6% | $85,770–$174,170 |
| Kansas | #22 | $131,360 | $110,020 | $63 | +3.8% | $62,750–$227,000 |
| New Hampshire | #23 | $130,720 | $104,190 | $63 | +3.3% | $75,830–$213,310 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | $127,730 | $105,830 | $61 | +0.9% | $59,390–$231,490 |
| North Dakota | #25 | $127,230 | $101,600 | $61 | +0.5% | $64,420–$233,160 |
| Missouri | #26 | $126,700 | $104,560 | $61 | +0.1% | $63,110–$213,740 |
| Pennsylvania | #27 | $126,610 | $103,740 | $61 | +0.1% | $71,150–$209,530 |
| Texas | #28 | $124,970 | $104,390 | $60 | -1.2% | $66,860–$215,450 |
| Arizona | #29 | $124,870 | $103,280 | $60 | -1.3% | $65,300–$213,610 |
| Minnesota | #30 | $120,750 | $104,740 | $58 | -4.6% | $78,140–$176,270 |
| Montana | #31 | $119,670 | $102,980 | $58 | -5.4% | $66,940–$174,190 |
| New Mexico | #32 | $119,240 | $109,480 | $57 | -5.8% | $76,820–$178,830 |
| North Carolina | #33 | $119,160 | $101,060 | $57 | -5.8% | $64,490–$185,140 |
| Indiana | #34 | $118,630 | $98,000 | $57 | -6.3% | $61,030–$213,580 |
| Utah | #35 | $118,270 | $100,420 | $57 | -6.5% | $50,670–$218,010 |
| Louisiana | #36 | $118,100 | $98,840 | $57 | -6.7% | $61,880–$214,270 |
| Alabama | #37 | $116,790 | $100,030 | $56 | -7.7% | $62,570–$211,370 |
| Mississippi | #38 | $116,680 | $86,590 | $56 | -7.8% | $50,590–$219,180 |
| Nebraska | #39 | $112,380 | $96,030 | $54 | -11.2% | $61,520–$215,130 |
| Alaska | #40 | $111,630 | $103,080 | $54 | -11.8% | $74,820–$155,670 |
| Nevada | #41 | $111,420 | $88,810 | $54 | -11.9% | $60,950–$176,730 |
| Idaho | #42 | $110,770 | $101,200 | $53 | -12.5% | $62,260–$169,370 |
| Ohio | #43 | $108,990 | $87,370 | $52 | -13.9% | $59,990–$177,930 |
| South Carolina | #44 | $108,380 | $95,570 | $52 | -14.4% | $60,190–$177,740 |
| Illinois | #45 | $108,130 | $99,770 | $52 | -14.5% | $62,270–$172,540 |
| Iowa | #46 | $108,070 | $89,320 | $52 | -14.6% | $59,960–$174,270 |
| West Virginia | #47 | $107,900 | $84,660 | $52 | -14.7% | $53,160–$198,330 |
| Maine | #48 | $107,690 | $88,180 | $52 | -14.9% | $63,360–$178,200 |
| Arkansas | #49 | $102,280 | $78,240 | $49 | -19.2% | $51,910–$166,240 |
| Florida | #50 | $99,460 | $83,840 | $48 | -21.4% | $63,240–$153,610 |
| Hawaii | #51 | $85,940 | $81,020 | $41 | -32.1% | $37,340–$133,560 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.