The highest paying states for preschool and childcare center education administrators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of preschool and childcare center education administrators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,840, Alaska is the highest paying state for preschool and childcare center education administrators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $59,860). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of preschool and childcare center education administrators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $64,840 |
$36,990 | 70 |
| 2 | New York | $59,860 |
$33,740 | 4,860 |
| 3 | Nebraska | $59,590 |
$34,790 | 80 |
| 4 | Florida | $57,510 |
$33,440 | 640 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $57,030 |
$35,260 | 160 |
| 6 | South Dakota | $55,820 |
$40,710 | 70 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $54,490 |
$38,750 | 1,650 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $53,470 |
$36,850 | 300 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $52,850 |
$34,870 | 1,980 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $50,790 |
$25,870 | 110 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $50,070 |
$34,570 | 790 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $49,290 |
$32,170 | 810 |
| 13 | California | $48,650 |
$34,360 | 7,120 |
| 14 | Virginia | $48,070 |
$33,220 | 1,030 |
| 15 | Illinois | $47,610 |
$30,050 | 2,710 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $47,000 |
$28,140 | 1,470 |
| 17 | Colorado | $44,860 |
$29,970 | 700 |
| 18 | Vermont | $44,350 |
$30,520 | 330 |
| 19 | Michigan | $44,260 |
$28,300 | 1,140 |
| 20 | Missouri | $44,120 |
$31,510 | 580 |
| 21 | Delaware | $43,930 |
$32,830 | 220 |
| 22 | Arkansas | $43,730 |
$26,700 | 520 |
| 23 | Maryland | $43,630 |
$28,530 | 1,040 |
| 24 | Hawaii | $43,430 |
$33,490 | 190 |
| 25 | Washington | $43,000 |
$29,570 | 1,150 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $42,850 |
$26,110 | 710 |
| 27 | Texas | $42,600 |
$28,030 | 2,350 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $42,370 |
$27,360 | 1,050 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $42,110 |
$31,110 | 460 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $41,960 |
$28,440 | 2,580 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $41,170 |
$31,480 | 310 |
| 32 | Oregon | $40,040 |
$26,680 | 690 |
| 33 | Arizona | $39,860 |
$26,850 | 760 |
| 34 | Ohio | $39,100 |
$27,620 | 2,260 |
| 35 | Nevada | $38,370 |
$31,850 | 140 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $38,330 |
$27,850 | 150 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $38,290 |
$29,640 | 310 |
| 38 | Maine | $38,280 |
$31,720 | 170 |
| 39 | Georgia | $37,970 |
$26,440 | 1,740 |
| 40 | Kansas | $37,940 |
$27,040 | 510 |
| 41 | Iowa | $37,670 |
$25,150 | 750 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $37,590 |
$25,690 | 750 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $37,540 |
$27,550 | 340 |
| 44 | Indiana | $37,320 |
$26,110 | 770 |
| 45 | Montana | $36,560 |
$28,770 | 160 |
| 46 | Alabama | $36,430 |
$25,520 | 120 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $36,300 |
$25,400 | 170 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $34,980 |
$23,070 | 600 |
| 49 | Utah | $34,660 |
$23,180 | 290 |
| 50 | Idaho | $34,550 |
$24,850 | 200 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $31,140 |
$17,160 | 190 |
