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Education Administrator Salary in the Industry of Educational Services

The salary statistics and trend of education administrators in the industry of educational services are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare education administrator salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$54,500
25th Percentile Wage	$70,090
50th Percentile Wage	$90,940
75th Percentile Wage	$117,260
90th Percentile Wage	$149,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for education administrators in the industry of educational services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) education administrators is $149,330. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $90,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent education administrators is $54,500.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2016)

The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of education administrators in the industry of Educational Services from 2012 to 2016.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	90,940	2.24%	4.89%
2015	88,900	0.74%	-
2014	88,240	1.21%	-
2013	87,170	0.78%	-
2012	86,490	-	-

Table 2. Average Hourly Salary

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$26.20
25th Percentile Wage	$33.70
50th Percentile Wage	$43.72
75th Percentile Wage	$56.37
90th Percentile Wage	$71.79

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for education administrators in the industry of educational services. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) education administrators is $71.79. The median hourly salary is $43.72. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $26.20.

Table 3. Compare Education Administrator Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of education administrators in 28 industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of education administrators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry	Median Annual Salary
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$106,770
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$99,120
Educational Services - State government owned	$94,230
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$93,670
Educational Services - Local government owned	$93,590
Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$92,210
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$92,180
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$92,160
Junior colleges - Local government owned	$91,500
Educational Services	$90,940
Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$88,200
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$85,660
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$83,010
Educational Support Services	$82,200
Educational Services - Privately owned	$81,360
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$80,510
Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$79,830
Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$78,580
Junior colleges - Privately owned	$76,420
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$75,540
Junior colleges - State government owned	$75,520
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$75,250
Technical and Trade Schools	$74,110
Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$73,640
Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$73,580
Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$70,830
Other Schools and Instruction	$58,340
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$57,930

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