Other Education Administrator Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for other education administrators in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other education administrators among California areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Other Education Administrators in California (2019 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,820
25th Percentile Wage
$64,440
50th Percentile Wage
$98,510
75th Percentile Wage
$128,650
90th Percentile Wage
$159,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other education administrators in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $50,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$98,510
14.27% 7.90%
2018
$84,450
-3.29% -
2017
$87,230
6.32% -
2016
$81,720
-10.51% -
2015
$90,310
-1.01% -
2014
$91,220
-3.56% -
2013
$94,470
3.96% -
2012
$90,730
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Other Education Administrators in California Cities (2019 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other education administrators in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other education administrators in state of California ranges from $47,230 to $137,530. The highest paying area for other education administrators in California is Fresno with a median annual salary of $137,530. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (mean annual salary $125,540). The lowest paying area is Santa Cruz-Watsonville with a median annual salary of $47,230.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fresno
$137,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$125,540
Stockton
$123,320
Modesto
$121,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$119,030
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$115,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$108,440
El Centro
$108,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$103,440
Salinas
$93,480
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$89,400
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$88,170
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$87,680
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$86,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$85,940
Napa
$84,960
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$84,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$83,760
Vallejo-Fairfield
$82,800
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$82,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$81,870
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$80,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$77,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$73,460
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$72,870
Chico
$72,780
Visalia-Porterville
$49,190
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$48,860
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$47,230