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Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 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. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Administrators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,740
25th Percentile Wage
$89,590
50th Percentile Wage
$112,400
75th Percentile Wage
$148,110
90th Percentile Wage
$194,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $194,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,740.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$112,400
2.66% 7.14%
2018
$109,410
1.38% -
2017
$107,900
5.03% -
2015
$102,470
-1.09% -
2014
$103,590
-0.47% -
2013
$104,080
-0.28% -
2012
$104,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $112,400 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$140,080
Visalia-Porterville
$138,820
Modesto
$138,730
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$128,690
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$128,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$124,790
Merced
$124,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$124,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$123,910
Fresno
$121,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$121,260
Redding
$120,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$117,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$117,350
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$116,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$112,400
Bakersfield-Delano
$111,620
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$111,600
Stockton
$111,200
Vallejo-Fairfield
$110,680
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$108,050
Salinas
$106,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$106,800
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$104,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$99,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$96,350
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$94,900
Napa
$87,280
Chico
$79,830

See also: Top paying jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California.