Highest-paying Cities for Directors, Religious Activities and Education

The top 100 highest paying cities for directors, religious activities and education (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 directors, religious activities and education in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $102,200, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is the highest paying city for directors, religious activities and education. It is followed by Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon (average annual salary $91,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of directors, religious activities and education in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$102,200	$53,470	30
2	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$91,530	$51,450	n/a
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$84,660	$27,560	100
4	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$82,870	$30,190	90
5	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$75,740	$46,740	50
6	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$73,750	$18,760	60
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$69,080	$46,390	210
8	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$68,070	$42,370	160
9	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$67,800	$27,980	30
10	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$65,770	$27,500	30
11	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$65,360	$36,450	50
12	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$65,040	$33,100	n/a
13	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$64,800	$30,170	80
14	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$64,500	$40,190	60
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$64,380	$40,260	180
16	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$63,900	$37,300	n/a
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$63,750	$43,930	260
18	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$63,690	$41,000	330
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$63,650	$40,130	40
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$63,370	$35,440	640
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$62,360	$36,440	1,970
22	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$61,410	$36,620	50
23	Richmond, Virginia	$61,270	$37,450	180
24	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,070	$33,950	60
25	Kansas City, Missouri	$60,520	$33,110	50
26	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$60,080	$29,840	40
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$59,970	$25,650	680
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,870	$38,060	4,930
29	State College, Pennsylvania	$59,850	$18,210	40
30	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$59,650	$37,740	60
31	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$59,300	$23,850	260
32	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,870	$30,780	660
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$58,820	$34,320	340
34	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$58,060	$36,400	30
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$57,590	$36,970	450
36	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$57,440	$25,460	90
37	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$57,180	$34,410	30
38	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$55,790	$30,030	170
39	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$55,000	$29,530	60
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$54,240	$49,650	330
41	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$53,980	$31,180	40
42	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$53,950	$36,330	40
43	Anchorage, Alaska	$52,760	$43,610	40
44	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$52,240	$36,750	130
45	Modesto, California	$52,150	$35,400	40
46	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$51,610	$35,150	380
47	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$51,480	$34,060	90
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$51,430	$21,890	50
49	Rochester, New York	$51,370	$29,580	190
50	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$51,110	$32,580	220
51	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$51,100	$27,880	60
52	Stockton, California	$50,980	$35,140	50
53	Honolulu, Hawaii	$50,870	$19,160	250
54	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$50,740	$34,640	70
55	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$50,670	$31,640	90
56	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$50,340	$48,130	60
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$50,330	$23,090	880
58	New Haven, Connecticut	$50,300	$32,020	30
59	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$49,410	$37,440	40
60	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$49,360	$22,680	n/a
61	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$48,580	$31,750	60
62	Fresno, California	$48,430	$35,930	100
63	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$47,490	$37,800	90
64	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$47,140	$24,000	190
65	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$46,980	$29,700	230
66	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$46,830	$22,140	70
67	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$46,780	$29,650	60
68	Binghamton, New York	$46,640	$30,600	60
69	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$46,620	$27,740	60
70	Toledo, Ohio	$46,620	$19,460	30
71	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$46,480	$32,160	330
72	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$46,400	$29,700	40
73	Tyler, Texas	$46,350	$31,900	30
74	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$46,000	$28,950	60
75	Jackson, Mississippi	$45,980	$22,810	40
76	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$45,900	$28,530	50
77	Knoxville, Tennessee	$45,830	$37,340	170
78	Columbus, Ohio	$45,800	$22,440	50
79	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$45,660	$40,210	50
80	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$45,630	$32,150	40
81	Dayton, Ohio	$45,600	$21,470	50
82	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$45,440	$32,190	90
83	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$45,410	$39,940	40
84	Salinas, California	$45,350	$26,580	30
85	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$45,320	$31,200	720
86	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,210	$21,670	290
87	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$45,180	$18,190	1,070
88	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$45,120	$31,860	390
89	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$45,110	$26,230	40
90	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$44,950	$25,110	1,070
91	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$44,910	$34,530	310
92	Madison, Wisconsin	$44,890	$31,910	40
93	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$44,850	$33,750	n/a
94	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,770	$25,240	790
95	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$44,590	$21,920	110
96	Jacksonville, Florida	$44,510	$27,340	90
97	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$44,470	$36,300	30
98	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$44,410	$37,220	60
99	Mobile, Alabama	$44,260	$27,390	40
100	Huntsville, Alabama	$44,060	$43,850	30

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