Highest-paying Cities for Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators

The top 100 highest paying cities for elementary and secondary school 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 elementary and secondary school education administrators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $159,810, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is the highest paying city for elementary and secondary school education administrators. It is followed by Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut (average annual salary $158,630). 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 elementary and secondary school education administrators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$159,810	$122,430	110
2	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$158,630	$85,340	1,050
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$158,610	$93,290	1,200
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$157,050	$101,280	3,210
5	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$156,910	$126,340	180
6	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$148,330	$104,670	2,830
7	Danbury, Connecticut	$146,420	$97,380	180
8	Olympia, Washington	$141,050	$107,510	220
9	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$138,060	$92,170	310
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$137,810	$100,070	21,910
11	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$136,770	$81,210	1,360
12	New Haven, Connecticut	$135,670	$77,880	720
13	Salinas, California	$135,600	$101,200	340
14	Waterbury, Connecticut	$135,270	$98,650	220
15	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$134,380	$127,140	270
16	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$134,340	$96,680	330
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$134,150	$103,810	2,750
18	Bellingham, Washington	$134,090	$102,150	170
19	Fairbanks, Alaska	$133,820	$94,010	60
20	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$133,690	$89,050	320
21	Stockton, California	$133,360	$101,960	590
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$133,330	$81,110	3,110
23	Walla Walla, Washington	$133,310	$104,410	50
24	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$133,180	$78,340	1,740
25	Ocean City, New Jersey	$132,370	$100,270	100
26	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$132,200	$103,160	110
27	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$132,140	$75,420	230
28	Boulder, Colorado	$131,980	$83,480	320
29	Longview, Washington	$131,960	$114,700	80
30	Napa, California	$131,930	$81,450	70
31	Spokane, Washington	$131,340	$98,540	390
32	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$131,320	$96,480	250
33	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$131,070	$102,940	120
34	Yuba City, California	$130,880	$104,220	140
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$130,680	$93,880	8,110
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$130,450	$98,000	140
37	Modesto, California	$130,430	$100,610	400
38	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$130,340	$80,700	1,810
39	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$130,300	$78,070	2,080
40	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$130,160	$96,740	510
41	Yakima, Washington	$130,150	$103,690	280
42	El Centro, California	$130,140	$106,530	170
43	Merced, California	$129,980	$101,700	200
44	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$129,760	$50,020	350
45	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$129,070	$95,040	120
46	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$129,050	$97,700	230
47	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$129,010	$98,680	720
48	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$128,860	$98,790	140
49	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$128,780	$79,870	180
50	Bend, Oregon	$128,750	$80,400	150
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$128,690	$80,580	6,230
52	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$128,570	$82,700	580
53	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$128,520	$97,080	270
54	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$128,500	$100,290	320
55	Kingston, New York	$128,410	$93,290	140
56	Salem, Oregon	$127,890	$79,300	440
57	Ithaca, New York	$127,860	$79,780	70
58	Chico, California	$127,730	$100,520	140
59	Visalia-Porterville, California	$127,720	$98,610	410
60	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$127,570	$94,210	2,690
61	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$127,520	$70,300	2,550
62	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$126,880	$80,390	5,260
63	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$126,370	$99,180	320
64	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$126,280	$100,270	40
65	Redding, California	$125,940	$97,490	130
66	Albany, Oregon	$125,880	$79,140	140
67	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$125,810	$92,520	1,500
68	Grants Pass, Oregon	$125,570	$46,140	60
69	Fresno, California	$124,890	$101,960	760
70	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$124,890	$78,790	6,970
71	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$124,830	$101,960	260
72	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$124,830	$78,590	290
73	Corvallis, Oregon	$123,970	$82,690	70
74	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$123,730	$80,290	2,650
75	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$123,240	$80,690	110
76	Medford, Oregon	$123,100	$75,040	180
77	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$122,450	$87,010	2,040
78	Salisbury, Maryland	$122,190	$93,540	400
79	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$121,510	$86,850	1,900
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$121,270	$69,920	700
81	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$120,090	$80,570	520
82	Dover, Delaware	$119,980	$102,940	250
83	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$119,660	$84,920	4,910
84	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$119,530	$60,540	240
85	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$118,920	$98,540	190
86	Tacoma, Washington	$118,860	$91,270	590
87	Camden, New Jersey	$117,200	$85,740	1,170
88	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$116,920	$78,340	450
89	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$116,360	$79,110	12,260
90	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$115,090	$82,750	1,300
91	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$115,010	$85,410	860
92	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$114,520	$80,830	2,990
93	Wilmington, New Jersey	$113,410	$83,730	610
94	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$112,950	$85,900	90
95	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$111,950	$68,600	1,300
96	Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$110,160	$74,840	90
97	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$110,140	$69,790	4,350
98	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$110,110	$69,140	120
99	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$109,790	$70,130	290
100	Lincoln, Nebraska	$109,770	$97,400	200

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