The highest-paying states for other 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 other education administrators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $111,670, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other education administrators. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $107,600). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of other education administrators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $111,670 |
$61,360 | 940 |
| 2 | Virginia | $107,600 |
$64,880 | 1,250 |
| 3 | Maryland | $105,610 |
$59,780 | 2,550 |
| 4 | New York | $104,250 |
$55,020 | 2,120 |
| 5 | Guam | $103,960 |
$76,960 | 230 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | $100,090 |
$52,370 | 230 |
| 7 | Nebraska | $98,860 |
$41,970 | 110 |
| 8 | California | $98,510 |
$50,820 | 7,590 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $98,200 |
$60,120 | 530 |
| 10 | Alabama | $98,110 |
$52,950 | 620 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $97,290 |
$51,690 | 80 |
| 12 | Colorado | $96,570 |
$63,740 | 590 |
| 13 | Delaware | $95,080 |
$59,140 | 60 |
| 14 | Kansas | $93,660 |
$39,080 | 270 |
| 15 | Ohio | $87,940 |
$47,040 | 950 |
| 16 | Wyoming | $87,500 |
$63,660 | 80 |
| 17 | Iowa | $87,440 |
$49,760 | 500 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $85,810 |
$44,350 | 700 |
| 19 | Georgia | $85,450 |
$46,390 | 1,400 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $82,870 |
$57,190 | 710 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $82,730 |
$49,790 | 710 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $82,320 |
$40,230 | 200 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $82,030 |
$40,380 | 210 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $81,320 |
$51,120 | 120 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $80,310 |
$52,960 | 1,010 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $79,300 |
$30,990 | 440 |
| 27 | Washington | $79,270 |
$46,090 | 780 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $78,300 |
$44,160 | 1,310 |
| 29 | Alaska | $77,020 |
$41,230 | 190 |
| 30 | Nevada | $76,980 |
$42,660 | 230 |
| 31 | Mississippi | $76,160 |
$37,050 | 170 |
| 32 | Texas | $75,790 |
$44,210 | 2,120 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $75,780 |
$43,400 | 950 |
| 34 | Montana | $75,550 |
$54,690 | 50 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $75,540 |
$40,890 | 310 |
| 36 | Missouri | $75,120 |
$43,460 | 340 |
| 37 | Illinois | $74,780 |
$34,970 | 1,770 |
| 38 | Arizona | $73,900 |
$46,630 | 730 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $73,790 |
$59,700 | 70 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | $72,940 |
$39,990 | 330 |
| 41 | Michigan | $72,820 |
$41,110 | 750 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $72,030 |
$48,510 | 170 |
| 43 | Florida | $71,820 |
$42,620 | 1,430 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $71,590 |
$41,300 | 250 |
| 45 | Maine | $70,890 |
$41,700 | 240 |
| 46 | Vermont | $70,400 |
$45,240 | 110 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $65,890 |
$36,640 | 590 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $63,970 |
$38,800 | 220 |
| 49 | Indiana | $63,530 |
$35,610 | 250 |
| 50 | Utah | $56,760 |
$28,230 | 410 |
| 51 | Idaho | $56,510 |
$33,630 | 90 |
| 52 | New Hampshire | $55,000 |
$41,850 | 70 |
| 53 | Oregon | $54,320 |
$35,910 | 440 |