The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $132,530, Connecticut is the highest paying state for elementary and secondary school education administrators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $128,770). 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 elementary and secondary school 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 | Connecticut | $132,530 |
$75,320 | 4,190 |
| 2 | New York | $128,770 |
$79,800 | 20,670 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $128,460 |
$92,780 | 9,370 |
| 4 | California | $127,450 |
$88,680 | 24,540 |
| 5 | Washington | $121,540 |
$84,880 | 5,490 |
| 6 | Maryland | $119,160 |
$83,110 | 4,680 |
| 7 | Delaware | $116,640 |
$88,470 | 830 |
| 8 | Alaska | $114,840 |
$80,970 | 760 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $110,570 |
$71,550 | 3,780 |
| 10 | Oregon | $109,690 |
$68,380 | 3,540 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $108,120 |
$68,130 | 1,260 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $107,840 |
$69,310 | 8,290 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $107,760 |
$75,750 | 1,020 |
| 14 | Illinois | $102,910 |
$66,040 | 12,480 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $102,720 |
$78,330 | 1,890 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $100,540 |
$68,950 | 8,470 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $98,900 |
$67,890 | 4,380 |
| 18 | Iowa | $98,800 |
$68,180 | 2,660 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $98,710 |
$69,340 | 1,080 |
| 20 | North Dakota | $98,540 |
$67,320 | 780 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $97,690 |
$78,720 | 400 |
| 22 | Utah | $96,360 |
$59,740 | 2,170 |
| 23 | Georgia | $94,790 |
$70,370 | 8,240 |
| 24 | Michigan | $94,620 |
$62,710 | 6,650 |
| 25 | Nevada | $93,970 |
$67,140 | 1,650 |
| 26 | Colorado | $93,620 |
$66,610 | 4,890 |
| 27 | Virginia | $92,900 |
$64,450 | 7,180 |
| 28 | Vermont | $92,200 |
$51,360 | 820 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $91,760 |
$66,060 | 1,380 |
| 30 | Ohio | $89,960 |
$58,300 | 9,500 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $88,230 |
$62,780 | 4,150 |
| 32 | Indiana | $87,840 |
$60,100 | 5,010 |
| 33 | Montana | $87,300 |
$62,110 | 790 |
| 34 | Kansas | $86,500 |
$63,410 | 2,390 |
| 35 | Maine | $85,830 |
$61,810 | 1,400 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $84,510 |
$58,510 | 5,520 |
| 37 | Florida | $84,430 |
$46,720 | 4,670 |
| 38 | Missouri | $84,360 |
$62,450 | 5,610 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $83,560 |
$58,320 | 4,300 |
| 40 | Texas | $83,450 |
$62,260 | 29,960 |
| 41 | Alabama | $82,030 |
$60,640 | 3,630 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $81,270 |
$63,980 | 1,600 |
| 43 | Idaho | $80,700 |
$53,270 | 1,500 |
| 44 | Arizona | $79,680 |
$53,660 | 5,050 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $79,540 |
$58,630 | 620 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $79,310 |
$59,670 | 2,400 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $77,220 |
$57,170 | 2,910 |
| 48 | Guam | $75,170 |
$55,620 | 130 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $73,170 |
$53,360 | 3,290 |
| 50 | North Carolina | $71,870 |
$52,740 | 8,390 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $71,870 |
$52,940 | 1,690 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $71,220 |
$49,770 | 120 |
| 53 | Louisiana | $68,860 |
$24,540 | 5,270 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $49,310 |
$34,040 | 1,430 |