The highest-paying states for postsecondary 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 postsecondary education administrators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $131,340, New Jersey is the highest paying state for postsecondary education administrators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $126,630). 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 postsecondary 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 | New Jersey | $131,340 |
$86,230 | 2,110 |
| 2 | New York | $126,630 |
$66,520 | 10,810 |
| 3 | California | $121,630 |
$70,490 | 11,670 |
| 4 | Maryland | $119,120 |
$67,700 | 2,530 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $118,790 |
$55,390 | 410 |
| 6 | Florida | $115,400 |
$68,220 | 1,270 |
| 7 | Delaware | $113,020 |
$70,410 | 280 |
| 8 | Wyoming | $111,670 |
$67,980 | 130 |
| 9 | Alaska | $105,080 |
$52,830 | 180 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $103,820 |
$69,630 | 850 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $103,560 |
$57,560 | 350 |
| 12 | South Dakota | $102,920 |
$68,560 | 200 |
| 13 | Nevada | $102,410 |
$62,290 | 700 |
| 14 | Michigan | $98,670 |
$57,730 | 5,180 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $98,540 |
$57,570 | 2,730 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $96,820 |
$58,260 | 2,380 |
| 17 | Virginia | $96,500 |
$55,370 | 2,780 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $96,080 |
$57,750 | 5,330 |
| 19 | Colorado | $95,390 |
$58,490 | 1,870 |
| 20 | Texas | $94,900 |
$57,630 | 10,380 |
| 21 | Georgia | $94,680 |
$56,080 | 3,190 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $93,960 |
$50,650 | 2,440 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $93,870 |
$54,700 | 4,870 |
| 24 | Oregon | $93,300 |
$54,840 | 1,590 |
| 25 | Ohio | $92,620 |
$54,540 | 4,610 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $92,490 |
$56,740 | 940 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | $92,300 |
$61,060 | 11,490 |
| 28 | Washington | $92,300 |
$64,430 | 2,230 |
| 29 | Arizona | $91,990 |
$50,780 | 3,070 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $91,450 |
$56,220 | 1,080 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $91,440 |
$51,690 | 3,720 |
| 32 | Alabama | $91,070 |
$54,360 | 2,340 |
| 33 | Kansas | $91,070 |
$47,210 | 1,450 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $89,760 |
$51,630 | 1,260 |
| 35 | District of Columbia | $89,450 |
$54,060 | 1,580 |
| 36 | Missouri | $89,410 |
$54,060 | 2,470 |
| 37 | Iowa | $88,690 |
$50,600 | 2,440 |
| 38 | Indiana | $88,640 |
$50,450 | 3,660 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $87,230 |
$51,690 | 1,650 |
| 40 | Connecticut | $87,150 |
$46,850 | 1,780 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | $85,490 |
$55,750 | 800 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $83,560 |
$55,610 | 620 |
| 43 | Illinois | $82,460 |
$50,710 | 8,120 |
| 44 | Idaho | $82,430 |
$50,180 | 1,390 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $82,360 |
$48,510 | 1,460 |
| 46 | Montana | $81,380 |
$48,030 | 400 |
| 47 | Utah | $81,200 |
$54,040 | 1,580 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $78,940 |
$48,330 | 2,180 |
| 49 | Maine | $78,010 |
$49,190 | 670 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $76,580 |
$46,610 | 2,110 |
| 51 | Guam | $76,350 |
$51,110 | 50 |
| 52 | Vermont | $65,930 |
$51,140 | 390 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $59,030 |
$31,160 | 1,420 |