The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $64,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $161,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $113,850 | -4.84% | 8.10% |
| 2018 | $119,360 | 0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $118,390 | -0.30% | - |
| 2016 | $118,750 | 19.72% | - |
| 2015 | $95,330 | 4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $90,670 | 4.76% | - |
| 2013 | $86,350 | -21.17% | - |
| 2012 | $104,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,850 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.