Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Administrators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,490
25th Percentile Wage
$61,440
50th Percentile Wage
$88,320
75th Percentile Wage
$130,930
90th Percentile Wage
$196,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $196,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$88,320
10.53% -20.21%
2016
$79,020
-12.47% -
2015
$88,870
-5.21% -
2014
$93,500
-12.90% -
2013
$105,560
-0.58% -
2012
$106,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,320 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Nassau-Suffolk is 47.8 percent (47.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$169,090
Rochester
$134,180
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$132,090
Syracuse
$125,380
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$112,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$110,500
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$108,360
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$107,410
Utica-Rome
$103,200
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$101,470
Binghamton
$100,400
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$98,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$96,810
Kingston
$90,720
Nassau-Suffolk
$88,320
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$79,470