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Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,730
25th Percentile Wage
$94,010
50th Percentile Wage
$132,090
75th Percentile Wage
$177,530
90th Percentile Wage
$201,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$132,090
15.00% 22.18%
2018
$112,280
4.32% -
2017
$107,430
2.59% -
2016
$104,650
-3.33% -
2015
$108,130
-1.81% -
2014
$110,090
2.14% -
2013
$107,730
4.59% -
2012
$102,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $132,090 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 39.8 percent (39.8%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.