Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,080
25th Percentile Wage
$79,970
50th Percentile Wage
$108,060
75th Percentile Wage
$148,540
90th Percentile Wage
$207,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $207,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,080.

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
$108,060
7.75% 1.05%
2016
$99,690
-1.91% -
2015
$101,590
2.55% -
2014
$99,000
-7.23% -
2013
$106,160
-0.72% -
2012
$106,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $108,060, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education administrators in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $133,240). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Philadelphia is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$133,240
Philadelphia
$108,060
Erie
$106,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$102,640
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$101,040
Lancaster
$100,940
Williamsport
$100,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$98,350
Reading
$96,080
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$94,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$93,670
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$91,550
Pittsburgh
$87,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$87,480
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$87,170
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$84,890
York-Hanover
$76,990
Johnstown
$72,260