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Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$69,090
25th Percentile Wage
$83,190
50th Percentile Wage
$109,790
75th Percentile Wage
$157,680
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $157,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,090.

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
$109,790
0.34% 11.30%
2018
$109,420
-9.51% -
2017
$119,830
3.76% -
2016
$115,330
4.30% -
2015
$110,370
3.95% -
2014
$106,010
7.40% -
2013
$98,170
0.80% -
2012
$97,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,790, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education administrators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Lubbock (median annual salary of $135,610). Compared with Lubbock, the median annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lubbock
$135,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$109,790
Brownsville-Harlingen
$104,880
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$101,010
El Paso
$100,650
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$100,620
College Station-Bryan
$98,440
Tyler
$96,480
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$95,780
Waco
$95,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$93,920
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$93,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$91,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$91,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$89,790
Odessa
$88,020
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$87,360
Fort Worth-Arlington
$83,810
Corpus Christi
$82,340
Laredo
$80,670
Amarillo
$80,660
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,530
Longview
$79,050
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$75,340
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,800
Abilene
$71,470
Sherman-Denison
$62,470

See also: Top paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas.