Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Lubbock, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Lubbock, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Lubbock 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 Lubbock, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$69,440
25th Percentile Wage
$92,110
50th Percentile Wage
$135,610
75th Percentile Wage
$178,060
90th Percentile Wage
$170,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Lubbock, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,440.

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
$135,610
0.91% 30.09%
2018
$134,370
13.64% -
2016
$116,040
9.10% -
2015
$105,480
6.92% -
2014
$98,180
23.17% -
2013
$75,430
-25.69% -
2012
$94,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in Lubbock with Other Texas Cities

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

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 Lubbock, Texas.