Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A education administrators, postsecondary earns a national median of $104,590 a year (mean $126,540) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #114 of 825.
How much does a education administrators, postsecondary earn in the US?
A education administrators, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $104,590 a year (mean $126,540), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 180,470 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9033), ranked #114 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$104,590
per year
Mean
$126,540
per year
Employment
180,470
US workers
National rank
#114
of 825 by median
What a education administrators, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a education administrators, postsecondary (SOC 11-9033) earns a median annual wage of $104,590 and a mean (average) of $126,540. The median is the midpoint — half of education administrators, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a education administrators, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for education administrators, postsecondary is $104,590, and the mean (average) is $126,540. The median is the midpoint — half of education administrators, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does education administrators, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $104,590, a education administrators, postsecondary earns 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many education administrators, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 180,470 education administrators, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 11-9033), across all industries.
- Where does this education administrators, postsecondary salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9033. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9033 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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