Education Administrators, All Other · SOC 11-9039
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Education Administrators, All Others
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for education administrators, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 179 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visalia, CA | $157,490 | 80 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Modesto, CA | $150,500 | 90 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $132,400 | 2,600 | 0.8 |
| 4 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $128,410 | 1,090 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Merced, CA | $128,210 | 30 | 0.4 |
| 6 | Knoxville, TN | $127,720 | 160 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Gainesville, GA | $126,490 | 30 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $124,920 | 50 | 0.2 |
| 9 | Aguadilla, PR | $124,630 | 50 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Lexington Park, MD | $124,490 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 11 | Colorado Springs, CO | $123,120 | 430 | 1.4 |
| 12 | Flagstaff, AZ | $121,180 | 80 | 1.2 |
| 13 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $120,740 | 160 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City, OK | $120,270 | Not published | Not published |
| 15 | Chico, CA | $118,930 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 16 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $118,890 | 170 | 0.2 |
| 17 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $118,350 | 140 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Farmington, NM | $118,080 | 40 | 0.9 |
| 19 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $117,810 | 220 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Waco, TX | $117,810 | 40 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $117,640 | 240 | 0.3 |
| 22 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $117,190 | 60 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Longview, TX | $116,890 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 24 | Salem, OR | $116,080 | 50 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $115,920 | 100 | 0.4 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Education Administrators, All Other overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.