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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · SOC 11-9032

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in the Columbia Metro Area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Columbia, MO metro area

Figures describe the Columbia, MO metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Columbia city limits.

Median annual wage$95,600

BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in the Columbia, MO metro area earned a median of $95,600 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $66,750 at the 10th percentile to $122,380 at the 90th. BLS estimates 220 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in the Columbia metro area earn more than $95,600 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $77,990 and $111,400.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$66,750$77,990$95,600$111,400$122,380

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Columbia metro areathis metro area
    $95,600
  • Missouristate (MO)
    $100,400
  • United Statesnational
    $105,870

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −5% vs Missouri overall and −10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

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Where this metro sits nationally

$64,970$101,400$137,830$174,260Lawton, OK — $64,970Goldsboro, NC — $74,880Lafayette, LA — $76,010Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $77,080Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $78,050Charleston, WV — $78,260Jacksonville, NC — $78,260Aguadilla, PR — $78,430Burlington, NC — $78,530San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $78,620Hammond, LA — $78,630Tallahassee, FL — $78,720Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $79,300Beckley, WV — $79,310Morgantown, WV — $79,440San Angelo, TX — $79,520Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $79,530Asheville, NC — $79,770Alexandria, LA — $79,820Winston-Salem, NC — $79,940Rocky Mount, NC — $80,030College Station-Bryan, TX — $80,040Arecibo, PR — $80,130Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $80,330Monroe, LA — $80,650Sebring, FL — $80,690Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $80,730Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $80,950Tyler, TX — $81,240Victoria, TX — $81,360Hattiesburg, MS — $81,420Mayaguez, PR — $81,630Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $81,750Fayetteville, NC — $81,820Texarkana, TX-AR — $82,050Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $82,120Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $82,200Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $82,210Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $82,270Jacksonville, FL — $82,460Killeen-Temple, TX — $82,470Corpus Christi, TX — $82,520Gainesville, FL — $82,530Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $82,570Ponce, PR — $82,590Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $82,830Abilene, TX — $82,910Wilmington, NC — $82,930Waco, TX — $82,950Lawrence, KS — $83,240Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $83,280Anniston-Oxford, AL — $83,320Wheeling, WV-OH — $83,510Flagstaff, AZ — $83,540Longview, TX — $84,060Lubbock, TX — $84,310Lake Charles, LA — $84,410Manhattan, KS — $84,910Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $85,010San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $85,070Jefferson City, MO — $85,110Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $85,550Jackson, MS — $85,890Jackson, TN — $85,910El Paso, TX — $85,960Midland, TX — $86,210New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $86,320Jonesboro, AR — $86,430Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $86,580Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $87,270Tulsa, OK — $87,810Greenville, NC — $87,960Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $88,020Tucson, AZ — $88,510Laredo, TX — $88,620McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $88,910Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $89,120Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $89,170Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $89,750Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $90,260Johnson City, TN — $90,390Wichita Falls, TX — $91,520Gadsden, AL — $92,140Bloomington, IN — $92,590South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $92,660Sumter, SC — $92,920Enid, OK — $94,210Mansfield, OH — $94,260Muncie, IN — $94,500Terre Haute, IN — $94,720Montgomery, AL — $94,750Great Falls, MT — $94,940Valdosta, GA — $95,000Amarillo, TX — $95,070Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $95,100Greensboro-High Point, NC — $95,130Odessa, TX — $95,190Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $95,420Morristown, TN — $95,430Macon-Bibb County, GA — $95,510Columbia, MO — $95,600Lynchburg, VA — $95,690Ocala, FL — $96,140Sandusky, OH — $96,260Rapid City, SD — $96,370St. Joseph, MO-KS — $96,390Fort Smith, AR-OK — $96,420Missoula, MT — $96,500Oklahoma City, OK — $96,530Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $96,590Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $96,610Youngstown-Warren, OH — $96,710Kokomo, IN — $96,730Springfield, OH — $96,750Joplin, MO-KS — $96,810Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $96,860Sherman-Denison, TX — $96,960Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $97,070Lima, OH — $97,240Decatur, AL — $97,540Clarksville, TN-KY — $97,590Twin Falls, ID — $97,680Dothan, AL — $97,800Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $97,940Paducah, KY-IL — $98,130Columbus, IN — $98,160Erie, PA — $98,190Columbus, GA-AL — $98,210Topeka, KS — $98,260Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $98,390Roanoke, VA — $98,470Albany, GA — $98,620Raleigh-Cary, NC — $98,680Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $98,920Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $99,210Cleveland, OH — $99,230Pocatello, ID — $99,250Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $99,290Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $99,360Bay City, MI — $99,390Niles, MI — $99,430Mobile, AL — $99,460Kankakee, IL — $99,470Dalton, GA — $99,490Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $99,490Bozeman, MT — $99,540Cleveland, TN — $99,640Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $99,640Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $99,780Baton Rouge, LA — $99,810Canton-Massillon, OH — $99,810Auburn-Opelika, AL — $99,870Knoxville, TN — $99,950Rockford, IL — $99,980Spartanburg, SC — $100,000Fort Wayne, IN — $100,060Gainesville, GA — $100,060Toledo, OH — $100,140Cheyenne, WY — $100,290Yuma, AZ — $100,290Tuscaloosa, AL — $100,380Birmingham, AL — $100,410Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $100,410Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $100,450Florence, SC — $100,450Battle Creek, MI — $100,460Idaho Falls, ID — $100,570Springfield, MO — $100,590Bangor, ME — $100,640Peoria, IL — $100,640Bowling Green, KY — $100,700Monroe, MI — $100,740Altoona, PA — $100,790Columbus, OH — $101,000Akron, OH — $101,070Hot Springs, AR — $101,100Elizabethtown, KY — $101,150Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $101,280Port St. Lucie, FL — $101,300Pittsfield, MA — $101,420Boise City, ID — $101,440Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $101,450Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $101,520Champaign-Urbana, IL — $101,570Huntsville, AL — $101,570Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $101,680Johnstown, PA — $101,720Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $101,730Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $101,820Columbia, SC — $101,830Naples-Marco Island, FL — $101,980Winchester, VA-WV — $102,120Flint, MI — $102,220Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $102,280Traverse City, MI — $102,390Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $102,400Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $102,400Rome, GA — $102,450Evansville, IN — $102,460Wichita, KS — $102,480Bloomington, IL — $102,590Jackson, MI — $102,630Dubuque, IA — $102,660Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $103,020Charlottesville, VA — $103,070Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $103,130Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $103,180Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $103,240Iowa City, IA — $103,420Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $103,440Farmington, NM — $103,520Helena, MT — $103,530Savannah, GA — $103,650Decatur, IL — $103,730Chambersburg, PA — $103,780Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $103,850Manchester-Nashua, NH — $103,980Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $104,020Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $104,050Ann Arbor, MI — $104,140Reno, NV — $104,250Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $104,360Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $104,370Richmond, VA — $104,380Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $104,380Saginaw, MI — $104,410Coeur d'Alene, ID — $104,570Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $104,660Chattanooga, TN-GA — $104,690Athens-Clarke County, GA — $104,770Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $104,770St. Cloud, MN — $104,860Harrisonburg, VA — $104,960Hinesville, GA — $104,990Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $105,050Owensboro, KY — $105,090Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $105,200Cedar Rapids, IA — $105,200Kansas City, MO-KS — $105,230Warner Robins, GA — $105,260Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $105,270Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $105,470Las Cruces, NM — $105,580Pittsburgh, PA — $105,700Rochester, NY — $105,820Wausau, WI — $105,910Minot, ND — $106,040Springfield, MA — $106,210Colorado Springs, CO — $106,360Ames, IA — $106,520North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $106,560Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $106,670Elmira, NY — $106,800St. Louis, MO-IL — $107,640Albuquerque, NM — $107,950Casper, WY — $108,060Springfield, IL — $108,460Glens Falls, NY — $108,950Binghamton, NY — $109,030Reading, PA — $109,050Grand Junction, CO — $109,350Sheboygan, WI — $109,350Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $109,420Grand Island, NE — $109,460Fond du Lac, WI — $109,880Syracuse, NY — $110,010Lancaster, PA — $110,040Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $110,160Lexington-Fayette, KY — $110,210Gettysburg, PA — $110,250Midland, MI — $110,310Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $110,850Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $111,470Fargo, ND-MN — $112,600Grand Forks, ND-MN — $112,900Williamsport, PA — $113,000Portland-South Portland, ME — $113,160Santa Fe, NM — $115,190Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $115,400Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $115,990Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $116,350Lewiston, ID-WA — $117,340Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $117,980Rochester, MN — $118,320Appleton, WI — $118,390Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $119,390Utica-Rome, NY — $119,700Lebanon, PA — $120,080Worcester, MA — $120,480Eau Claire, WI — $120,570Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $120,830Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $121,130Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $121,410La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $121,780Ithaca, NY — $121,910Omaha, NE-IA — $121,950York-Hanover, PA — $122,130Logan, UT-ID — $122,370Kenosha, WI — $122,520Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $122,700Janesville-Beloit, WI — $123,000Duluth, MN-WI — $123,090Medford, OR — $123,090Salisbury, MD — $123,350Green Bay, WI — $123,440State College, PA — $123,640St. George, UT — $124,060Greeley, CO — $124,850Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $124,990Pueblo, CO — $125,090Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $125,480Albany, OR — $125,910Madison, WI — $126,320Urban Honolulu, HI — $126,670Ogden, UT — $126,760Bend, OR — $127,220Corvallis, OR — $127,470Mankato, MN — $127,590Dover, DE — $127,650Vineland, NJ — $127,760Lexington Park, MD — $127,810Grants Pass, OR — $128,380Lincoln, NE — $128,640Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $128,780Barnstable Town, MA — $129,050Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $129,130Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $130,320Salem, OR — $130,500Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $130,650Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $130,760Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $130,880Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $131,080Anchorage, AK — $131,210Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $131,590Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $131,880Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $132,160Eugene-Springfield, OR — $132,470Redding, CA — $134,020Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $134,490Fresno, CA — $134,720Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $136,210Boulder, CO — $136,330Kingston, NY — $137,220Walla Walla, WA — $137,660Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $137,710Chico, CA — $139,600Bismarck, ND — $139,710Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $141,580Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $142,000Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $143,170Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $144,210Yakima, WA — $151,280San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $152,560Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $154,410Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $155,350Stockton-Lodi, CA — $155,770Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $155,780El Centro, CA — $156,750Merced, CA — $157,180Yuba City, CA — $157,540Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $157,630Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $157,750Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $159,120Napa, CA — $159,660Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $159,950Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $159,950New Haven, CT — $160,050Modesto, CA — $160,240San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $160,820Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $161,380Kennewick-Richland, WA — $161,530Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $161,590Salinas, CA — $161,590Longview-Kelso, WA — $162,170Visalia, CA — $163,130Vallejo, CA — $163,150Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $163,170San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $163,200New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $163,210San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $165,520Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $166,910Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $168,540Bellingham, WA — $169,470Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $170,970Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $171,910Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $174,260

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

The Columbia metro area has the 286th-highest published median for this occupation among the 386 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Other metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Columbia metro areathis page
    $95,600
  • St. Louis metro area
    $107,640
  • Kansas City metro area
    $105,230
  • Springfield metro area
    $100,590
  • Cape Girardeau metro area
    $96,860
  • Joplin metro area
    $96,810
  • St. Joseph metro area
    $96,390

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

Keep exploring

Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

General and Operations Managers$75,410Financial Managers$124,120Medical and Health Services Managers$111,760Education Administrators, Postsecondary$117,570Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,700Managers, All Other$123,150

Highest-paying metro areas for education administrators, kindergarten through secondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Columbia Metro

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

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.