Education administrators

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2024 Workforce

1.03M

Average Age

46.2

Average Salary

$90,718

Average Male Salary

$108,092

Average Female Salary

$82,042

About

Education administrators are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education administrators was $90,718 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Education administrators are Ellis County PUMA, TX, Philadelphia City (Upper North) PUMA, PA, and Boston City--Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale & West Roxbury PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education administrators are Tompkins County PUMA, NY, Philadelphia City (Upper North) PUMA, PA, and Regional Planning Commission 6--New Orleans City (Northeast) PUMA, LA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Education administrators workforce. Education administrators workforce in 2024 was 1,031,016 people, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% were men.

Education administrators are paid most in Orange County (Central)--Irvine City (South) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Tompkins County PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

343,382

Male Workforce

± 14.4k

687,634

Female Workforce

± 20.3k

The Education administrators workforce in 2024 was 1,031,016 people (66.7% women and 33.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 21% between 2014 (851,824) and 2024 (1,031,016).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Education administrators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($119,272), New Jersey ($111,281), and Connecticut ($108,016).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$90,718

AVERAGE WAGE

#89 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Education administrators earned an average of $90,718, $20,841 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Education administrators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Education administrators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.341, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Education administrators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Education administrators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Education administrators and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Education administrators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Education administrators, by average wage, is Construction ($310,463).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.03M

2024 Workforce

± 24,846

1.81%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.36%

This graphic shows the share of Education administrators employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education administrators at 49.5%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 35.7% and Child day care services with 10.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education administrators in the US. The workforce of Education administrators in 2024 was 1,031,016 people, with 66.7% woman, and 33.3% men. The average age of male Education administrators in the workforce is 46.7 and of female Education administrators is 45.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Education administrators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Education administrators in 2024 was 1,031,016 people, with 66.7% woman, and 33.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (157,153 people), 50 to 54 years (153,089 people), and 40 to 44 years (150,575 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 12.5% of Education administrators workers were Hispanic and 87.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53.6%), Puerto Rican (14.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.31)%

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Races

In 2024, 68.6% of the Education administrators workforce were White, of which 65.4% were women and 34.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.8%) and Two or More Races (9.15%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Education administrators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Education administrators is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Education.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Education administrators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (246,678 people), Business (103,769 people), and Social Sciences (61,362 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Education administrators workers were Graduate Degree (584,598 people), Bachelors Degree (254,820 people), and Some college (81,888 people).

The graphic shows the Education administrators workforce by gender and educational level.