Education administrators

Detailed Occupation

Add Comparison

2020 Workforce

944k

Average Age

Average Salary

$77,189

Average Male Salary

$92,246

Average Female Salary

$69,184

About

Education administrators are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education administrators was $77,189 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Education administrators are Iowa City PUMA, IA, Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN, and Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale & West Roxbury PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education administrators are Tompkins County PUMA, NY, Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN, and Iowa City PUMA, IA.

Management occupations Management, business, & financial occupations Management, business, science, & arts occupations

Employment and salary information for the Education administrators workforce. Education administrators workforce in 2020 was 944,011 people, of which 65.3% were women and 34.7% were men. Education administrators are paid most in Nuuanu to Kalihi PUMA, HI but are relatively concentrated in Tompkins County PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

327,656

Male Workforce

± 14k

616,355

Female Workforce

± 19.2k

The Education administrators workforce in 2020 was 944,011 people (65.3% women and 34.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.8% between 2014 (844,139) and 2020 (944,011).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($103,552), New Jersey ($96,919), and Connecticut ($94,429).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$77,189

AVERAGE WAGE

#108 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Education administrators earned an average of $77,189, $21,235 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Education administrators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.352

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Education administrators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.352, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($310,964).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

944k

2020 Workforce

± 23,778

1.78%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.52%

This graphic shows the share of Education administrators employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education administrators at 52.4%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 37.2% and Child day care services with 10.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education administrators in the US. The workforce of Education administrators in 2020 was 944,011 people, with 65.3% woman, and 34.7% men. The average age of male Education administrators in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Education administrators is 45.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Education administrators is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Education administrators in 2020 was 944,011 people, with 65.3% woman, and 34.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (139,778 people), 40 to 44 years (129,839 people), and 50 to 54 years (126,494 people). Among them they concentrated 42% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 10.6% of Education administrators workers were Hispanic and 89.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.3%), Puerto Rican (17.3)%, and Cuban (7.42)%

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

Races

In 2020, 76.6% of the Education administrators workforce were White, of which 64.6% were women and 35.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (3.61%).

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 2020 were Library Science.

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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (241,493 people), Business (92,569 people), and Social Sciences (56,572 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Education administrators workers were Graduate Degree (529,065 people), Bachelors Degree (235,423 people), and Some college (81,912 people).

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