Education administrators

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2023 Workforce

1.01M

Average Age

46.2

Average Salary

$88,576

Average Male Salary

$104,861

Average Female Salary

$80,356

About

Education administrators are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education administrators was $88,576 in 2023.

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

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Education administrators workforce. Education administrators workforce in 2023 was 1,012,714 people, of which 66.5% were women and 33.5% were men. Education administrators are paid most in San Francisco County (Northeast)--Chinatown, North Beach & Russian Hill PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Regional Planning Commission 6--New Orleans City (Northeast) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

339,717

Male Workforce

± 14.3k

672,997

Female Workforce

± 20.1k

The Education administrators workforce in 2023 was 1,012,714 people (66.5% women and 33.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 18.9% between 2014 (851,824) and 2023 (1,012,714).

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 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($120,992), New Jersey ($108,685), and Connecticut ($106,990).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$88,576

AVERAGE WAGE

#111 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Education administrators earned an average of $88,576, $20,849 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Education administrators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

In 2023, Education administrators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($276,827).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.01M

2023 Workforce

± 24,625

2.86%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.37%

This graphic shows the share of Education administrators employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education administrators at 49.6%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 35.4% and Child day care services with 10.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education administrators in the US. The workforce of Education administrators in 2023 was 1,012,714 people, with 66.5% woman, and 33.5% men. The average age of male Education administrators in the workforce is 46.8 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 2023 was 1,012,714 people, with 66.5% woman, and 33.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (154,178 people), 50 to 54 years (149,039 people), and 40 to 44 years (144,240 people). Among them they concentrated 44.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 12.3% of Education administrators workers were Hispanic and 87.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53%), Puerto Rican (15.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.14)%

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Races

In 2023, 70.7% 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 (13.6%) and Two or More Races (7.8%).

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 2023 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (247,915 people), Business (102,615 people), and Social Sciences (61,201 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Education administrators workers were Graduate Degree (572,780 people), Bachelors Degree (253,206 people), and Some college (81,361 people).

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