Education administrators

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2021 Workforce

966k

Average Age

46.1

Average Salary

$81,067

Average Male Salary

$97,414

Average Female Salary

$72,526

About

Education administrators are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education administrators was $81,067 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Education administrators are Iowa City PUMA, IA, Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX, and Brazos CountyCollege Station & Bryan Cities PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education administrators are Tompkins County PUMA, NY, Kentucky River Area Development District PUMA, KY, and Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL.

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Employment and salary information for the Education administrators workforce. Education administrators workforce in 2021 was 965,704 people, of which 65.7% were women and 34.3% were men. Education administrators are paid most in Miami City (East) & Key Biscayne Village PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Tompkins County PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

331,399

Male Workforce

± 14.1k

634,305

Female Workforce

± 19.5k

The Education administrators workforce in 2021 was 965,704 people (65.7% women and 34.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 14.4% between 2014 (844,139) and 2021 (965,704).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($107,307), District of Columbia ($103,251), and New Jersey ($101,418).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$81,067

AVERAGE WAGE

#108 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Education administrators earned an average of $81,067, $21,471 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Education administrators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.351

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Education administrators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.351, 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 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($251,196).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

966k

2021 Workforce

± 24,049

2.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.46%

This graphic shows the share of Education administrators employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education administrators at 52.3%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 37.1% and Child day care services with 10.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education administrators in the US. The workforce of Education administrators in 2021 was 965,704 people, with 65.7% woman, and 34.3% men. The average age of male Education administrators in the workforce is 46.5 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 2021 was 965,704 people, with 65.7% woman, and 34.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (143,369 people), 50 to 54 years (134,896 people), and 40 to 44 years (133,653 people). Among them they concentrated 42.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 10.9% of Education administrators workers were Hispanic and 89.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.4%), Puerto Rican (17.5)%, and Cuban (7.19)%

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Races

In 2021, 74.8% of the Education administrators workforce were White, of which 64.7% were women and 35.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.5%) and Two or More Races (4.8%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (245,711 people), Business (94,252 people), and Social Sciences (57,806 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Education administrators workers were Graduate Degree (544,138 people), Bachelors Degree (240,063 people), and Some college (81,304 people).

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