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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

11-9032 Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of public or private elementary or secondary level schools.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
250,280 0.7 % (4) $97,440 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $60,760 $75,010 $94,390 $117,720 $140,780
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 244,690 2.89 (4) $97,640
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,350 0.02 (4) $104,290
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 810 0.04 (4) $94,230
Educational Support Services 700 0.39 (4) $91,730
Child Day Care Services 430 0.05 (4) $57,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 244,690 2.89 (4) $97,640
Educational Support Services 700 0.39 (4) $91,730
Religious Organizations 400 0.21 (4) $79,630
Other Residential Care Facilities 140 0.08 (4) $78,050
Child Day Care Services 430 0.05 (4) $57,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 100 (7) (4) $104,750
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,350 0.02 (4) $104,290
Elementary and Secondary Schools 244,690 2.89 (4) $97,640
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 270 0.01 (4) $97,020
Technical and Trade Schools 30 0.02 (4) $96,290


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 26,190 2.20 1.25 (4) $84,830
California 21,320 1.28 0.73 (4) $118,810
New York 19,850 2.16 1.23 (4) $124,210
Illinois 12,120 2.04 1.16 (4) $104,280
Ohio 9,490 1.77 1.01 (4) $84,950




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 840 2.75 1.57 (4) $88,480
West Virginia 1,650 2.40 1.37 (4) $69,930
Maine 1,440 2.40 1.37 (4) $80,390
Connecticut 3,960 2.39 1.36 (4) $128,690
New Hampshire 1,530 2.36 1.35 (4) $85,600




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 3,960 2.39 1.36 (4) $128,690
New Jersey 8,690 2.17 1.23 (4) $128,570
New York 19,850 2.16 1.23 (4) $124,210
California 21,320 1.28 0.73 (4) $118,810
Washington 5,050 1.59 0.90 (4) $112,150



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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,020 2.24 1.28 (4) $131,050
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 6,880 1.88 1.07 (4) $109,630
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,550 1.89 1.08 (4) $89,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,920 1.88 1.07 (4) $99,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,910 1.11 0.63 (4) $117,970
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,550 1.83 1.04 (4) $90,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,350 1.73 0.98 (4) $109,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,660 1.85 1.05 (4) $77,930
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 2,990 1.62 0.92 (4) $114,310
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 2,830 2.17 1.24 (4) $148,150


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Racine, WI 290 3.88 2.21 (4) $87,060
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 980 3.86 2.20 (4) $85,400
Dover, DE 240 3.85 2.19 (4) $106,470
Sumter, SC 130 3.57 2.03 (4) $80,950
Monroe, MI 140 3.55 2.02 (4) $94,250
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division 150 3.50 1.99 (4) $110,900
Waterbury, CT 230 3.37 1.92 (4) $123,960
Yuba City, CA 130 3.11 1.77 (4) $128,870
Springfield, OH 150 3.05 1.74 (4) $78,710
Laredo, TX 290 2.99 1.70 (4) $89,250


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 2,830 2.17 1.24 (4) $148,150
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,060 2.56 1.46 (4) $141,660
Fairbanks, AK 50 1.34 0.76 (4) $136,640
Trenton, NJ 500 2.16 1.23 (4) $133,990
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,450 0.90 0.51 (4) $132,090
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,020 2.24 1.28 (4) $131,050
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,690 2.30 1.31 (4) $129,100
Yuba City, CA 130 3.11 1.77 (4) $128,870
Danbury, CT 160 2.03 1.15 (4) $127,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,370 1.26 0.72 (4) $126,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 920 3.42 1.95 (4) $77,400
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 690 3.60 2.05 (4) $79,310
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 680 2.06 1.17 (4) $80,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 660 2.39 1.36 (4) $85,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 640 3.30 1.88 (4) $74,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 7.69 4.38 (4) $93,630
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 120 5.98 3.41 (4) $88,230
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 190 5.71 3.25 (4) $113,350
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 520 5.16 2.94 (4) $74,080
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 130 4.60 2.62 (4) $85,620

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 240 1.94 1.10 (4) $115,360
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 220 2.09 1.19 (4) $113,880
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 120 3.63 2.07 (4) $113,710
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 190 5.71 3.25 (4) $113,350
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 2.82 1.61 (4) $109,830


About May 2017 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018