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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
263,120 0.8 % (4) $98,750 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $61,490 $75,680 $95,310 $119,540 $144,950
  (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 257,440 3.01 (4) $98,880
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,450 0.03 (4) $109,570
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 800 0.04 (4) $93,960
Educational Support Services 770 0.42 (4) $93,790
Religious Organizations 420 0.21 (4) $82,600

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 257,440 3.01 (4) $98,880
Educational Support Services 770 0.42 (4) $93,790
Religious Organizations 420 0.21 (4) $82,600
Other Residential Care Facilities 130 0.08 (4) $78,960
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 800 0.04 (4) $93,960

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,450 0.03 (4) $109,570
Grantmaking and Giving Services (8) (8) (4) $107,960
Management of Companies and Enterprises 70 (7) (4) $100,760
Elementary and Secondary Schools 257,440 3.01 (4) $98,880
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 800 0.04 (4) $93,960


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 28,310 2.34 1.29 (4) $85,680
California 22,950 1.35 0.74 (4) $124,500
New York 20,670 2.20 1.21 (4) $127,970
Illinois 12,610 2.10 1.16 (4) $103,880
Ohio 9,820 1.81 1.00 (4) $86,500




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 810 2.67 1.47 (4) $88,470
Mississippi 2,770 2.47 1.36 (4) $77,330
Louisiana 4,640 2.43 1.34 (4) $70,720
Connecticut 3,940 2.37 1.31 (4) $127,390
Texas 28,310 2.34 1.29 (4) $85,680




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 20,670 2.20 1.21 (4) $127,970
New Jersey 9,050 2.23 1.23 (4) $127,570
Connecticut 3,940 2.37 1.31 (4) $127,390
California 22,950 1.35 0.74 (4) $124,500
Washington 5,330 1.64 0.90 (4) $117,190





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,790 2.29 1.26 (4) $135,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,320 2.01 1.10 (4) $108,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,520 2.11 1.16 (4) $88,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,440 1.22 0.67 (4) $127,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,100 2.05 1.13 (4) $88,930
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,580 1.78 0.98 (4) $111,760
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,320 1.93 1.06 (4) $108,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,710 1.65 0.91 (4) $111,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,520 1.68 0.93 (4) $101,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,620 1.76 0.97 (4) $80,590




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)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,170 4.49 2.47 (4) $85,080
Racine, WI 310 3.99 2.20 (4) $89,420
Dover, DE 230 3.69 2.03 (4) $107,930
Yuba City, CA 160 3.61 1.99 (4) $126,770
Waterbury, CT 230 3.42 1.88 (4) $111,740
Albany, OR 150 3.22 1.77 (4) $103,280
Killeen-Temple, TX 440 3.21 1.77 (4) $73,580
Danville, IL 80 3.16 1.74 (4) $92,150
Redding, CA 210 3.12 1.72 (4) $110,560
Fairbanks, AK 110 3.10 1.70 (8) (8)




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)
Modesto, CA 410 2.24 1.23 (4) $144,140
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,020 2.45 1.35 (4) $139,720
Trenton, NJ 480 2.06 1.14 (4) $136,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,790 2.29 1.26 (4) $135,180
Danbury, CT 170 2.21 1.21 (4) $132,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,520 1.35 0.74 (4) $131,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,100 1.41 0.77 (4) $129,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,510 1.04 0.57 (4) $129,780
El Centro, CA 130 2.29 1.26 (4) $128,760
Bakersfield, CA 610 2.00 1.10 (4) $127,900

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 900 3.31 1.82 (4) $76,410
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 900 2.29 1.26 (4) $80,060
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 740 3.80 2.09 (4) $81,480
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 730 2.68 1.47 (4) $88,320
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 680 3.57 1.97 (4) $78,190

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)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 200 6.06 3.34 (4) $98,530
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 320 5.33 2.93 (4) $88,000
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 490 4.94 2.72 (4) $74,600
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 350 4.51 2.48 (4) $61,430
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 210 4.47 2.46 (4) $94,120

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 East New York nonmetropolitan area 410 2.57 1.41 (4) $113,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 240 2.25 1.24 (4) $111,150
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 350 3.28 1.81 (4) $107,640
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 270 2.74 1.51 (4) $104,460
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 290 3.13 1.72 (4) $104,380


About May 2018 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019