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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-9032 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.


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

National estimates for this occupation:

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)
271,020 0.8 % (4) $100,340 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $63,070 $76,650 $96,400 $121,500 $148,630
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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 264,530 3.07 (4) $100,370
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,470 0.03 (4) $110,450
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 760 0.03 (4) $96,390
Educational Support Services 610 0.31 (4) $95,350
Management of Companies and Enterprises 430 0.02 (4) $101,080

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 264,530 3.07 (4) $100,370
Educational Support Services 610 0.31 (4) $95,350
Religious Organizations 250 0.12 (4) $97,280
Other Residential Care Facilities 150 0.09 (4) $81,130
Grantmaking and Giving Services 70 0.05 (4) $99,420

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) 1,470 0.03 (4) $110,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises 430 0.02 (4) $101,080
Elementary and Secondary Schools 264,530 3.07 (4) $100,370
Grantmaking and Giving Services 70 0.05 (4) $99,420
Religious Organizations 250 0.12 (4) $97,280


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 29,960 2.41 1.31 (4) $86,270
California 24,540 1.41 0.77 (4) $128,880
New York 20,670 2.17 1.18 (4) $130,600
Illinois 12,480 2.07 1.12 (4) $105,620
Ohio 9,500 1.74 0.95 (4) $88,630




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)
Louisiana 5,270 2.74 1.49 (4) $66,670
Vermont 820 2.68 1.45 (4) $91,670
Mississippi 2,910 2.58 1.40 (4) $78,330
Connecticut 4,190 2.52 1.36 (4) $129,700
West Virginia 1,690 2.41 1.31 (4) $71,370




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 2.17 1.18 (4) $130,600
New Jersey 9,370 2.29 1.24 (4) $129,990
Connecticut 4,190 2.52 1.36 (4) $129,700
California 24,540 1.41 0.77 (4) $128,880
Washington 5,490 1.65 0.90 (4) $120,300





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 22,290 2.31 1.25 (4) $137,080
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,430 2.02 1.09 (4) $110,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,160 1.31 0.71 (4) $135,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,020 2.19 1.19 (4) $87,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,510 2.13 1.16 (4) $90,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,890 2.11 1.14 (4) $109,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,630 1.77 0.96 (4) $114,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,650 1.62 0.88 (4) $115,270
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,630 1.69 0.91 (4) $100,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,510 1.66 0.90 (4) $84,250




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 1,250 4.72 2.56 (4) $85,960
Racine, WI 300 3.96 2.15 (4) $90,120
Victoria, TX 160 3.94 2.14 (4) $67,650
Alexandria, LA 230 3.76 2.04 (4) $57,110
Springfield, OH 180 3.74 2.03 (4) $79,400
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 510 3.68 1.99 (4) $80,730
Texarkana, TX-AR 210 3.67 1.99 (4) $74,050
Killeen-Temple, TX 490 3.45 1.87 (4) $77,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA 180 3.38 1.83 (4) $107,450
Yuba City, CA 150 3.36 1.82 (4) $121,830




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 380 2.05 1.11 (4) $150,080
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,080 2.61 1.41 (4) $143,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,600 1.40 0.76 (4) $138,820
Danbury, CT 210 2.67 1.45 (4) $138,800
Trenton, NJ 420 1.74 0.94 (4) $138,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 22,290 2.31 1.25 (4) $137,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,160 1.31 0.71 (4) $135,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,320 1.50 0.82 (4) $132,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA 350 2.25 1.22 (4) $130,740
Bakersfield, CA 650 2.05 1.11 (4) $130,370

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 940 3.40 1.84 (4) $76,080
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 900 2.28 1.24 (4) $79,870
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 790 3.91 2.12 (4) $79,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 750 2.74 1.49 (4) $89,640
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 670 2.58 1.40 (4) $69,080

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 250 7.75 4.20 (4) $105,740
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 390 6.45 3.50 (4) $90,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 430 5.48 2.97 (4) $54,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 480 4.80 2.60 (4) $76,140
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 310 4.75 2.58 (4) $59,320

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 440 2.73 1.48 (4) $115,290
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 390 3.56 1.93 (4) $112,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 320 2.95 1.60 (4) $109,730
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 280 3.03 1.64 (4) $108,160
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 150 2.51 1.36 (4) $107,660


About May 2019 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.

(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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020