Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

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)	Wage RSE (3)
144,880	1.1 %	$54.04	$112,400	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$26.59	$33.89	$45.87	$64.94	$93.31
Annual Wage (2)	$55,320	$70,490	$95,410	$135,070	$194,090

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)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	115,970	3.75	$55.72	$115,890
Junior Colleges	21,930	3.08	$47.10	$97,970
Technical and Trade Schools	3,120	2.30	$42.89	$89,210
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,060	0.01	$49.36	$102,670
Educational Support Services	530	0.27	$51.48	$107,070

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	115,970	3.75	$55.72	$115,890
Junior Colleges	21,930	3.08	$47.10	$97,970
Technical and Trade Schools	3,120	2.30	$42.89	$89,210
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	400	0.56	$47.75	$99,320
Educational Support Services	530	0.27	$51.48	$107,070

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	(8)	(8)	$67.48	$140,350
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	50	0.02	$66.07	$137,420
Scientific Research and Development Services	50	0.01	$61.30	$127,500
Civic and Social Organizations	30	0.01	$58.48	$121,650
Management of Companies and Enterprises	310	0.01	$56.65	$117,830

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)
California	11,670	0.67	0.68	$62.21	$129,400
Massachusetts	11,490	3.17	3.22	$52.56	$109,330
Texas	10,380	0.84	0.85	$54.84	$114,070
Illinois	8,120	1.35	1.37	$46.41	$96,540
Pennsylvania	5,330	0.90	0.91	$53.47	$111,220

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)
Massachusetts	11,490	3.17	3.22	$52.56	$109,330
District of Columbia	1,580	2.19	2.22	$55.04	$114,480
Idaho	1,390	1.92	1.94	$44.79	$93,160
Rhode Island	850	1.76	1.79	$58.23	$121,110
Iowa	2,440	1.57	1.59	$50.15	$104,320

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	2,110	0.52	0.52	$74.25	$154,430
New York	(8)	(8)	(8)	$67.73	$140,870
Maryland	(8)	(8)	(8)	$65.57	$136,380
Delaware	280	0.63	0.63	$64.39	$133,930
California	11,670	0.67	0.68	$62.21	$129,400

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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,840	1.25	1.27	$48.30	$100,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,950	0.79	0.80	$62.23	$129,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,760	0.96	0.97	$58.93	$122,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,000	0.66	0.66	$54.03	$112,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,960	0.54	0.54	$53.64	$111,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,900	0.90	0.91	$53.83	$111,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX	1,720	1.61	1.63	$62.81	$130,630
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,580	0.80	0.81	$55.47	$115,380
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,400	1.02	1.03	$49.98	$103,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,360	0.69	0.70	$58.66	$122,000