Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Education Administrators, Postsecondary
National estimates for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 155,990 |
0.3 % |
$ 53.49 |
$ 111,260 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 28.44 |
$ 35.93 |
$ 46.59 |
$ 61.55 |
$ 91.72 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 59,150 |
$ 74,730 |
$ 96,910 |
$ 128,020 |
$ 190,770 |
Industry profile for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Education Administrators, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
127,170 |
4.26 |
$ 55.13 |
$ 114,660 |
| Junior Colleges |
21,700 |
3.50 |
$ 46.09 |
$ 95,870 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
3,630 |
2.77 |
$ 39.70 |
$ 82,570 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
730 |
0.03 |
$ 55.01 |
$ 114,430 |
| Educational Support Services |
560 |
0.29 |
$ 43.74 |
$ 90,980 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
127,170 |
4.26 |
$ 55.13 |
$ 114,660 |
| Junior Colleges |
21,700 |
3.50 |
$ 46.09 |
$ 95,870 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
3,630 |
2.77 |
$ 39.70 |
$ 82,570 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
240 |
0.34 |
$ 45.03 |
$ 93,670 |
| Educational Support Services |
560 |
0.29 |
$ 43.74 |
$ 90,980 |
Top paying industries for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Geographic profile for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Education Administrators, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
16,570 |
1.00 |
0.91 |
$ 62.03 |
$ 129,030 |
| Florida |
13,660 |
1.59 |
1.43 |
$ 46.05 |
$ 95,780 |
| Texas |
12,810 |
1.05 |
0.95 |
$ 52.06 |
$ 108,290 |
| Illinois |
9,260 |
1.65 |
1.49 |
$ 44.76 |
$ 93,090 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,090 |
1.09 |
0.99 |
$ 52.26 |
$ 108,690 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
730 |
2.57 |
2.32 |
$ 43.82 |
$ 91,150 |
| District of Columbia |
1,350 |
2.04 |
1.85 |
$ 56.97 |
$ 118,500 |
| Idaho |
1,470 |
1.94 |
1.75 |
$ 47.83 |
$ 99,490 |
| West Virginia |
1,180 |
1.80 |
1.62 |
$ 52.55 |
$ 109,300 |
| Iowa |
2,600 |
1.75 |
1.58 |
$ 45.93 |
$ 95,530 |
Top paying states for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,980 |
3.09 |
2.79 |
$ 55.71 |
$ 115,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,840 |
1.62 |
1.46 |
$ 45.99 |
$ 95,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,520 |
1.14 |
1.03 |
$ 61.42 |
$ 127,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,960 |
1.62 |
1.46 |
$ 49.50 |
$ 102,960 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,210 |
1.21 |
1.09 |
$ 58.00 |
$ 120,640 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,660 |
0.91 |
0.82 |
$ 61.25 |
$ 127,400 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,660 |
0.92 |
0.83 |
$ 53.13 |
$ 110,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,370 |
0.66 |
0.60 |
$ 52.53 |
$ 109,260 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
2,370 |
2.21 |
1.99 |
$ 60.23 |
$ 125,270 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,940 |
0.91 |
0.83 |
$ 53.12 |
$ 110,490 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
960 |
8.47 |
7.65 |
$ 49.84 |
$ 103,660 |
| Morgantown, WV |
470 |
7.57 |
6.83 |
$ 65.10 |
$ 135,400 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
550 |
6.01 |
5.43 |
$ 55.88 |
$ 116,230 |
| New Haven, CT |
1,410 |
5.14 |
4.64 |
$ 57.56 |
$ 119,730 |
| Manhattan, KS |
190 |
5.00 |
4.52 |
$ 54.79 |
$ 113,970 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL |
290 |
4.95 |
4.47 |
$ 76.39 |
$ 158,890 |
| Corvallis, OR |
150 |
4.37 |
3.95 |
$ 85.85 |
$ 178,570 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL |
220 |
4.33 |
3.91 |
$ 49.21 |
$ 102,370 |
| Iowa City, IA |
380 |
4.31 |
3.90 |
$ 61.51 |
$ 127,930 |
| Chico, CA |
310 |
4.21 |
3.81 |
$ 53.86 |
$ 112,030 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Corvallis, OR |
150 |
4.37 |
3.95 |
$ 85.85 |
$ 178,570 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
150 |
0.69 |
0.62 |
$ 79.78 |
$ 165,940 |
| Syracuse, NY |
260 |
0.94 |
0.85 |
$ 79.16 |
$ 164,660 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
150 |
1.44 |
1.30 |
$ 78.56 |
$ 163,400 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL |
290 |
4.95 |
4.47 |
$ 76.39 |
$ 158,890 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 76.21 |
$ 158,510 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,500 |
1.40 |
1.27 |
$ 73.82 |
$ 153,540 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
180 |
0.36 |
0.33 |
$ 73.47 |
$ 152,810 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
70 |
0.64 |
0.57 |
$ 73.28 |
$ 152,420 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
410 |
0.97 |
0.87 |
$ 71.97 |
$ 149,700 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
About May 2021 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
