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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in District of Columbia

SOC 11-9032 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$137,470
per year in District of Columbia
Middle half
$114,760–$166,300
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
1,930
in District of Columbia
Concentration
1.30×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

District of Columbia
$137,470
published median
United States
$105,870
29.8% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
5th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $137,470 median has purchasing power comparable to about $125,085 nationally. District of Columbia's BEA regional price parity is 109.9 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for District of Columbia.

$100,350$176,490

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Master's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in District of Columbia

Every linked area below has a published estimate for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$134,490108.97,5101.13×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where education administrators, kindergarten through secondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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