Education Administrators, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $71K, rent takes 26.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,199/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new education administrators, all others typically earn — is $52K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,148/month.

Local pay runs 25% below the national median — $71K here vs. $95K nationally.

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $71K median vs. the U.S. average of $95K — that’s -25%.

The median is $71,400 a year, that works out to about $34 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $52,470, and experienced education administrators, all others can clear $148,770. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,581/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,199/month, which eats 26.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median education administrators, all other salary is worth about $71,400 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.