Education Administrators, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $109K, rent takes 17.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,231/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new education administrators, all others typically earn — is $80K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,820/month.

Local pay is 14% above the national median — $109K here vs. $95K nationally.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area pays $109K median vs. the U.S. average of $95K — that’s +14%.

The median is $108,990 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $80,330, and experienced education administrators, all others can clear $124,300. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,088/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,231/month, which eats 17.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West South Dakota 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 $108,990 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.