Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $132K, rent takes 22.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,795/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new education administrators, kindergarten through secondaries typically earn — is $81K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,864/month. At HUD’s $1,795/month FMR, rent would take 37% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 24% above the national median — $132K here vs. $106K nationally.

Maryland pays $132K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s +24%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.76), the purchasing-power equivalent is $133K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $131,510 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $81,060, and experienced education administrators, kindergarten through secondaries can clear $172,170. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,874/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,795/month, which eats 22.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Maryland has a Regional Price Parity of 98.76 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary is worth about $133,161 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.