Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $106K, rent takes 21.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,414/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 $87K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,215/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $106K locally vs. $106K nationally, a 0% difference.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area pays $106K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s +0%.

The median is $106,150 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $86,920, and experienced education administrators, kindergarten through secondaries can clear $135,430. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,499/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,414/month, which eats 21.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Nebraska 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, kindergarten through secondary salary is worth about $106,150 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.