Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $101K, rent takes 21.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,322/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 $80K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,775/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $101K locally vs. $106K nationally, a 4% difference.

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $101K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s -4%.

The median is $101,230 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,590, and experienced education administrators, kindergarten through secondaries can clear $154,410. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,188/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,322/month, which eats 21.4% 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, kindergarten through secondary salary is worth about $101,230 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.