Education Administrators, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $99K, rent takes 28.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,728/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new education administrators, postsecondaries typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,953/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $99K locally vs. $105K nationally, a 5% difference.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area pays $99K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s -5%.

The median is $98,870 a year, that works out to about $48 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,890, and experienced education administrators, postsecondaries can clear $218,090. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,155/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,728/month, which eats 28.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southern Vermont 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, postsecondary salary is worth about $98,870 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.