State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs Indiana
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In Indiana, $98,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.5% — not 61.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.9%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Education Administrators
- Median
- $159,950
- p25
- $130,110
- p75
- $169,350
- p10
- $103,250
- p90
- $202,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
Indiana
Education Administrators
- Median
- $98,770
- p25
- $80,820
- p75
- $120,160
- p10
- $66,440
- p90
- $132,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.