State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs New Jersey
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In New Jersey, $137,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.4%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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%
New Jersey
Education Administrators
- Median
- $137,440
- p25
- $126,710
- p75
- $168,680
- p10
- $103,030
- p90
- $188,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.