State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs New Mexico
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In New Mexico, $107,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.7% — not 48.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.5%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+23.7%
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 Mexico
Education Administrators
- Median
- $107,720
- p25
- $98,970
- p75
- $129,070
- p10
- $83,860
- p90
- $133,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.