State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs New York
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In New York, $138,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.2%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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 York
Education Administrators
- Median
- $138,830
- p25
- $106,920
- p75
- $171,530
- p10
- $87,100
- p90
- $200,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.