State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs North Dakota
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In North Dakota, $107,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
North Dakota
Education Administrators
- Median
- $107,940
- p25
- $94,990
- p75
- $134,670
- p10
- $81,010
- p90
- $155,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.