State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: California vs Utah
Education Administrators in California earn a median of $159,950. In Utah, $128,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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%
Utah
Education Administrators
- Median
- $128,880
- p25
- $103,020
- p75
- $138,850
- p10
- $79,220
- p90
- $161,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.