State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In New Jersey, $137,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Washington
Education Administrators
- Median
- $166,590
- p25
- $139,390
- p75
- $180,540
- p10
- $111,830
- p90
- $205,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.