State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In North Carolina, $83,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.3% — not 50.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.1%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-43.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Education Administrators
- Median
- $83,180
- p25
- $75,460
- p75
- $102,260
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $121,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +800%
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.