State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In North Dakota, $107,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.2%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.