State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In South Carolina, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.5%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Education Administrators
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $84,720
- p75
- $122,580
- p10
- $75,810
- p90
- $134,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.