State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In West Virginia, $80,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 72.8% — not 106.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.6%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+72.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Education Administrators
- Median
- $80,650
- p25
- $73,410
- p75
- $92,260
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $97,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.