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State comparison · 2025

Education Administrators salary: Washington vs Wisconsin

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Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In Wisconsin, $117,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 42.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+42.4%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
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
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Wisconsin

Education Administrators

Median
$117,010
p25
$101,480
p75
$128,980
p10
$82,010
p90
$140,520
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.