Occupation salary profile

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

SOC 11-9032 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

National median · BLS
$105,870
▲ +1.73% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$81,680
▼ -14.02% YoY · 87 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$116,100
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
328,330
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Pay range for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 87 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$76,280$65,912
25th$86,040$72,952
Median (50th)$105,870$81,680
75th$134,630$97,474
90th — top pay$167,770$126,305
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $81,680 for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — 22.8% below the BLS national median of $105,870.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

BLS projects employment of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary to decline 0.3% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%. About 20,600 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
343,800 → 342,700
-1,200 jobs
Projected change
-0.3%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
20,600
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus 5 years or more experience
Self-employed
1.4% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-declining jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a master's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $81,680
Change vs prior year -14.02%
After inflation (CPI-U) -16.63%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 43 49.4% $67,885 $74,538 $85,937
Level II 24 27.6% $81,440 $86,650 $93,117
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 11-9032, from 87 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Assistant Principal 11 12.64% $76,435 $80,733 $87,402 +3.51%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.9
  • Learning Strategies4.9
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.8
  • Reading Comprehension4.8
  • Speaking4.8
  • Critical Thinking4.6
  • Writing4.6
  • Management of Personnel Resources4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.6
  • Administration and Management4.2
  • English Language4.0
  • Customer and Personal Service3.5
  • Psychology3.3
  • Administrative3.3
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.3
  • Mathematics3.2
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareStudent information systems SIS softwareApache CassandraIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordSASThe MathWorks MATLABACS Technologies HeadMasterAttendance tracking softwareBlackbaud The Education EdgeBlackboard softwareBloomzCommon Curriculum

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What education administrators, kindergarten through secondary do

  • Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
  • Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
  • Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  • Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
  • Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
  • Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
Also called
Elementary PrincipalMS Principal (Middle School Principal)School Administrator (School Admin)SuperintendentAthletic DirectorCurriculum and Instruction SuperintendentCurriculum DirectorK-12 Principal (Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Principal)School SuperintendentSPED Director (Special Education Director)
More job titles for this occupation (18)
Assessment CoordinatorAthletic CoordinatorEducational Program DirectorElementary School PrincipalHeadmasterJunior HS Principal (Junior High School Principal)K-12 School Principal (Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade School Principal)K-8 School Principal (Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade School Principal)PE Director (Physical Education Director)Pupil Personnel Program DirectorPupil Personnel Services DirectorSchool CoordinatorSecondary School PrincipalSpecial Services DirectorSPED Admin (Special Education Administrator)SPED Coordinator (Special Education Coordinator)SPED Superintendent (Special Education Superintendent)Vice Principal

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.