The average salary for an education director in the United States is $62,123. Education director salaries typically range between $41,000 and $93,000 a year. The average hourly rate for education directors is $29.87 per hour.
Location, education, and experience impacts how much an education director can expect to make. Education directors make the most in California, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | New Hampshire | $73,758 | $35.46 | 99 |
2 | Massachusetts | $74,271 | $35.71 | 508 |
3 | District of Columbia | $76,750 | $36.90 | 185 |
4 | Virginia | $75,784 | $36.43 | 390 |
5 | New York | $72,225 | $34.72 | 867 |
6 | California | $77,372 | $37.20 | 1,262 |
7 | Nevada | $70,180 | $33.74 | 64 |
8 | Connecticut | $65,091 | $31.29 | 253 |
9 | Louisiana | $59,615 | $28.66 | 523 |
10 | Iowa | $59,266 | $28.49 | 585 |
11 | New Jersey | $64,661 | $31.09 | 482 |
12 | Maryland | $68,195 | $32.79 | 285 |
13 | Oregon | $65,651 | $31.56 | 171 |
14 | Wyoming | $60,158 | $28.92 | 30 |
15 | Maine | $62,471 | $30.03 | 53 |
16 | Wisconsin | $61,674 | $29.65 | 169 |
17 | Delaware | $61,852 | $29.74 | 58 |
18 | North Carolina | $61,897 | $29.76 | 301 |
19 | Michigan | $60,452 | $29.06 | 316 |
20 | Rhode Island | $61,496 | $29.57 | 48 |
21 | Vermont | $58,917 | $28.33 | 56 |
22 | Montana | $59,781 | $28.74 | 51 |
23 | South Dakota | $60,416 | $29.05 | 21 |
24 | West Virginia | $59,574 | $28.64 | 37 |
25 | Idaho | $61,389 | $29.51 | 44 |
26 | Pennsylvania | $57,802 | $27.79 | 527 |
27 | Colorado | $58,811 | $28.27 | 335 |
28 | Alabama | $54,356 | $26.13 | 541 |
29 | Kentucky | $59,477 | $28.59 | 88 |
30 | Minnesota | $57,991 | $27.88 | 363 |
31 | Arizona | $54,670 | $26.28 | 439 |
32 | Tennessee | $56,545 | $27.19 | 183 |
33 | Indiana | $57,736 | $27.76 | 190 |
34 | Illinois | $55,246 | $26.56 | 767 |
35 | Washington | $57,614 | $27.70 | 253 |
36 | Florida | $55,976 | $26.91 | 433 |
37 | Mississippi | $47,506 | $22.84 | 319 |
38 | Hawaii | $61,988 | $29.80 | 11 |
39 | Arkansas | $45,529 | $21.89 | 518 |
40 | Ohio | $54,268 | $26.09 | 249 |
41 | Oklahoma | $45,715 | $21.98 | 493 |
42 | New Mexico | $49,041 | $23.58 | 81 |
43 | South Carolina | $51,066 | $24.55 | 154 |
44 | Utah | $53,158 | $25.56 | 79 |
45 | Missouri | $52,847 | $25.41 | 154 |
46 | Nebraska | $48,893 | $23.51 | 81 |
47 | North Dakota | $50,957 | $24.50 | 25 |
48 | Alaska | $45,995 | $22.11 | 32 |
49 | Texas | $48,171 | $23.16 | 659 |
50 | Kansas | $48,374 | $23.26 | 83 |
51 | Georgia | $45,729 | $21.99 | 331 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $85,769 | $41.24 | |
2 | Arlington, VA | $77,234 | $37.13 | |
3 | Washington, DC | $76,720 | $36.88 | |
4 | Amherst, MA | $74,648 | $35.89 | 1 |
5 | New York, NY | $72,575 | $34.89 | 24 |
6 | Las Vegas, NV | $69,501 | $33.41 | 1 |
7 | Baltimore, MD | $68,421 | $32.89 | |
8 | Portland, OR | $64,915 | $31.21 | 1 |
9 | Newark, NJ | $64,783 | $31.15 | 1 |
10 | Portland, ME | $63,093 | $30.33 | 1 |
11 | Madison, WI | $60,950 | $29.30 | |
12 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,744 | $28.72 | 1 |
13 | Olympia, WA | $58,952 | $28.34 | |
14 | Boulder, CO | $58,751 | $28.25 | |
15 | Philadelphia, PA | $58,135 | $27.95 | 1 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $93,000 | $7,750 | $45 |
75th Percentile | $76,000 | $6,333 | $37 |
Average | $62,123 | $5,177 | $30 |
25th Percentile | $50,000 | $4,167 | $24 |
10th Percentile | $41,000 | $3,417 | $20 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Registrar | $40,632 | $3,386 | $19.53 | 12,723 |
Dean | $86,317 | $7,193 | $41.50 | 1,183 |
Committee Chairperson | $122,630 | $10,219 | $58.96 | 956 |
Co-Chair | $89,375 | $7,448 | $42.97 | 2,878 |
Department Chairperson | $98,438 | $8,203 | $47.33 | 33,511 |
Chairperson | $125,944 | $10,495 | $60.55 | 5,178 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WebMD | $105,366 | $50.66 | 3 |
2 | Novartis | $103,382 | $49.70 | 6 |
3 | Regeneron | $98,282 | $47.25 | 2 |
4 | RE/MAX | $98,094 | $47.16 | |
5 | Cordis | $93,148 | $44.78 | |
6 | Childhelp | $92,426 | $44.44 | 3 |
7 | Abbott | $87,196 | $41.92 | 12 |
8 | King Low Heywood Thomas | $85,075 | $40.90 | |
9 | Guild Education | $84,109 | $40.44 | |
10 | Dignity Health | $78,118 | $37.56 | 7 |
11 | Siemens | $77,643 | $37.33 | 23 |
12 | Siemens Healthineers | $77,287 | $37.16 | 19 |
13 | Mt. San Antonio College | $76,896 | $36.97 | 6 |
14 | Central American Resource Center | $75,764 | $36.42 | |
15 | Mayo Clinic | $74,562 | $35.85 | 12 |
16 | L'Oréal | $72,803 | $35.00 | |
17 | Alphanumeric | $71,979 | $34.61 | |
18 | Henkel | $71,523 | $34.39 | |
19 | Chicago State University | $70,327 | $33.81 | 2 |
20 | Golden Gate University | $69,814 | $33.56 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2023 | $62,100 | $29.87 | +2.1% |
2022 | $60,800 | $29.23 | +1.1% |
2021 | $60,100 | $28.90 | +2.1% |
2020 | $58,800 | $28.29 | +1.7% |
2019 | $57,800 | $27.80 | +2.4% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Kaplan | Director of Legal Education-Upstate New York | Rochester, NY | 05/04/2023 | $31,200 |
ADL | Laurie M. Tisch Education Director | New York, NY | 05/01/2023 | $86,000 |
Gorman Heritage Farm | Director of Education | Cincinnati, OH | 05/01/2023 | $45,000 |
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health | Director, K-12 Data Science Education | Los Angeles, CA | 04/30/2023 | $145,892 |
Union College | Director of Residential Education | Schenectady, NY | 04/27/2023 | $90,000 |
Fresno County Office of Education | Director-Alternative Education | Fresno, CA | 04/27/2023 | $138,747 |
University of Utah | Director, Education | Salt Lake City, UT | 04/26/2023 | $75,000 |
Primrose School of Lone Tree | Early Childhood Education Director of Education | Lone Tree, CO | 04/26/2023 | $45,000 |
Imagine Early Learning Centers-An Employee Owned Company (ESOP) | Education Director | New York, NY | 04/22/2023 | $90,000 |
Chico Unified | Director-Secondary Education | Chico, CA | 04/22/2023 | $128,536 |
California pays Education Directors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $77,372 per year, or $37.20 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as an Education Director if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $76,750 per year.
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