Education Director Salary

Updated April 6, 2023

Education Director Salary Estimate

$62,123

$29.87 hourly

Entry level Salary

$41,000 yearly

$41,00010%

$62,123Median

$93,00090%

How much does an Education Director make?

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.

Research Summary.

The average salary for an education director is $62,123 in the US.
The average education director salary ranges between $41,000 and $93,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for education directors in the US typically range between $19 and $44 an hour.
The average education director salary is $77,372 in California, $75,784 in Virginia, and $74,271 in Massachusetts. These are the three highest-paying states for education directors in the US.
WebMD has the highest average salary for education directors.

Highest Paying States For Education Directors

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to California, Virginia and Massachusetts, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for education directors. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Texas, Mississippi, and Alaska.

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Average Salary:

Education Director average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

Highest Paying Cities For Education Directors

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

Education Directors Salary Details

Average Education Director Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an Education Director's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Highest Paying Types of Education Directors

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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:

Which Companies Pay Education Directors The Most?

The highest paying companies for education directors are WebMD and Novartis according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Regeneron and RE/MAX report highly competitive wages for education directors.

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

Education Director Pay Trends

Average Education Director Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Education Director Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
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%

Recently Added Education Director Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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

Education Director Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Education Directors The Most?

California pays Education Directors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $77,372 per year, or $37.20 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As An Education Director?

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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Updated April 6, 2023