SOC 11-9032 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Slidell, LA

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Slidell, Louisiana is $89,510 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,200: half of the 200 people in this job in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$89,510average per year

Median $82,200Take-home ≈ $69,501

  • $78K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

200people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#5 of 10Louisiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Slidell

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,800 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Slidell earn between $80,150 and $97,800.

  • $78K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,510$7,459—
Median$82,200$6,850—
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,150$6,679—
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,800$8,150—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Slidell vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Slidell earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($89,440) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Slidell$89,510$82,200$77,770$97,800200
Louisiana$89,440$83,360$63,470$123,3205,080
United States$116,100$105,870$76,280$167,770328,330

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Slidell

On the average salary of $89,510, a single filer in Slidell takes home about $69,501 a year, or $5,792 a month and $2,673 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Slidell a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Slidell area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $89,510 buys what about $96,532 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Slidell ($43,710). A typical home costs $272,200, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Louisiana cities

Slidell ranks 5th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($100,970).

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Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Slidell: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Slidell?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Slidell?

About $69,501 a year ($5,792 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,510.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Slidell than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9032; area Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (43640). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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