SOC 11-9032 · Albuquerque, NM metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Albuquerque, NM

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $113,560 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,950: half of the 870 people in this job in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$113,560average per year

Median $107,950Take-home ≈ $84,486

  • $83K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $137K90th

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

870people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4New Mexico metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $136,800 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Albuquerque earn between $100,050 and $131,070.

  • $83K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $137K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$113,560$9,463—
Median$107,950$8,996—
Entry level (25th percentile)$100,050$8,338—
Experienced (75th percentile)$131,070$10,922—

*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 Albuquerque vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Albuquerque earn about the same as the New Mexico average ($112,330) and about the same as the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Albuquerque$113,560$107,950$82,890$136,800870
New Mexico$112,330$107,720$83,860$133,5802,290
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 Albuquerque

On the average salary of $113,560, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $84,486 a year, or $7,040 a month and $3,249 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 Albuquerque a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $113,560 buys what about $118,854 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($115,110).

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Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

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 Albuquerque: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $100,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $84,486 a year ($7,040 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $113,560.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Albuquerque, NM (10740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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