SOC 11-9032 · Bend, OR metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Bend, OR

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Bend, Oregon is $128,610 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $127,220: half of the 290 people in this job in the Bend, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$128,610average per year

Median $127,220Take-home ≈ $89,070

  • $82K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $166K90th

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

290people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#3 of 8Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Bend

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,330 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Bend earn between $106,190 and $150,730.

  • $82K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $166K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$128,610$10,718—
Median$127,220$10,602—
Entry level (25th percentile)$106,190$8,849—
Experienced (75th percentile)$150,730$12,561—

*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 Bend vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Bend earn about the same as the Oregon average ($126,970) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is +20% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bend$128,610$127,220$81,970$166,330290
Oregon$126,970$130,050$76,240$165,0604,160
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 Bend

On the average salary of $128,610, a single filer in Bend takes home about $89,070 a year, or $7,423 a month and $3,426 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Bend area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $128,610 buys what about $124,133 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Bend ($54,570). A typical home costs $672,286, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Oregon cities

Bend ranks 3rd of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($138,430).

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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).

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary by city

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Bend: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $106,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $89,070 a year ($7,423 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $128,610. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 11% more 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 Bend, OR (13460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.27, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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