SOC 11-9032 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Mount Vernon, Washington is $164,920 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $170,970: half of the 120 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 42% more than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$164,920average per year

Median $170,970Take-home ≈ $123,989

  • $125K10th
  • $137K25th
  • $171KMedian
  • $181K75th
  • $202K90th

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

120people in this job
+42%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $124,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $201,500 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Mount Vernon earn between $137,040 and $180,910.

  • $125K10th
  • $137K25th
  • $171KMedian
  • $181K75th
  • $202K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$164,920$13,743—
Median$170,970$14,248—
Entry level (25th percentile)$137,040$11,420—
Experienced (75th percentile)$180,910$15,076—

*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 Mount Vernon vs. Washington and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Mount Vernon earn about the same as the Washington average ($160,570) and 42% more than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is +61% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mount Vernon$164,920$170,970$124,860$201,500120
Washington$160,570$166,590$111,830$205,5006,470
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 Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $164,920, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $123,989 a year, or $10,332 a month and $4,769 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $164,920 buys what about $160,987 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 3rd of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Bremerton pays the most ($169,480).

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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 Mount Vernon: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $124,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $137,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $123,989 a year ($10,332 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $164,920. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 42% 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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