SOC 11-9032 · Kenosha, WI metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $116,160 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $122,520: half of the 100 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI 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).

$116,160average per year

Median $122,520Take-home ≈ $85,162

  • $81K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $123KMedian
  • $129K75th
  • $132K90th

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

100people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#4 of 13Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,000 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Kenosha earn between $102,720 and $128,860.

  • $81K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $123KMedian
  • $129K75th
  • $132K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$116,160$9,680—
Median$122,520$10,210—
Entry level (25th percentile)$102,720$8,560—
Experienced (75th percentile)$128,860$10,738—

*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 Kenosha vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Kenosha earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($114,890) and about the same as the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is +16% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kenosha$116,160$122,520$81,350$132,000100
Wisconsin$114,890$117,010$82,010$140,5204,030
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 Kenosha

On the average salary of $116,160, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $85,162 a year, or $7,097 a month and $3,275 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 Kenosha a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $116,160 buys what about $114,876 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 4th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($123,920).

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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 Kenosha: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $102,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $85,162 a year ($7,097 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $116,160.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Kenosha 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 Kenosha, WI (28450). 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: 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 0.63, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.63).

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