What are the main factors that influence an Education Executive's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Education Executive's salary?

An Education Executive's salary grows with experience: starting around $75,210 for beginners, reaching about $76,592 at mid-level, and approach $81,027 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Education Executive?

Education Executive salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Education Executive roles are District of Columbia $87,316, California $86,984, Massachusetts $85,825. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Education Executive roles make?

Salaries for Education Executive level roles vary by specialization: Top GME and DIO Executive: $269,300; Top Graduate Medical Education Executive: $269,290; Top GME Executive: $269,210; Corporate Security Executive: $218,463; Sales And Education Executive: $211,285.

How do different companies affect an Education Executive's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Education Executive roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Education Executive Salary in the United States

How much does an Education Executive make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Education Executive in the United States is $78,862 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, an Education Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,755
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,721 to $86,657
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,131

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Education Executive Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,657	$7,221	$1,666	$42
Average	$78,862	$6,572	$1,517	$38
25th Percentile	$72,721	$6,060	$1,398	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Education Executive Salaries

An Education Executive's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Education Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Education Executive's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,210
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,394
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,592
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,403
Expert (over 8 years): $81,027

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Education Executive	$75,210
Intermediate Level Education Executive	$75,394
Senior Level Education Executive	$76,592
Specialist Level Education Executive	$79,403
Expert Level Education Executive	$81,027

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How Do Education Executive Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Education Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,316.
California: $86,984.
Massachusetts: $85,825.

District of Columbia $87,316 California $86,984 Massachusetts $85,825 Washington $85,510 New Jersey $85,478 Alaska $85,368 Connecticut $84,279 New York $83,838

Hawaii $82,426 Rhode Island $81,764 Maryland $81,314 Minnesota $80,699 Colorado $80,462 Illinois $80,384 Oregon $80,084 Delaware $79,863

New Hampshire $79,724 Virginia $79,414 Pennsylvania $78,507 Nevada $78,049 North Dakota $77,899 Michigan $77,663 Wisconsin $77,576 Vermont $77,403

Texas $76,922 Maine $76,890 Arizona $76,843 Ohio $76,788 Georgia $76,062 Indiana $75,699 Wyoming $75,628 Utah $75,518

Iowa $75,471 Kansas $75,092 Louisiana $74,982 North Carolina $74,942 Missouri $74,926 Florida $74,619 Montana $74,453 Nebraska $74,296

Kentucky $74,209 South Carolina $73,893 Tennessee $73,696 Idaho $73,617 New Mexico $73,042 Oklahoma $72,915 Alabama $72,450 South Dakota $71,669

Arkansas $71,244 West Virginia $71,015 Mississippi $70,329

Top Paying Cities for Education Executives

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $99,468
San Francisco: $98,379
Oakland: $96,306

San Jose, CA $99,468

San Francisco, CA $98,379

Oakland, CA $96,306

New York, NY $90,800

Paramus, NJ $89,696

Queens Village, NY $89,692

Passaic, NJ $89,618

Bergenfield, NJ $89,610

Stamford, CT $89,437

Huntington, NY $89,405

Newark, NJ $88,822

Bridgeport, CT $88,655

Vallejo, CA $88,498

New Brunswick, NJ $88,467

Petaluma, CA $88,420

Middlesex, NJ $88,270

Somerset, NJ $88,215

Santa Cruz, CA $88,112

Boston, MA $87,631

Monterey, CA $87,354

Seattle, WA $87,174

Santa Rosa, CA $87,158

Los Angeles, CA $87,134

Juneau, AK $86,929

Washington, DC $86,842

Orange, CA $86,562

Santa Ana, CA $86,353

Long Beach, CA $86,275

Anaheim, CA $86,259

Anchorage, AK $86,219

Santa Maria, CA $85,983

Everett, WA $85,967

Danbury, CT $85,689

Bremerton, WA $85,581

Tacoma, WA $85,297

New Suffolk, NY $85,295

Sacramento, CA $85,273

Santa Barbara, CA $85,186

Trenton, NJ $85,100

San Diego, CA $85,100

Brockton, MA $85,013

Fairbanks, AK $84,820

Lompoc, CA $84,618

Lowell, MA $84,555

Ventura, CA $84,540

Nashua, NH $84,524

Stockton, CA $84,516

Modesto, CA $83,940

Poughkeepsie, NY $83,767

Olympia, WA $83,617

Kennewick, WA $83,617

New Haven, CT $83,585

Lawrence, MA $83,302

Hartford, CT $83,223

Riverside, CA $83,207

New Bedford, MA $83,128

Richland, WA $83,128

Bakersfield, CA $83,018

San Bernardino, CA $82,986

New Britain, CT $82,978

Atlantic City, NJ $82,978

New London, CT $82,947

Norwich, CT $82,923

Portsmouth, NH $82,907

Boulder, CO $82,740

Portland, OR $82,631

Worcester, MA $82,623

Minneapolis, MN $82,379

Philadelphia, PA $82,268

Honolulu, HI $82,008

Saint Paul, MN $81,970

Vineland, NJ $81,953

Providence, RI $81,724

Chicago, IL $81,496

Bellingham, WA $81,401

Springfield, MA $81,338

Baltimore, MD $81,314

Chico, CA $81,117

Pittsfield, MA $80,904

Manchester, NH $80,754

Spokane, WA $80,407

Denver, CO $80,399

Albany, NY $80,029

Troy, NY $79,997

Nassau, NY $79,913

Schenectady, NY $79,832

Wilmington, DE $79,769

Burlington, VT $79,658

Salem, OR $79,627

Portland, ME $79,382

Yakima, WA $79,303

Rochester, MN $79,059

Reno, NV $79,019

Fresno, CA $79,019

Milwaukee, WI $78,948

Detroit, MI $78,869

Ann Arbor, MI $78,856

Allentown, PA $78,846

Colorado Springs, CO $78,712

Syracuse, NY $78,672

Carson City, NV $78,672

Houston, TX $78,562

Eugene, OR $78,522

Gary, IN $78,428

Springfield, OR $78,365

Bismarck, ND $78,349

Galveston, TX $78,294

Medford, OR $78,176

Fort Collins, CO $78,144

Concord, NH $78,105

Austin, TX $78,081

Mesa, AZ $77,915

Reading, PA $77,907

Phoenix, AZ $77,899

Dallas, TX $77,876

Saint Cloud, MN $77,800

Madison, WI $77,694

Utica, NY $77,482

Rochester, NY $77,355

Des Moines, IA $77,347

Raleigh, NC $77,340

Atlanta, GA $77,221

Battle Creek, MI $77,198

Salt Lake City, UT $77,174

Lancaster, PA $77,056

Harrisburg, PA $76,945

Kansas City, MO $76,866

Champaign, IL $76,851

Kansas City, KS $76,851

Fort Worth, TX $76,843

Columbus, OH $76,829

Boca Raton, FL $76,811

Pittsburgh, PA $76,780

Richmond, VA $76,748

Indianapolis, IN $76,732

Cleveland, OH $76,724

Las Vegas, NV $76,630

Cincinnati, OH $76,630

Petersburg, VA $76,512

Huntsville, AL $76,393

Lansing, MI $76,340

Lebanon, PA $76,330

Pueblo, CO $76,322

Appleton, WI $76,299

Buffalo, NY $76,267

Dayton, OH $76,243

Racine, WI $76,228

Charlotte, NC $76,220

Saint Louis, MO $76,196

York, PA $76,149

Elkhart, IN $76,149

Gastonia, NC $76,134

Billings, MT $76,115

Beaumont, TX $76,094

Lorain, OH $76,078

Benton Harbor, MI $76,062

Toledo, OH $76,046

Binghamton, NY $76,007

Rock Hill, SC $75,999

Rockford, IL $75,959

Springfield, IL $75,928

Elyria, OH $75,920

Fargo, ND $75,920

Flagstaff, AZ $75,865

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,818

Duluth, MN $75,770

Miami, FL $75,770

Cheyenne, WY $75,715

Grand Forks, ND $75,715

Bangor, ME $75,542

Cedar Rapids, IA $75,455

Durham, NC $75,422

Louisville, KY $75,415

Grand Rapids, MI $75,400

Hialeah, FL $75,392

Casper, WY $75,281

Scranton, PA $75,187

New Orleans, LA $75,163

Virginia Beach, VA $75,155

Akron, OH $75,116

Peoria, IL $75,013

Sarasota, FL $74,997

Nashville, TN $74,942

Omaha, NE $74,942

Green Bay, WI $74,942

Baton Rouge, LA $74,903

Charleston, SC $74,887

Jamestown, NY $74,848

Davenport, IA $74,848

Tucson, AZ $74,808

Saint Petersburg, FL $74,761

Tampa, FL $74,745

Evansville, IN $74,698

Port Arthur, TX $74,698

Bradenton, FL $74,666

Santa Fe, NM $74,524

Orlando, FL $74,382

Clearwater, FL $74,359

Canton, OH $74,193

La Crosse, WI $74,193

Albuquerque, NM $74,146

Newport News, VA $74,138

High Point, NC $74,114

Ogden, UT $74,083

Corpus Christi, TX $74,019

Norfolk, VA $73,972

Laramie, WY $73,972

Rock Island, IL $73,925

Saginaw, MI $73,909

Jacksonville, FL $73,901

Salisbury, NC $73,885

Boise, ID $73,870

Moline, IL $73,830

Fort Myers, FL $73,807

Memphis, TN $73,791

Tulsa, OK $73,751

Waterloo, IA $73,704

Spartanburg, SC $73,625

Lincoln, NE $73,586

Fort Wayne, IN $73,570

Provo, UT $73,562

Cedar Falls, IA $73,467

San Antonio, TX $73,436

Greensboro, NC $73,404

South Bend, IN $73,396

Savannah, GA $73,310

Muskegon, MI $73,278

Birmingham, AL $73,270

Winston Salem, NC $73,232

Lake Charles, LA $73,042

Anderson, IN $73,026

Lexington, KY $73,002

Augusta, GA $72,979

Greenville, SC $72,979

Lima, OH $72,915

Wichita, KS $72,908

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,908

Columbia, SC $72,837

Springfield, OH $72,821

Asheville, NC $72,695

Bloomington, IN $72,639

Knoxville, TN $72,356

Shreveport, LA $72,348

Wilmington, NC $72,245

Roanoke, VA $72,245

Topeka, KS $72,103

Frankfort, KY $72,094

Oklahoma City, OK $72,040

Chillicothe, OH $72,009

Longview, TX $72,001

Melbourne, FL $71,993

Sioux Falls, SD $71,867

Mobile, AL $71,859

Terre Haute, IN $71,827

Altoona, PA $71,780

Amarillo, TX $71,725

Killeen, TX $71,701

Fayetteville, AR $71,638

Chattanooga, TN $71,614

Sioux City, IA $71,543

Idaho Falls, ID $71,527

Lynchburg, VA $71,464

Gainesville, FL $71,362

Portsmouth, OH $71,322

Little Rock, AR $71,307

Lafayette, LA $71,275

Youngstown, OH $71,275

Daytona Beach, FL $71,228

Clarksville, TN $71,220

Pensacola, FL $71,212

Temple, TX $71,207

Hopkinsville, KY $70,975

Erie, PA $70,960

Florence, SC $70,928

Charleston, WV $70,802

Great Falls, MT $70,763

Macon, GA $70,652

Tallahassee, FL $70,644

Fayetteville, NC $70,628

Waco, TX $70,613

Helena, MT $70,557

Pine Bluff, AR $70,528

Vincennes, IN $70,431

Lubbock, TX $70,400

Alamogordo, NM $70,352

Twin Falls, ID $70,281

Rapid City, SD $70,258

Jackson, MS $70,116

Huntington, WV $70,110

Greenville, MS $70,108

Parkersburg, WV $70,028

Montgomery, AL $70,013

Wichita Falls, TX $69,934

Springfield, MO $69,934

Biloxi, MS $69,895

Monroe, LA $69,816

Johnstown, PA $69,761

Sumter, SC $69,729

Columbus, GA $69,722

Pascagoula, MS $69,572

Abilene, TX $69,572

Kingsport, TN $69,367

Albany, GA $69,367

Gulfport, MS $69,343

Alexandria, LA $69,083

Fort Smith, AR $68,886

El Paso, TX $68,673

Las Cruces, NM $68,318

Harlingen, TX $68,117

Pocatello, ID $68,105

Florence, AL $68,002

Brownsville, TX $67,987

Mcallen, TX $67,821

Dothan, AL $67,711

Columbus, MS $67,242

Altus, OK $66,875

Lawton, OK $66,725

Pierre, SD $66,441

What Skills Can Increase an Education Executive's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 6.55% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
B2B (Mentioned in 2.28% Job Postings): B2B (business-to-business), a type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	6.55%
B2B	2.28%
Microsoft Office	1.75%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Education Executive's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Negotiating: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$81,227	3%
Insight	$81,227	3%
Negotiating	$81,227	3%
Sales Process	$80,439	2%
Initiative	$80,439	2%
Business Development	$80,439	2%

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How Education impacts an Education Executive's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Education Executives enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Education Executive with a Associate's Degree is between $87,244 and $92,911).

Education Executive Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Education Executive

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 6.4%

Associates 5.2%

Bachelors 74.4%

Masters 13.1%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	6.4%
Associates	5.2%
Bachelors	74.4%
Masters	13.1%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Education Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Education Executive's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$72,721

Average $78,862/year

$86,657

$6,060

Average $6,572/month

$7,221

$1,398

Average $1,517/week

$1,666

$35

Average $38/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,657	$7,221	$1,666	$42
Average	$78,862	$6,572	$1,517	$38
25th Percentile	$72,721	$6,060	$1,398	$35

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Salary Trends for Education Executive

Salaries for an Education Executive can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,439 in 2023 to around $70,689 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Education Executive salary trends, .

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2023

$71,439

2024

$71,120

2025

$70,689

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2024	$71,120
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