Education Administrators, All Other in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$98,425
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$42,245
30.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,828
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$140,670
Kept after tax
$98,425
Worth in national money
$88,828
State rank
1
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. District of Columbia pays this job a middle wage of $140,670, ranking 1 of 49 states and sitting about 47.76% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 390 occupations District of Columbia reports, this job comes in at 30 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- District of Columbia is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $140,670 the take-home is $98,425; in national-average money that behaves like $88,828. The average lands at $140,080, below the middle of the range.
- District of Columbia's median for education administrators, all other is $140,670, about 47.76% above the national figure and 1 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Education administrators, all other ranks 30 of 390 occupations by median in District of Columbia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Take-home for education administrators, all other in District of Columbia, on $140,670, is $98,425; deflated by the state's price level, $88,828. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $140,080 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $140,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,790 |
| This salary | $140,670 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in District of Columbia | $98,425 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,414 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$21,708 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $127,519 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$30,522 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $140,670 as a midpoint for District of Columbia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $79,380 and the ninetieth is $185,790 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $98,425, from $140,670, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 30 of 390 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $88,828 uses one figure for the whole of District of Columbia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 390 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 30.
- The District of Columbia median of $140,670 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $79,380 to $185,790. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for District of Columbia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $98,425 from $140,670. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 30 of 390 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $88,828, worked from $140,670, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular District of Columbia address, on work sitting at 30 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $79,380 at the bottom tenth to $185,790 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in District of Columbia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $88,828 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; District of Columbia then takes its own share, leaving $98,425.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($79,380) and the ninetieth ($185,790) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $88,828 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $98,425 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.