Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$95,082
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$36,428
27.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$91,455
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$131,510
Kept after tax
$95,082
Worth in national money
$91,455
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $131,510, which ranks 8 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 24.22% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations Maryland reports, this job comes in at 36 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $131,510, tax leaves $95,082 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $91,455 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $131,220.
- Maryland ranks 8 of 51 states publishing a median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, at $131,510 — about 24.22% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 36 of 489 occupations by median in Maryland, 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.
- After tax, $95,082 remains from the Maryland median of $131,510 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $91,455 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $131,220 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $131,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,170 |
| This salary | $131,510 |
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 Maryland | $95,082 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $101,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,638 |
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 | $122,627 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17,733 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maryland earn less than $131,510. The published range is $81,060 up to $172,170, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $95,082 take-home in Maryland comes from $131,510. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 36 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $91,455 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 36.
- Reported values are medians; for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $81,060 to $172,170. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $95,082, from $131,510, assumes a single Maryland filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 36 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 8 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $91,455, worked from $131,510, 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 Maryland address, on work sitting at 36 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $81,060 at the bottom tenth to $172,170 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $91,455 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maryland's own levy, $95,082 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($81,060 to $172,170) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $91,455 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 $95,082 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.