Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$98,651
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$40,179
28.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$91,661
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$138,830
Kept after tax
$98,651
Worth in national money
$91,661
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays this job a middle wage of $138,830, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 31.13% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations New York reports, this job comes in at 34 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $138,830 the take-home is $98,651. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $91,661 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $143,470, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York's median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary is $138,830, about 31.13% above the national figure and 4 of 51 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, kindergarten through secondary ranks 34 of 493 occupations by median in New York, 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $98,651 for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, from $138,830. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $91,661. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $143,470 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $87,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $138,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $200,380 |
| This salary | $138,830 |
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 New York | $98,651 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $106,156 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,581 |
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 | $127,850 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$24,769 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $138,830 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $87,100 and the ninetieth is $200,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New York the take-home figure of $98,651, from $138,830, 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 34 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $91,661, the adjusted value of that $138,830 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 34 of 493 in the state.
- The New York median of $138,830 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $87,100 to $200,380. 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 New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $98,651 from $138,830. 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 34 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $91,661 — the adjusted value of that $138,830 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 34 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $143,470, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $87,100 at the bottom tenth to $200,380 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $91,661 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $98,651 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $143,470. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($87,100) and the ninetieth ($200,380) 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?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $91,661 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 $98,651 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.