How much do Education Administrators, All Other make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $50,090 and the 90th percentile is $150,080. The difference is $99,990, which is 115.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,000 to the 75th at $126,660, covers $49,660.

The mean annual wage is $100,000, which sits above the median of $86,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $95,200 for Education Administrators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,590, which is 5.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $98,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, All Other at $89,590 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, All Other. Asheville, NC ranks 12th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $115,920 and employment of 50. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,298, against $89,590 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $127,720 and employment of 160. That median is 47.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,973, against $89,590 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 105 miles away, with a median of $84,790 and employment of 260. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,100, against $89,590 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (50 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.