SOC 11-9032 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Colorado Springs, CO is $106,360. The 10th percentile is $80,490 and the 90th percentile is $139,690. Employment is 800.

Median annual wage

$106,360

10th percentile
$80,490
25th percentile
$99,910
Median
$106,360
75th percentile
$129,220
90th percentile
$139,690
Mean
$111,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, the published 10th percentile is $80,490 and the 90th percentile is $139,690. The difference is $59,200, which is 55.7% 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 $99,910 to the 75th at $129,220, covers $29,310.

The mean annual wage is $111,870, which sits above the median of $106,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $105,870 for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,613, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the Colorado median of $110,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary at $105,613 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 6th of 7 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).).

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $121,130 and employment of 2,880. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,509, against $105,613 here.
  • Pueblo, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $125,090 and employment of 170. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,320, against $105,613 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $136,330 and employment of 360. That median is 28.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,589, against $105,613 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (800 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Colorado Springs, CO is $106,360. The 10th percentile is $80,490 and the 90th percentile is $139,690. Employment is 800.

How does that compare with the national median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

The local median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $105,870.

What is Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,360 is $105,613. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $121,130. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 6th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.