How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Gainesville, GA?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, the published 10th percentile is $78,780 and the 90th percentile is $129,690. The difference is $50,910, which is 50.9% 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 $84,750 to the 75th at $119,870, covers $35,120.

The mean annual wage is $101,560, which sits above the median of $100,060. 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 Gainesville, GA median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $105,870 for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,404, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Georgia median of $103,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary at $103,404 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Gainesville, GA ranks 10th of 29 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).).

• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $104,770 and employment of 150. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,242, against $103,404 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $105,270 and employment of 4,160. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,209, against $103,404 here.
• Dalton, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $99,490 and employment of 120. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,736, against $103,404 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, GA (140 of 103,870). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.