How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Kankakee, IL?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, the published 10th percentile is $65,520 and the 90th percentile is $125,080. The difference is $59,560, which is 59.9% 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 $78,310 to the 75th at $106,470, covers $28,160.

The mean annual wage is $95,950, which sits below the median of $99,470. 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 Kankakee, IL median is 6% lower than the national median of $105,870 for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,191, which is 2.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% lower than the Illinois median of $113,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kankakee, IL is 96.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary at $103,191 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Kankakee, IL ranks 27th of 37 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).).

• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 43 miles away, with a median of $128,780 and employment of 11,050. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,311, against $103,191 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 63 miles away, with a median of $111,470 and employment of 140. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,309, against $103,191 here.
• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 64 miles away, with a median of $96,590 and employment of 110. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,353, against $103,191 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Kankakee, IL (130 of 42,340). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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.