SOC 11-9032 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Rochester, MN?

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 Rochester, MN is $118,320. The 10th percentile is $78,770 and the 90th percentile is $150,440. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$118,320

10th percentile
$78,770
25th percentile
$85,490
Median
$118,320
75th percentile
$137,000
90th percentile
$150,440
Mean
$116,000

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 $78,770 and the 90th percentile is $150,440. The difference is $71,670, which is 60.6% 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 $85,490 to the 75th at $137,000, covers $51,510.

The mean annual wage is $116,000, which sits below the median of $118,320. 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 Rochester, MN median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $105,870 for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,278, which is 23.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $127,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, MN is 90.821, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary at $130,278 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. Rochester, MN ranks 8th of 19 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).).

  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 63 miles away, with a median of $121,780 and employment of 120. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,703, against $130,278 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 86 miles away, with a median of $120,570 and employment of 90. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,930, against $130,278 here.
  • Mankato, MN is 91 miles away, with a median of $127,590 and employment of 50. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,278, against $130,278 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, MN (160 of 122,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary make in Rochester, MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Rochester, MN is $118,320. The 10th percentile is $78,770 and the 90th percentile is $150,440. Employment is 160.

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

The local median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $105,870.

What is Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Rochester, MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, MN is 90.821, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,320 is $130,278. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Rochester, MN compare with nearby metros for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $121,780. Rochester, MN ranks 8th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.