SOC 11-9033 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $144,340. The 10th percentile is $85,940 and the 90th percentile is $370,180. Employment is 790.
Median annual wage
$144,340
- 10th percentile
- $85,940
- 25th percentile
- $109,530
- Median
- $144,340
- 75th percentile
- $231,890
- 90th percentile
- $370,180
- Mean
- $179,990
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $85,940 and the 90th percentile is $370,180. The difference is $284,240, which is 196.9% 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 $109,530 to the 75th at $231,890, covers $122,360.
The mean annual wage is $179,990, which sits above the median of $144,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ann Arbor, MI median is 38% higher than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,081, which is 36.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 33% higher than the Michigan median of $108,500.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $144,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $143,081 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 16 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).).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $105,980 and employment of 1,410. That median is 26.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,665, against $143,081 here.
- Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $101,140 and employment of 430. That median is 29.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,590, against $143,081 here.
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $158,720 and employment of 480. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $167,090, against $143,081 here.
Employment share
Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (790 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.10 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, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $144,340. The 10th percentile is $85,940 and the 90th percentile is $370,180. Employment is 790.
How does that compare with the national median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary?
The local median is 38% higher than the national median of $104,590.
What is Education Administrators, Postsecondary pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $144,340 is $143,081. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Education Administrators, Postsecondary?
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $105,980. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.