How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $62,420 and the 90th percentile is $214,690. The difference is $152,270, which is 143.7% 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 $80,650 to the 75th at $138,910, covers $58,260.

The mean annual wage is $123,570, which sits above the median of $105,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 1.3% higher than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,665, which is 1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Michigan median of $108,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $105,665 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 4th of 15 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).).

• Flint, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $125,730 and employment of 130. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,144, against $105,665 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $144,340 and employment of 790. That median is 36.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,081, against $105,665 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $158,720 and employment of 480. That median is 49.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $167,090, against $105,665 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (1,410 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 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.