How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Jackson, TN?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $51,740 and the 90th percentile is $171,340. The difference is $119,600, which is 154.9% 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 $67,250 to the 75th at $108,740, covers $41,490.

The mean annual wage is $103,550, which sits above the median of $77,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, TN median is 26.2% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,269, which is 13.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $100,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $90,269 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Jackson, TN ranks 9th of 10 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).).

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 74 miles away, with a median of $105,080 and employment of 390. That median is 36.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,996, against $90,269 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 99 miles away, with a median of $103,100 and employment of 80. That median is 33.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,057, against $90,269 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 123 miles away, with a median of $100,850 and employment of 940. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,684, against $90,269 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, TN (50 of 84,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.