How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,460 and the 90th percentile is $352,730. The difference is $286,270, which is 202.0% 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 $86,130 to the 75th at $180,770, covers $94,640.

The mean annual wage is $155,450, which sits above the median of $141,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median is 35.5% higher than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $151,664, which is 45% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 44.6% higher than the Indiana median of $98,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 93.430, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $141,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $151,664 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ranks 2nd of 20 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).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $97,560 and employment of 590. That median is 31.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,948, against $151,664 here.
• Terre Haute, IN is 77 miles away, with a median of $103,780. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,204, against $151,664 here.
• Bloomington, IL is 96 miles away, with a median of $103,350 and employment of 300. That median is 27.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,491, against $151,664 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN (240 of 102,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.02 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.