How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $60,880 and the 90th percentile is $164,840. The difference is $103,960, which is 127.0% 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 $61,430 to the 75th at $105,220, covers $43,790.

The mean annual wage is $100,070, which sits above the median of $81,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux City, IA-NE-SD median is 21.8% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,651, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the Iowa median of $89,320.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Iowa, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86.454, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $94,651 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 86 miles away, with a median of $97,620 and employment of 640. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,211, against $94,651 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 120 miles away, with a median of $102,750 and employment of 540. That median is 25.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,196, against $94,651 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 146 miles away, with a median of $83,180 and employment of 370. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,708, against $94,651 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (80 of 75,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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.