How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Winchester, VA-WV?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $63,180 and the 90th percentile is $129,990. The difference is $66,810, which is 84.1% 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 $65,010 to the 75th at $122,250, covers $57,240.

The mean annual wage is $95,820, which sits above the median of $79,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winchester, VA-WV median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,322, which is 21.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.3% lower than the Virginia median of $120,840.

Winchester, VA-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $82,322 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 23rd of 26 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).).

• Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $97,120 and employment of 70. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,132, against $82,322 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 57 miles away, with a median of $134,270 and employment of 170. That median is 69.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,498, against $82,322 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 61 miles away, with a median of $125,460 and employment of 4,200. That median is 58% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,224, against $82,322 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Winchester, VA-WV (80 of 67,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.