SOC 11-9031 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make in Eau Claire, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Eau Claire, WI is $56,770. The 10th percentile is $39,270 and the 90th percentile is $81,920. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$56,770
- 10th percentile
- $39,270
- 25th percentile
- $43,680
- Median
- $56,770
- 75th percentile
- $62,890
- 90th percentile
- $81,920
- Mean
- $56,670
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, the published 10th percentile is $39,270 and the 90th percentile is $81,920. The difference is $42,650, which is 75.1% 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 $43,680 to the 75th at $62,890, covers $19,210.
The mean annual wage is $56,670, which sits below the median of $56,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Eau Claire, WI median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $59,300 for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,177, which is 3.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.3% lower than the Wisconsin median of $59,930.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare at $61,177 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. Eau Claire, WI ranks 7th of 11 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).).
- Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $62,850 and employment of 40. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,202, against $61,177 here.
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $47,990 and employment of 30. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,294, against $61,177 here.
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $64,800 and employment of 810. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,819, against $61,177 here.
Employment share
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (60 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Eau Claire, WI · Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make in Eau Claire, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Eau Claire, WI is $56,770. The 10th percentile is $39,270 and the 90th percentile is $81,920. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?
The local median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $59,300.
What is Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay in Eau Claire, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,770 is $61,177. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Eau Claire, WI compare with nearby metros for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?
Rochester, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $62,850. Eau Claire, WI ranks 7th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.