SOC 11-9031 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make in Monroe, LA?

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 Monroe, LA is $43,260. The 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $70,220. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$43,260

10th percentile
$29,030
25th percentile
$36,900
Median
$43,260
75th percentile
$60,590
90th percentile
$70,220
Mean
$47,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, the published 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $70,220. The difference is $41,190, which is 95.2% 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 $36,900 to the 75th at $60,590, covers $23,690.

The mean annual wage is $47,320, which sits above the median of $43,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Monroe, LA median is 27% lower than the national median of $59,300 for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,748, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Louisiana median of $46,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Monroe, LA is 83.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare at $51,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. Monroe, LA ranks 7th of 9 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).).

  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 100 miles away, with a median of $43,810 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,683, against $51,748 here.
  • Jackson, MS is 113 miles away, with a median of $46,690 and employment of 160. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,432, against $51,748 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 136 miles away, with a median of $36,050 and employment of 30. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,911, against $51,748 here.

Employment share

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Monroe, LA (50 of 87,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make in Monroe, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Monroe, LA is $43,260. The 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $70,220. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?

The local median is 27% lower than the national median of $59,300.

What is Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay in Monroe, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Monroe, LA is 83.597, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,260 is $51,748. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Monroe, LA compare with nearby metros for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 100 miles away, at $43,810. Monroe, LA ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.