Earnings vary by the size and type of the educational institution. Four-year universities and colleges pay more than community colleges.
Benefits usually include paid vacations and holidays, health insurance, and tuition waivers for their families. Some administrators receive free housing, expense accounts for entertaining, and tickets to sporting events.
Education administrators, postsecondary (SOC 11-9033)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $35.06 | $46.77 | $62.81 |
| Yearly | $72,917 | $97,291 | $130,658 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $40.54 | $51.12 | $65.30 |
| Yearly | $84,323 | $106,326 | $135,826 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $29.96 | $39.46 | $54.64 |
| Yearly | $62,315 | $82,073 | $113,653 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $37.16 | $48.71 | $63.24 |
| Yearly | $77,293 | $101,313 | $131,545 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $40.69 | $49.78 | $65.06 |
| Yearly | $84,629 | $103,528 | $135,325 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $31.66 | $41.95 | $61.77 |
| Yearly | $65,835 | $87,275 | $128,489 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $39.06 | $51.03 | $67.21 |
| Yearly | $81,238 | $106,140 | $139,802 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $32.19 | $43.17 | $54.67 |
| Yearly | $66,949 | $89,782 | $113,695 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $32.30 | $41.92 | $53.19 |
| Yearly | $67,183 | $87,209 | $110,637 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $49.28 | $49.28 | $61.17 |
| Yearly | $102,495 | $102,495 | $127,241 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $33.13 | $50.69 | $66.86 |
| Yearly | $68,927 | $105,438 | $139,070 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $30.82 | $38.50 | $62.60 |
| Yearly | $64,116 | $80,080 | $130,206 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $28.98 | $39.59 | $55.23 |
| Yearly | $60,271 | $82,345 | $114,863 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $30.21 | $39.03 | $49.02 |
| Yearly | $62,844 | $81,189 | $101,971 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $30.88 | $38.61 | $49.13 |
| Yearly | $64,239 | $80,321 | $102,195 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $32.99 | $41.73 | $53.72 |
| Yearly | $68,615 | $86,790 | $111,723 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $37.75 | $45.46 | $62.23 |
| Yearly | $78,508 | $94,543 | $129,439 | |
| United States | Hourly | $38.41 | $49.98 | $67.76 |
| Yearly | $79,880 | $103,960 | $140,940 | |