Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$124,080avg. a year
Annual salary · 11,050 employed
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $124,080 a year. That is $5,660 (5%) more than the Illinois average of $118,420. The U.S. average is $116,100.
$128,780Median pay
$124,080Average yearly
+5%vs. Illinois average
11,050Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1300 jobs
Springfield, IL
$117,020
a year
23,010 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$110,960
a year
3360 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$108,670
a year
4120 jobs
Decatur, IL
$104,640
a year
5430 jobs
Peoria, IL
$102,550
a year
6270 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$101,430
a year
7170 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$99,830
a year
8110 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$97,630
a year
9100 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$96,930
a year
10130 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$95,950
a year
11440 jobs
Rockford, IL
$93,200
a year
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $124,080 a year, and the median is $128,780. About 11,050 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $5,660 (5%) more than the Illinois average of $118,420.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.16 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 11-9032. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.