SOC 11-9039 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Education Administrators, All Other Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for other education administrators in Riverside, California is $107,970 a year ($51.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,800: half of the 860 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,337).

$107,970average per year

$51.91 / hourMedian $86,800Take-home ≈ $78,838

  • $61K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $87KMedian
  • $142K75th
  • $187K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

860people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#18 of 21California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, All Other pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $187,220 or more. The middle half of other education administrators in Riverside earn between $69,080 and $141,550.

  • $61K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $87KMedian
  • $142K75th
  • $187K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$107,970$8,998$51.91
Median$86,800$7,233$41.73
Entry level (25th percentile)$69,080$5,757$33.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$141,550$11,796$68.05

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Education Administrators, All Other salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $107,970, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $78,838 a year, or $6,570 a month and $3,032 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Riverside a good place for other education administrators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $107,970 buys what about $101,436 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, All Other salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 18th of 21 California metro areas for this job; Visalia pays the most ($141,380).

All Education Administrators, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other education administrators

Visalia, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($141,380).

Education Administrators, All Other salary by city

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Education Administrators, All Other salary in Riverside: questions

How much do other education administrators make an hour in Riverside?

$51.91 an hour on average, and $41.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other education administrators salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $69,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other education administrators take-home pay in Riverside?

About $78,838 a year ($6,570 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $107,970. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other education administrators earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,337).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9039; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.42, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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