Education Administrators, All Other Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Education Administrators, All Other in Chicago, Illinois earns $82,370 a year.

$82,370 / year, mean
↓ 21.1% below national average 50th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Illinois — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for education administrators, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,600
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.8%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Visalia $141,380 Modesto $133,710 Harrisburg $129,420 Merced $124,470 Chico $123,030 Santa Cruz $122,080 Baltimore $121,810 Salinas $120,540 Stockton $120,380 Salem $119,750 Kiryas Joel $118,780 San Diego $117,900 Lexington Park $116,740 Santa Rosa $116,580 Santa Maria $115,230 Oxnard $114,940 Salisbury $114,510 San Jose $114,460 San Francisco $113,600 Bakersfield $113,170 Redding $112,740 Vallejo $112,440 Hagerstown $111,650 Atlantic City $110,950 Seattle $110,890 Sacramento $110,250 Virginia Beach $109,280 Albany $108,150 Riverside $107,970 Fresno $107,050 Los Angeles $106,420 Beckley $106,200 New York $105,430 Portland $103,860 Waco $103,790 Crestview $102,960 Lexington $102,620 Longview $102,240 Richmond $101,840 Spokane $101,840 Orlando $101,170 Fort Myers $101,040 Philadelphia $100,660 San Antonio $99,820 Trenton $99,810 Olympia $98,500 Detroit $95,480 Amarillo $95,290 Palm Bay $94,720 Lansing $94,250 Charlottesville $93,660 Port St. Lucie $93,470 San Luis Obispo $92,950 Louisville $92,740 Morgantown $92,720 Sarasota $92,650 Abilene $92,040 Dallas $91,450 Springfield $89,970 Rochester $89,960 Huntington $89,550 Charleston $87,100 Austin $87,000 Ann Arbor $86,760 Buffalo $86,310 Miami $84,920 Syracuse $84,550 Jacksonville $84,400 Tallahassee $83,020 Grand Rapids $82,750 Chicago $82,370 Killeen $81,760 Houston $81,190 El Paso $78,590 Indianapolis $77,950 Beaumont $76,690 Kalamazoo $76,160 Flint $73,540 Corpus Christi $70,500 Lubbock $69,560 Fort Wayne $69,440 McAllen $61,800 College Station $60,120 Brownsville $56,030
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Abilene, Texas$92,040+11.7%
Albany, New York$108,150+31.3%
Amarillo, Texas$95,290+15.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$86,760+5.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$110,950+34.7%
Austin, Texas$87,000+5.6%
Bakersfield, California$113,170+37.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$121,810+47.9%
Beaumont, Texas$76,690-6.9%
Beckley, West Virginia$106,200+28.9%
Brownsville, Texas$56,030-32.0%
Buffalo, New York$86,310+4.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$101,040+22.7%
Charleston, West Virginia$87,100+5.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$93,660+13.7%
Chico, California$123,030+49.4%
College Station, Texas$60,120-27.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$70,500-14.4%
Crestview, Florida$102,960+25.0%
Dallas, Texas$91,450+11.0%
Detroit, Michigan$95,480+15.9%
El Paso, Texas$78,590-4.6%
Flint, Michigan$73,540-10.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$69,440-15.7%
Fresno, California$107,050+30.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$82,750+0.5%
Hagerstown, Maryland$111,650+35.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$129,420+57.1%
Houston, Texas$81,190-1.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$89,550+8.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$77,950-5.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$84,400+2.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$76,160-7.5%
Killeen, Texas$81,760-0.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$118,780+44.2%
Lansing, Michigan$94,250+14.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$102,620+24.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$116,740+41.7%
Longview, Texas$102,240+24.1%
Los Angeles, California$106,420+29.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$92,740+12.6%
Lubbock, Texas$69,560-15.6%
McAllen, Texas$61,800-25.0%
Merced, California$124,470+51.1%
Miami, Florida$84,920+3.1%
Modesto, California$133,710+62.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$92,720+12.6%
New York, New York$105,430+28.0%
Sarasota, Florida$92,650+12.5%
Olympia, Washington$98,500+19.6%
Orlando, Florida$101,170+22.8%
Oxnard, California$114,940+39.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$94,720+15.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$100,660+22.2%
Portland, Oregon$103,860+26.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$93,470+13.5%
Redding, California$112,740+36.9%
Richmond, Virginia$101,840+23.6%
Riverside, California$107,970+31.1%
Rochester, New York$89,960+9.2%
Sacramento, California$110,250+33.8%
Salem, Oregon$119,750+45.4%
Salinas, California$120,540+46.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$114,510+39.0%
San Antonio, Texas$99,820+21.2%
San Diego, California$117,900+43.1%
San Francisco, California$113,600+37.9%
San Jose, California$114,460+39.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$92,950+12.8%
Santa Cruz, California$122,080+48.2%
Santa Maria, California$115,230+39.9%
Santa Rosa, California$116,580+41.5%
Seattle, Washington$110,890+34.6%
Spokane, Washington$101,840+23.6%
Springfield, Illinois$89,970+9.2%
Stockton, California$120,380+46.1%
Syracuse, New York$84,550+2.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$83,020+0.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$99,810+21.2%
Vallejo, California$112,440+36.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$109,280+32.7%
Visalia, California$141,380+71.6%
Waco, Texas$103,790+26.0%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
82,370/yr
Estimated take-home
62,841/yr
Est. total withheld
23.7%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-9039 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555