SOC 11-9032 · Jonesboro, AR metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Jonesboro, AR

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Jonesboro, Arkansas is $89,230 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,430: half of the 120 people in this job in the Jonesboro, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$89,230average per year

Median $86,430Take-home ≈ $68,789

  • $74K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Arkansas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Jonesboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,440 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Jonesboro earn between $80,860 and $99,620.

  • $74K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,230$7,436—
Median$86,430$7,202—
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,860$6,738—
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,620$8,302—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Jonesboro vs. Arkansas and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Jonesboro earn about the same as the Arkansas average ($90,510) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jonesboro$89,230$86,430$73,690$102,440120
Arkansas$90,510$86,330$68,090$107,4102,760
United States$116,100$105,870$76,280$167,770328,330

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Jonesboro

On the average salary of $89,230, a single filer in Jonesboro takes home about $68,789 a year, or $5,732 a month and $2,646 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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Is Jonesboro a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jonesboro area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $89,230 buys what about $103,906 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Jonesboro ($42,240). A typical home costs $205,822, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Arkansas cities

Jonesboro ranks 5th of 5 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Fayetteville pays the most ($100,140).

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Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Jonesboro: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Jonesboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Jonesboro?

About $68,789 a year ($5,732 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,230. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Jonesboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

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 11-9032; area Jonesboro, AR (27860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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