SOC 11-9032 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Fort Myers, Florida is $98,720 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $95,100: half of the 490 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$98,720average per year

Median $95,100Take-home ≈ $78,280

  • $61K10th
  • $88K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $126K90th

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

490people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#5 of 20Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,170 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Fort Myers earn between $87,560 and $126,170.

  • $61K10th
  • $88K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $126K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$98,720$8,227—
Median$95,100$7,925—
Entry level (25th percentile)$87,560$7,297—
Experienced (75th percentile)$126,170$10,514—

*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 Fort Myers vs. Florida and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Fort Myers earn about the same as the Florida average ($97,750) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Myers$98,720$95,100$61,030$126,170490
Florida$97,750$96,490$61,030$130,65016,960
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 Fort Myers

On the average salary of $98,720, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $78,280 a year, or $6,523 a month and $3,011 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $98,720 buys what about $96,454 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 5th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Sarasota pays the most ($110,660).

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Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

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

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary by city

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Fort Myers: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $87,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $78,280 a year ($6,523 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $98,720. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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