SOC 11-9032 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Lansing, Michigan is $105,630 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $104,020: half of the 440 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($118,908).

$105,630average per year

Median $104,020Take-home ≈ $77,900

  • $76K10th
  • $96K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $120K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

440people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,870 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Lansing earn between $96,070 and $119,650.

  • $76K10th
  • $96K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $120K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$105,630$8,802—
Median$104,020$8,668—
Entry level (25th percentile)$96,070$8,006—
Experienced (75th percentile)$119,650$9,971—

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

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $105,630, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $77,900 a year, or $6,492 a month and $2,996 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $105,630 buys what about $111,200 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 8th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($111,850).

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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 Lansing: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $96,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $77,900 a year ($6,492 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $105,630. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($118,908).

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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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