SOC 11-9032 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Gulfport, Mississippi is $90,870 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $89,120: half of the 370 people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$90,870average per year

Median $89,120Take-home ≈ $69,854

  • $77K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $89KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $105K90th

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

370people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,640 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Gulfport earn between $81,920 and $101,420.

  • $77K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $89KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $105K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,870$7,572—
Median$89,120$7,427—
Entry level (25th percentile)$81,920$6,827—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,420$8,452—

*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 Gulfport vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Gulfport earn 4% more than the Mississippi average ($87,000) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gulfport$90,870$89,120$76,790$104,640370
Mississippi$87,000$82,800$65,400$106,4503,170
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 Gulfport

On the average salary of $90,870, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $69,854 a year, or $5,821 a month and $2,687 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).

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

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $90,870 buys what about $100,960 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($90,990).

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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 Gulfport: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $69,854 a year ($5,821 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,870.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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