SOC 11-9032 · Manchester-Nashua, NH metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Manchester, NH

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Manchester, New Hampshire is $105,270 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $103,980: half of the 400 people in this job in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$105,270average per year

Median $103,980Take-home ≈ $82,887

  • $81K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $121K75th
  • $130K90th

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

400people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Manchester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $129,840 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Manchester earn between $97,810 and $120,990.

  • $81K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $121K75th
  • $130K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$105,270$8,772—
Median$103,980$8,665—
Entry level (25th percentile)$97,810$8,151—
Experienced (75th percentile)$120,990$10,082—

*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 Manchester vs. New Hampshire and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Manchester earn about the same as the New Hampshire average ($107,060) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Manchester$105,270$103,980$80,880$129,840400
New Hampshire$107,060$104,910$80,220$129,8401,590
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 Manchester

On the average salary of $105,270, a single filer in Manchester takes home about $82,887 a year, or $6,907 a month and $3,188 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 Manchester a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Manchester area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.7), so the average $105,270 buys what about $99,634 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Manchester ($56,530). A typical home costs $526,340, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

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 Manchester: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $97,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $82,887 a year ($6,907 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $105,270. New Hampshire has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH (31700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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