SOC 11-9032 · Longview, TX metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Longview, Texas is $89,780 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,060: half of the 420 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($118,908).

$89,780average per year

Median $84,060Take-home ≈ $71,990

  • $66K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

420people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#17 of 25Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $111,480 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Longview earn between $78,010 and $101,840.

  • $66K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,780$7,482—
Median$84,060$7,005—
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,010$6,501—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,840$8,487—

*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 Longview

On the average salary of $89,780, a single filer in Longview takes home about $71,990 a year, or $5,999 a month and $2,769 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Longview a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $89,780 buys what about $100,330 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 17th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($103,060).

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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 Longview: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $71,990 a year ($5,999 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,780. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 24% 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 1.69, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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