SOC 11-9032 · Lubbock, TX metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Lubbock, Texas is $90,840 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,310: half of the 500 people in this job in the Lubbock, 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).

$90,840average per year

Median $84,310Take-home ≈ $72,736

  • $70K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

500people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#15 of 25Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,280 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Lubbock earn between $77,210 and $101,790.

  • $70K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,840$7,570—
Median$84,310$7,026—
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,210$6,434—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,790$8,482—

*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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $90,840, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $72,736 a year, or $6,061 a month and $2,798 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 Lubbock a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $90,840 buys what about $99,478 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 15th 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 Lubbock: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $72,736 a year ($6,061 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,840. Texas has no state income tax.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Lubbock 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • 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 1.41, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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