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12.9% Jobs Projection
$95,370 Median Salary
550 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Postsecondary Education Administrators in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Postsecondary Education Administrators in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Postsecondary Education Administrators in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postsecondary Education Administrators Work in Texas?

There were 6,030 Postsecondary Education Administrators employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Postsecondary Education Administrators in this state are growing at a rate of 12.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.1%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 550 annual job openings, and a total of 6,760 jobs for Texas Postsecondary Education Administrators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,700 annual jobs and 198,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postsecondary Education Administrators Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Postsecondary Education Administrators ranged from $56,570 to $203,070 with $95,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $27.2 to $97.63. The median hourly rate was $45.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $47.65 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.80.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Postsecondary Education Administrators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postsecondary Education Administrators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 590 $93,850
El Paso, TX 250 $100,820
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 190 $85,020
Amarillo, TX 160 $88,400
Lubbock, TX 150 $134,370
Corpus Christi, TX 130 $83,330
Killeen-Temple, TX 120 $83,970
Waco, TX 110 n/a
Laredo, TX 110 $80,450
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 90 $81,970
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $62,470
Odessa, TX 50 $85,390
Tyler, TX 50 $98,890
Longview, TX 40 $77,190

Top States for Postsecondary Education Administrators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Postsecondary Education Administrators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,390 $118,810
Massachusetts 11,130 $90,900
New York 10,810 $106,450
Illinois 8,330 $85,250
Michigan 5,230 $98,670
Ohio 4,780 $91,100
Pennsylvania 4,750 $97,440
North Carolina 4,620 $90,070
Indiana 3,770 $87,190
Arizona 3,750 $81,800
Tennessee 3,720 $83,350
Wisconsin 2,940 $97,430
Virginia 2,770 $97,320
Minnesota 2,530 $95,330
South Carolina 2,460 $86,020
Iowa 2,360 $93,650
Alabama 2,340 $93,250
Washington 2,280 $92,320
Kentucky 2,160 $73,710
Missouri 2,140 $95,730

Below are the states where Postsecondary Education Administrators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $130,760
Delaware $122,100
Maryland $119,670
California $118,810
Hawaii $114,790
New York $106,450
North Dakota $106,040
Wyoming $104,990
Rhode Island $101,200
South Dakota $100,700

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