Hiring an education administrator in Durham, NC
Employers in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area pay education administrators, all other a median of $84,050, with the middle half of the market between $61,040 and $121,040. Durham residents working in management occupations report a median of $90,226, which is 7% above what the metro pays for this role.
What does an education administrator earn here?
Place of work
What employers pay
| 25th percentile | $61,040 |
| Median | $84,050 |
| 75th percentile | $121,040 |
Half of education administrators, all other in this area earn between $61,040 and $121,040. A band set below $61,040 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.
Place of residence
What Durham residents earn
$90,226
Median earnings of Durham residents working in management occupations, 20,498 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.
The 7% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.
The two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.
How often do these jobs turn over?
In Durham County, management of companies and enterprises employs 6,377 and turns over 3.7% a quarter, with 166 hires against 225 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $16,899 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.
That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about education administrators, all other. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.
What does the search cost?
The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $16,810 to $25,215 on the first year salary alone.
One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.
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Hiring an education administrator somewhere else?
Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.
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Other management roles in Durham
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Emergency Management Directors
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Related
- Hiring Education Administrators, All Other: the role, the pay, the process
- Recruiting services in Durham
- Every North Carolina city we cover
Durham is the 4th largest of 6 North Carolina cities in this dataset.