Hiring an education administrator in Modesto, CA
Employers in the Modesto, CA area pay education administrators, all other a median of $150,500, with the middle half of the market between $77,010 and $174,770. Modesto residents working in management occupations report a median of $88,607, which is 41% below what the metro pays for this role.
What does an education administrator earn here?
Place of work
What employers pay
| 25th percentile | $77,010 |
| Median | $150,500 |
| 75th percentile | $174,770 |
Half of education administrators, all other in this area earn between $77,010 and $174,770. A band set below $77,010 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.
Place of residence
What Modesto residents earn
$88,607
Median earnings of Modesto residents working in management occupations, 7,704 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 41% 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 role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Modesto rather than competing for commuters.
How often do these jobs turn over?
In Stanislaus County, management of companies and enterprises employs 1,438 and turns over 4.6% a quarter, with 94 hires against 150 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $6,835 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 $30,100 to $45,150 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 Modesto
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
- Facilities Managers
Related
- Hiring Education Administrators, All Other: the role, the pay, the process
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Modesto is the 20th largest of 21 California cities in this dataset.