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Hiring an education administrator in Worcester, MA

Employers in the Worcester, MA area pay education administrators, all other a median of $89,200, with the middle half of the market between $69,540 and $120,490. Worcester residents working in management occupations report a median of $77,664, which is 13% below what the metro pays for this role.

What does an education administrator earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Worcester, MA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$69,540
Median$89,200
75th percentile$120,490

Half of education administrators, all other in this area earn between $69,540 and $120,490. A band set below $69,540 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Worcester residents earn

$77,664

Median earnings of Worcester residents working in management occupations, 9,924 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 13% 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 Worcester rather than competing for commuters.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Worcester County, management of companies and enterprises employs 4,001 and turns over 7.0% a quarter, with 413 hires against 436 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $9,490 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 normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.

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 $17,840 to $26,760 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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