Highest-paying education roles
Among education jobs that state yearly pay, Chief Executives, Lawyers and Education Administrators, Postsecondary pay the most at the median, against $98k for the segment as a whole. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Highest-paying education roles
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| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives131 open · With pay 24 | $169k |
| 2 | Lawyers66 open · With pay 8 | $145k |
| 3 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary404 open · With pay 47 | $142k |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary331 open · With pay 103 | $138k |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers120 open · With pay 15 | $131k |
| 6 | Fundraising Managers261 open · With pay 41 | $130k |
| 7 | Human Resources Managers172 open · With pay 35 | $130k |
| 8 | Purchasing Managers48 open · With pay 11 | $122k |
| 9 | Marketing Managers147 open · With pay 26 | $113k |
| 10 | Financial Managers201 open · With pay 21 | $110k |
| 11 | Computer Systems Analysts98 open · With pay 17 | $104k |
| 12 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel94 open · With pay 36 | $103k |
| 13 | Software Developers144 open · With pay 12 | $102k |
| 14 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists96 open · With pay 9 | $100k |
| 15 | Project Management Specialists236 open · With pay 17 | $98k |
| 16 | Sales Managers109 open · With pay 44 | $93k |
| 17 | Training and Development Managers68 open · With pay 10 | $90k |
| 18 | Facilities Managers164 open · With pay 28 | $90k |
| 19 | General and Operations Managers212 open · With pay 28 | $90k |
| 20 | Database Architects51 open · With pay 8 | $89k |
| 21 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers46 open · With pay 11 | $83k |
| 22 | Financial and Investment Analysts165 open · With pay 27 | $78k |
| 23 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists68 open · With pay 12 | $75k |
| 24 | Data Scientists90 open · With pay 13 | $75k |
| 25 | Instructional Coordinators58 open · With pay 8 | $74k |
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