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Postsecondary Education Administrators in Rhode Island

Want to work in Rhode Island as a Postsecondary Education Administrator? Read this first!

5.8% Jobs Projection
$101,200 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Postsecondary Education Administrators Work in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, there were 790 people working as Postsecondary Education Administrators in the year 2018.

There were 830 Postsecondary Education Administrators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,820 Postsecondary Education Administrators working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Postsecondary Education Administrators than average.

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Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Postsecondary Education Administrators in this state are growing at a rate of 5.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.1%.

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Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Postsecondary Education Administrators job openings in Rhode Island, and 730 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Postsecondary Education Administrators Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Postsecondary Education Administrators ranged from $67,710 to $189,540 with $101,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $32.55 to $91.13. The median hourly rate was $48.65.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $48.13 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 960 $98,620
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 90 $81,850

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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