Career Atlas USA

Best States for Education Administrators, All Other

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1District of Columbia89 / 100
  2. 2Maryland88.1 / 100
  3. 3New Mexico75.8 / 100
  4. 4Georgia74.8 / 100
  5. 5Virginia73.3 / 100
  6. 6North Dakota72.7 / 100
  7. 7Alaska70.8 / 100
  8. 8Colorado70.6 / 100
  9. 9California69.2 / 100
  10. 10North Carolina68.3 / 100
  11. 11Tennessee63.2 / 100
  12. 12Kentucky62.5 / 100
  13. 13Wyoming57.7 / 100
  14. 14Arkansas56 / 100
  15. 15South Dakota55.1 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).