The median annual wage for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary working in Riverside, CA, sits at $161,380, per BLS survey data. It runs 58% above the national median of $102,280 for this occupation — pay here is notably stronger than the U.S. average. The middle 50% land between $134,870 and $168,710 — a 33,840 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The catch: Riverside is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $77.59, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary across all U.S. metros in our data is $102,280.