BLS figures put the median pay for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Bremerton, WA, at $168,540 a year. It runs 65% 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 $168,350 and $182,250 — a 13,900 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $169,480 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Bremerton 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 $81.03, 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.