SOC 11-9031 · Area 4800004 · May 2025

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$34,700	$16.69
25th percentile	$35,380	$17.01
Median	$38,630	$18.57
75th percentile	$50,670	$24.36
90th percentile	$61,380	$29.51
Average	$44,760	$21.52

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 60. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $35,380 to $50,670 in 2025, a span of $15,290.

The area median is $12,210 (24.0%) below Texas's $50,840 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 21 other published areas

This area's median is $2,580 (7.2%) above the $36,050 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
This area's median is $620 (1.6%) above the $38,010 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $2,750 (6.6%) below the $41,380 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $5,930 (13.3%) below the $44,560 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $7,300 (15.9%) below the $45,930 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
This area's median is $7,790 (16.8%) below the $46,420 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $9,170 (19.2%) below the $47,800 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $9,520 (19.8%) below the $48,150 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $9,780 (20.2%) below the $48,410 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $9,930 (20.4%) below the $48,560 median in Laredo, TX.
This area's median is $9,980 (20.5%) below the $48,610 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $10,420 (21.2%) below the $49,050 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $10,740 (21.8%) below the $49,370 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $10,760 (21.8%) below the $49,390 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $12,060 (23.8%) below the $50,690 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $12,280 (24.1%) below the $50,910 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $12,720 (24.8%) below the $51,350 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $14,770 (27.7%) below the $53,400 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $14,890 (27.8%) below the $53,520 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $19,040 (33.0%) below the $57,670 median in Odessa, TX.
This area's median is $20,390 (34.5%) below the $59,020 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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