- The average salary of a student support manager was $63,000 per year, as of July 2011, according to Indeed.com. The Bureau of Labor Statistics points out that education administrators made an average salary of $81,870 per year, as of May 2010. Those working in elementary and secondary schools made an average salary of $88,810, while those working in colleges and universities earned an average of $82,040.
- Placing the salary of student support managers within the broader pay scale of education administrators nationwide provides some additional context for understanding. According to the BLS, the median salary for student support managers and education administrators was $75,690. Those in the middle of the pay scale earned salaries that ranged from $55,500 to $100,900. This places the average salary of a student support manager in the lower 50 percent of salaries earned by education administrators, but also within the middle 50 percent. At the high end of the pay scale were administrators earning salaries of $128,490 or more per year.
- Where the student support services manager works also provides an indication of how much he can expect to make. According to Salary Expert's survey of student support services directors in 10 major U.S. cities, average salaries ranged from $47,198 in Phoenix to as high as $65,692. Student support managers in Chicago made a similar average salary at $65,624 per year, as did those in Orlando who made an average of $64,861. Toward the lower end of the pay scale were directors in Charlotte and Miami who made average annual salaries of $48,503 and $49,241, respectively.
- The number of jobs in education administration is expected to grow by about 8 percent during the period from 2008 to 2018, according to the BLS. The bureau indicates that the growing population will be one of the primary catalysts behind job growth as colleges, universities, elementary and secondary schools adapt to educational needs of the rapidly growing population.
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