Josh's K12 Jobs Blast -- November 2026 Data Report

Overall Statistics -- November 2026

2,191

Total Jobs Listed

Up from 733 in Nov '23

$131,930

Avg. Salary -- All Roles

1,284 roles with salary data · capped at $350K

619

Remote Roles (28.3%)

Down from 39.2% in Nov '25

$192,434

Avg. Senior Level Salary

Levels 0-2

Roles by Org Type

EdTech 699 roles · $153K avg

Charter Networks 385 roles · $109K avg

Curriculum / PL 342 roles · $112K avg

Non-Profits 330 roles · $120K avg

Search Firms 162 roles · $193K avg

Top five org types shown. Salaries capped at $350K throughout.

Avg. Salary by Career Level

CEO / Exec Director (Level 0) $211,446

Senior (0-2) $192,434

Mid-Career (3-4) $140,241

School Leader (7-8) $100,959

Early Career (6, 9) $124,831

Asst. Principal (8) $93,532

Career stages by level: Senior 0-2 · Mid-Career 3-4 · Early Career 6 and 9 · School Leader 7-8.

Jobs by Career Level

Early Career 1,302 Mid-Career 438 Senior 262 School Leader 174 Part-Time 14

Regional Salary Benchmarks -- November 2026

Region	Total Roles	Senior Avg	Mid Avg	EC Avg
Remote	619	$206,447	$152,238	$125,262
Multiple Locations	52	$235,000	$195,455	$123,889
West / CA	326	$227,749	$147,195	$157,569
Northeast	422	$207,022	$136,481	$114,013
Texas / SW	309	$153,714	$105,845	$96,672
Southeast	151	$176,036	$120,230	$99,624
Midwest	144	$165,417	$108,923	$99,961
West (non-CA)	97	$142,756	$140,898	$140,613
No region listed	71	$182,333	--	$82,125
National Avg.	2,191	$192,434	$140,241	$124,831

Teal = above national average · Red = below national average · Senior = Levels 0-2, Mid = Levels 3-4, EC = Levels 6 and 9 · Remote = fully remote postings · Multiple Locations = postings listing more than one location · No region listed = locations without a Region value in the compensation statistics sheet

12-Month Trends -- Dec '25 through Nov '26

Total Job Listings by Month

Avg. Salary by Career Level Over Time

Monthly Job & Salary Charts -- Nov '25 through Nov '26

Job Openings by Month

Total # of job postings, by month

Roles by Career Stage

# of roles, Mar '26 through Nov '26

Remote vs. Location-Based

# of roles, Mar '26 through Nov '26

Career Stage Avg. Salary

Avg. salary (all listings), Mar '26 through Nov '26

Career Stage Avg. Salary by Department

Avg. salary by career stage -- November 2024, November 2025, November 2026

Department = Job Focus; career stage = Career Stage column. Averages use listings with a salary and exclude salaries above $350K. Salary n = listings with a salary; listings n = all listings in that cell.
Senior Level is shown for Senior Leadership only; Principal and Asst. Principal for School Leadership only; other departments show Mid-Career and Early Career. All Departments shows all five.

Department Snapshot -- November 2026

Tech & Data

474

Avg $163K

38% remote

Sales & Partnerships

367

Avg $116K

50% remote

Senior Leadership

262

Avg $192K

10% remote

Operations

171

Avg $114K

18% remote

Academic T&L Coaching

256

Avg $107K

26% remote

School Leadership

174

Avg $101K

0% remote

Academic Consulting

Avg $110K

11% remote

Marketing & Comms

136

Avg $130K

39% remote

Finance

Avg $120K

34% remote

HR & Talent

Avg $111K

25% remote

Nov '23 vs Nov '24 vs Nov '25 vs Nov '26 -- Period Comparisons

November 2023

733

Avg $121K · 38.7% remote
87 organizations

November 2024

1,041

Avg $121K · 28.8% remote
144 organizations

November 2025

1,512

Avg $144K · 39.2% remote
125 organizations

November 2026

2,191

Avg $132K · 28.3% remote
221 organizations

+199% from Nov '23

1. Market Overview

Total Listings by Period

Raw listings -- November snapshots, 2023 through 2026

Remote Listings Over Time

% of all listings that are remote -- November snapshots

Listings by Region -- All Four Periods

Excludes remote listings · Nov '23, Nov '24, Nov '25, Nov '26

2. Salary Analysis

Salary Change by Segment -- Nov '23 vs Nov '26

Average posted salary (capped at $350K) · November snapshots

Segment	Nov '23	Nov '26	Change
Senior (0-2)	$194K	$192K	−0.6%
Mid-Career (3-4)	$128K	$140K	+10%
Principal (7)	$111K	$132K	+19%
Asst. Principal (8)	$91K	$94K	+3%
Early Career	$96K	$125K	+30%

Early Career = Levels 6 and 9 (Level 5 roles in earlier years also fall in Early Career in the source sheet).

Avg Salary by Segment -- All Four Periods

November snapshots · capped at $350K

Salary Lookup Tool

Nov '23, '24, '25, and '26 salary averages by department and level. Averages reflect posted salary midpoints; roles without salary data are excluded from averages but counted in total listings. Capped at $350K. Dot distribution shows individual salary values rounded to nearest $5K.

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Distribution

Nov '26 Nov '25 Nov '24 Nov '23

3. Geographic Breakdown

Listings by Region -- All Four Periods

Excludes remote listings

Geographic Distribution -- 1,572 Active Roles (Excl. Remote)

K12 Leader Roles by City -- November 2026

Location-based roles only · Cities with 5+ roles: 36 cities, 1,219 of 1,572 location-based roles (state-only and Multiple Locations listings are not mapped) · Bubble size = number of roles · Hover for details · Salary capped at $350K

Fewer jobs

More jobs Remote: 619 jobs (not shown on map) · Hover a bubble for details

New York City · Philadelphia · Washington, DC · Boston

New York City, NY

Nov '23: 69 listings · $100K

Nov '24: 74 listings · $128K

Nov '25: 104 listings · $155K

Nov '26: 231 listings · $137K

Philadelphia, PA

Nov '23: 2 listings · $80K

Nov '24: 22 listings · $105K

Nov '25: 11 listings · $104K

Nov '26: 32 listings · $98K

Washington, DC

Nov '23: 19 listings · $101K

Nov '24: 36 listings · $116K

Nov '25: 2 listings

Nov '26: 61 listings · $106K

Boston, MA

Nov '23: 13 listings · $105K

Nov '24: 13 listings · $115K

Nov '25: 15 listings · $101K

Nov '26: 15 listings · $115K

Dallas · Houston · Austin · San Antonio · Phoenix

Dallas, TX

Nov '23: 4 listings · $148K

Nov '24: 10 listings · $110K

Nov '25: 6 listings · $100K

Nov '26: 42 listings · $105K

Houston, TX

Nov '23: 9 listings

Nov '24: 20 listings · $69K

Nov '25: 4 listings · $145K

Nov '26: 34 listings · $123K

Austin, TX

Nov '23: 4 listings

Nov '24: 5 listings · $78K

Nov '25: 2 listings · $168K

Nov '26: 32 listings · $100K

San Antonio, TX

Nov '23: 4 listings · $115K

Nov '24: 18 listings · $89K

Nov '25: 34 listings · $93K

Nov '26: 79 listings · $113K

Phoenix, AZ

Nov '23: no listings

Nov '24: 5 listings · $116K

Nov '25: 3 listings · $108K

Nov '26: 8 listings · $115K

Bay Area · Los Angeles · Salt Lake City · Seattle · Denver

Bay Area, CA

Nov '23: 86 listings · $137K

Nov '24: 96 listings · $152K

Nov '25: 188 listings · $188K

Nov '26: 233 listings · $164K

Los Angeles, CA

Nov '23: 33 listings · $123K

Nov '24: 26 listings · $120K

Nov '25: 24 listings · $157K

Nov '26: 79 listings · $135K

Salt Lake City, UT

Nov '23: 5 listings

Nov '24: no listings

Nov '25: no listings

Nov '26: 41 listings · $157K

Seattle, WA

Nov '23: 3 listings · $61K

Nov '24: 3 listings · $108K

Nov '25: 13 listings · $121K

Nov '26: 13 listings · $133K

Denver, CO

Nov '23: 15 listings · $106K

Nov '24: 20 listings · $105K

Nov '25: 9 listings · $140K

Nov '26: 16 listings · $117K

Atlanta · Miami · Raleigh

Atlanta, GA

Nov '23: 6 listings · $160K

Nov '24: 4 listings · $109K

Nov '25: 7 listings · $162K

Nov '26: 15 listings · $110K

Miami, FL

Nov '23: 3 listings · $55K

Nov '24: 6 listings · $70K

Nov '25: 21 listings · $106K

Nov '26: 1 listing

Raleigh, NC

Nov '23: 18 listings · $129K

Nov '24: 29 listings · $122K

Nov '25: 22 listings

Nov '26: 28 listings · $156K

Chicago · Minneapolis · St. Louis / Kansas City · Cincinnati · Columbus · Cleveland

Chicago, IL

Nov '23: 14 listings · $108K

Nov '24: 9 listings · $87K

Nov '25: 11 listings · $119K

Nov '26: 54 listings · $109K

Minneapolis, MN

Nov '23: 2 listings

Nov '24: 3 listings · $90K

Nov '25: 7 listings · $138K

Nov '26: 9 listings · $109K

St. Louis / Kansas City, MO

Nov '23: 1 listing · $60K

Nov '24: 3 listings · $105K

Nov '25: 5 listings · $88K

Nov '26: 11 listings · $115K

Cincinnati, OH

Nov '23: no listings

Nov '24: no listings

Nov '25: 2 listings

Nov '26: 9 listings · $116K

Columbus, OH

Nov '23: 1 listing

Nov '24: 7 listings · $77K

Nov '25: 1 listing · $68K

Nov '26: 16 listings · $107K

Cleveland, OH

Nov '23: 5 listings · $192K

Nov '24: 2 listings

Nov '25: 1 listing · $110K

Nov '26: 9 listings · $117K

Period	# Listings	% of Total	Sample Titles
Nov '23	3	0.4%	Data Scientist ML/AI/LM/LMM (remote); Senior Machine Learning Data Engineer; ML/AI Operations Engineer
Nov '24	4	0.4%	Manager, Software Engineering - AI; Machine Learning Engineer; Sr. Machine Learning Engineer; Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Subscriptions
Nov '25	49	3.2%	AI Workflow & Automation Architect, Multimedia; Sr. User Experience Designer, AI; AI Product Manager; AI Operations Director
Nov '26	45	2.1%	AI Governance Lead Analyst; Director of Software Engineering & AI Innovation; Senior Software Engineer -- AI Systems & Scalability; Senior AI Systems Engineer -- Retrieval & Context