Josh's K12 Jobs Blast — May 2026 Talent Report

Overall Statistics — May 2026

2,245

Total Jobs Listed

$135,424

Avg. Salary — All Roles

642

Remote Roles (28.6%)

$205,291

Avg. Senior Level Salary

Roles by Org Type

EdTech

482 roles · $172K avg

Charter Networks

518 roles · $106K avg

Curriculum / PL

334 roles · $130K avg

Non-Profits

277 roles · $123K avg

Search Firms

75 roles · $176K avg

Avg. Salary by Career Level

CEO / Exec Director

$198K

Chief (C-Suite)

$205K

Sr. VP / VP

$215K

Principal

$131K

Mid-Career

$160K

Asst. Principal

$105K

Early Career

$107K

Jobs by Career Level

Early Career 437 Mid-Career 1,209 Senior Level 200 Principal 111 Asst Principal 227

Geographic Distribution — 1,603 Active Roles (excl. Remote)

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION — 2,245 ACTIVE ROLES

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Remote: 642 jobs (not shown on map)

Listings by Region — All Four Periods

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

Regional Salary Benchmarks

Region	Total Roles	Senior Level	Mid-Career	Early Career	Principal	Asst. Principal
Remote	642	$215,978	$152,391	$103,206	$87,500	—
West / CA	455	$190,534	$154,357	$120,593	$123,630	$107,880
Northeast	519	$222,963	$135,647	$100,339	$136,367	$106,042
Midwest	181	$187,550	$107,798	$87,542	$134,443	$90,855
Southeast	180	$180,500	$116,211	$89,867	$111,912	$83,736
Texas / SW	256	$252,600	$115,198	$87,988	$107,848	$79,069
National Avg.	2,245	$205,291	$143,441	$103,469	$124,576	$96,861

Green = above national average · Red = below national average

12-Month Trends — May 2025 → May 2026

Total Job Listings by Month

Avg. Salary by Career Level Over Time

Department Snapshot — May 2026

Tech & Data

385

Entry 63 · Mid 322 · Senior 0

40% remote

Operations

470

Entry 127 · Mid 343 · Senior 0

31% remote

Academics

272

Entry 131 · Mid 141 · Senior 0

27% remote

Partnerships & Sales

209

Entry 117 · Mid 92 · Senior 0

44% remote

School Leadership

339

Principal 78 · AP 126 · Dean 69

↑ 37% vs May '25

Marketing & Comms

Entry 28 · Mid 35 · Senior 0

38% remote

Finance

Entry 33 · Mid 47 · Senior 0

33% remote

HR & Talent

Entry 16 · Mid 26 · Senior 0

29% remote

Development

Entry 16 · Mid 33 · Senior 0

43% remote

Senior Leadership

227

CEO 140 · Chief 46 · VP 34

14% remote

May '26 vs Nov '25 vs May '25 vs May '24 — Period Comparisons

Listings — May '26

2,245

Total Roles

↑ from 1,151 in May '24

Avg Posted Salary

$135K

All Roles

↑ from $121K in May '24

Median Salary

$120K

All Roles

↑ from $107K in May '24

Remote Listings

29%

642 Roles

↓ from 41% peak Nov '25

1. Market Overview

Total Listings by Period

Raw listings and organizations tracked

Remote Listings Over Time

% of all listings that are remote

2. Salary Analysis

Two-Year Salary Change by Department

Average posted salary — May '24 vs. May '26

Department	May '24	May '26	% Change	Dollar Change
Sales & Relationships	$88K	$111K	+27%	+$24K
Development & External Affairs	$119K	$125K	+5%	+$6K
Ops & Technology	$131K	$152K	+16%	+$21K
Academics	$104K	$109K	+5%	+$5K
Senior Leadership	$177K	$203K	+15%	+$26K
School Leadership	$103K	$107K	+4%	+$4K
Marketing & Comms	$131K	$119K	−9%	−$12K
Finance & Governance	$121K	$107K	−12%	−$14K
Talent & HR	$122K	$110K	−10%	−$12K

Regional Salary — May '24 vs. May '26

Average posted salary by region

Mid-Career Avg Salary by Region

May '26 snapshot

3. Geographic Breakdown

Listings by Region — All Four Periods

Excludes remote listings

Northeast — City Breakdown

New York City · Philadelphia/Pittsburgh · Washington DC · Boston

New York City, NY

May '24: 91 listings · $121K

May '25: 164 listings · $135K

Nov '25: 133 listings · $148K

May '26: 238 listings · $136K

Zeta Charter, 2HL, Duolingo

Was: Uncommon, KIPP Capital, Success Acad.

Philadelphia + Pittsburgh

May '24: 113 listings · $109K

May '25: 49 listings · $103K

Nov '25: 42 listings · $171K

May '26: 53 listings · $155K

Duolingo, 2HL, Great Oaks Legacy

Was: Mastery, Uncommon, ETS

Washington, DC

May '24: 20 listings · $134K

May '25: 20 listings · $150K

Nov '25: 2 listings · n/a

May '26: 76 listings · $118K

2HL, The Aspen Institute, KIPP DC

Near-zero Nov '25 → 76 in May '26

Boston, MA

May '24: 20 listings · $110K

May '25: 18 listings · $142K

Nov '25: 21 listings · $106K

May '26: 12 listings · $131K

2HL, Achievement First, Great Minds

Consistent presence; smaller market

Southeast — City Breakdown

Atlanta · Nashville/Memphis · Florida (combined) · North Carolina (combined)

Atlanta, GA

May '24: 19 listings · $108K

May '25: 8 listings · $104K

Nov '25: 7 listings · $162K

May '26: 22 listings · $110K

2HL, KIPP Atlanta, Braven

Recovering; ops + academics dominating

Nashville / Memphis, TN

May '24: 20 listings · $119K

May '25: 43 listings · $113K

Nov '25: 24 listings · $148K

May '26: 12 listings · $90K

2HL, KIPP Foundation, Valor Collegiate

School leadership dominant; cycling back

Florida (combined)

May '24: 15 listings · $85K

May '25: 31 listings · $95K

Nov '25: 40 listings · $96K

May '26: 32 listings · $96K

2HL, BridgePrep, IDEA

Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville

North Carolina (combined)

May '24: 46 listings · $142K

May '25: 8 listings · $131K

Nov '25: 23 listings · n/a

May '26: 30 listings · $134K

IXL Learning, 2HL, WGU

Raleigh + Charlotte; IXL anchors market

Midwest — City Breakdown

Chicago · Minneapolis · Columbus/Cincinnati/Cleveland · Kansas City/Milwaukee

Chicago, IL

May '24: 26 listings · $156K

May '25: 26 listings · $119K

Nov '25: 11 listings · $119K

May '26: 56 listings · $107K

Tynker, Braven, Noble Network

Doubled in one period; EdTech entering

Minneapolis, MN

May '24: 1 listing · n/a

May '25: 2 listings · $154K

Nov '25: 7 listings · $138K

May '26: 4 listings · $112K

Strategic Education, 2HL, IXL

Small but growing; EdTech-skewed

Ohio Cities (combined)

May '24: ~25 listings · $141K

May '25: ~4 listings · $83K

Nov '25: ~4 listings · $89K

May '26: 39 listings · $134K

OverDrive, IXL Learning, EdOps

Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland — recovered

Kansas City / Milwaukee

May '24: 6 listings · $106K

May '25: 15 listings · $187K

Nov '25: 6 listings · $113K

May '26: 14 listings · $93K

Zum, 2HL, Rocketship

Small sample; May '25 spike was outlier

West Coast — City Breakdown

Bay Area · Los Angeles · Seattle/PNW · Denver/Colorado · Salt Lake City

Bay Area, CA

May '24: 110 listings · $139K

May '25: 108 listings · $169K

Nov '25: 188 listings · $197K

May '26: 182 listings · $161K

IXL, Quizlet, Scribe

Mostly EdTech / Software

Los Angeles, CA

May '24: 40 listings · $120K

May '25: 44 listings · $139K

Nov '25: 24 listings · $157K

May '26: 86 listings · $140K

2HL, Partnership for LA, Summit

Charter + philanthropy

Seattle / PNW

May '24: 8 listings · $128K

May '25: 10 listings · $166K

Nov '25: 13 listings · $121K

May '26: 31 listings · $155K

Gates Foundation, Summit, 2HL

Philanthropic / mission-driven

Denver / Colorado

May '24: 11 listings · $90K

May '25: 44 listings · $109K

Nov '25: 9 listings · $140K

May '26: 19 listings · $98K

KIPP Colorado, DSST, Ellucian

Charter-anchored, diversifying

Salt Lake City, UT

May '24: 0 listings

May '25: 52 listings · $124K

Nov '25: 65 listings · (WGU)

May '26: 51 listings · $140K

Western Governors Univ. (WGU)

Higher ed / online learning — not trad. K12

Southwest — City Breakdown

Houston · Dallas · San Antonio · Austin · Phoenix

Houston, TX

May '24: 95 listings · $83K

May '25: 21 listings · $76K

Nov '25: 4 listings · $145K

May '26: 46 listings · $105K

YES Prep, 2HL, KIPP TX

Was 95 in May '24 — all IDEA/YES school leadership

Dallas, TX

May '24: 12 listings · $85K

May '25: 10 listings · $143K

Nov '25: 6 listings · $100K

May '26: 55 listings · $116K

Uplift Education, 2HL, UWorld

Emerged as real market from nearly nothing

San Antonio, TX

May '24: 5 listings · $85K

May '25: 43 listings · $98K

Nov '25: 34 listings · $93K

May '26: 18 listings · $126K

IDEA, SAISD, KIPP TX

SAISD completed large hiring cycle; quieter now

Austin, TX

May '24: 11 listings · $117K

May '25: 1 listing · n/a

Nov '25: 2 listings · $168K

May '26: 24 listings · $113K

2HL, SchooLinks, Kahoot!, Linq

EdTech driving, not charter networks

Phoenix, AZ

May '24: 6 listings · $108K

May '25: 7 listings · $123K

Nov '25: 8 listings · $107K

May '26: 3 listings · $133K

2 Hour Learning, BES, Savvas

Small but growing; 2HL now dominant

4. Department Keyword Shifts

School Leadership Keywords

% of school leadership listings — May '24 vs. May '26

Keyword	May '24	May '26	Shift
Assistant Principal	38%	35%	Stable
Principal	23%	22%	Stable
Dean	23%	19%	↓ −4pts
Rising / Fellow / Pipeline	5%	5%	Stable
Director of Schools	<1%	<1%	Stable

5. Cross-Cutting Signals

AI in Job Titles — What's Actually Being Posted

Listings with AI / artificial intelligence / machine learning explicitly in the title. Peaked Nov '25 at 3.3%; shifting from "building AI" roles to "running AI" roles.

Period	# Listings	% of Total	Sample Titles
May '24	4	0.3%	Director, AI Education; Sr. Fullstack Engineer AI Products; Machine Learning Engineer
May '25	20	1.3%	Software Engineer III – AI; Sr. Product Owner AI; Technical Product Manager – AI; ML Researcher
Nov '25	50	3.3%	AI Workflow & Automation Architect; Lead AI Software Engineer; Sr. PM AI Incubator
May '26	44	2.0%	AI Operationalization Manager; AI-First Partner Dev. Manager; AI Campaign Operations Specialist

The shift from "Software Engineer, AI" (product-building) to "AI Operationalization Manager" and "AI Campaign Operations Specialist" (deployment/application) may be worth tracking.