Wages vary considerably with training and experience. Entry level wages may be lower. Earnings of public administrators vary widely. Some administrators are not paid for their work. Pay depends on whether the job is year round and full time.
Some administrators receive money for daily lodging and meals when they travel.
There were 1,610 people employed as public administrators in Indiana in 1998. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 34 jobs per year will need to be filled in this occupation. This number includes mostly jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers. This occupation should grow more slowly than the average for other occupations in Indiana. National Outlook Nationally, employment of public administrators is expected to show very little growth through 2008.