Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary

Median Salary
$62,680
per year
Employment
108,870
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$46,990
25th percentile
$52,180
Median
$62,680
75th percentile
$79,910
90th percentile
$101,830

💰 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$99,960+59.5%
Connecticut$90,030+43.6%
Rhode Island$85,470+36.4%
Massachusetts$84,100+34.2%
California$82,550+31.7%
District of Columbia$81,500+30.0%
New York$77,630+23.9%
Maryland$75,910+21.1%
Minnesota$75,500+20.5%
New Mexico$74,380+18.7%
New Jersey$74,210+18.4%
Delaware$74,030+18.1%
Ohio$72,570+15.8%
Oregon$68,580+9.4%
Georgia$65,680+4.8%
Nevada$64,930+3.6%
Pennsylvania$64,430+2.8%
Illinois$64,020+2.1%
Virginia$63,920+2.0%
Texas$63,780+1.8%
Michigan$63,300+1.0%
Vermont$63,280+1.0%
Utah$63,190+0.8%
Colorado$62,870+0.3%
Idaho$62,240-0.7%
Nebraska$62,200-0.8%
Wyoming$60,990-2.7%
South Carolina$60,890-2.9%
Kentucky$60,280-3.8%
New Hampshire$60,240-3.9%
North Dakota$59,420-5.2%
Wisconsin$59,350-5.3%
West Virginia$58,790-6.2%
Iowa$58,420-6.8%
Indiana$58,250-7.1%
Florida$58,100-7.3%
Tennessee$58,070-7.4%
Kansas$56,670-9.6%
Missouri$56,590-9.7%
North Carolina$53,180-15.2%
Hawaii$53,160-15.2%
Louisiana$53,130-15.2%
Arizona$52,830-15.7%
Maine$52,660-16.0%
Arkansas$52,060-16.9%
Alabama$50,900-18.8%
South Dakota$49,410-21.2%
Mississippi$48,880-22.0%
Oklahoma$47,860-23.6%
Montana$47,590-24.1%

🏙️ Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
El Centro, CA$111,880+78.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$106,000+69.1%
Modesto, CA$103,790+65.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,610+65.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$102,450+63.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$101,780+62.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,580+62.1%
Walla Walla, WA$99,770+59.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$99,660+59.0%
Bellingham, WA$98,460+57.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$97,830+56.1%
Kingston, NY$97,110+54.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$97,070+54.9%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$96,980+54.7%
Yuba City, CA$96,570+54.1%
Merced, CA$96,430+53.8%
Visalia, CA$96,380+53.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$95,540+52.4%
Napa, CA$94,500+50.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$93,040+48.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,910+48.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$91,670+46.3%
Vallejo, CA$91,640+46.2%
Worcester, MA$89,770+43.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$89,740+43.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$89,710+43.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$89,330+42.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$86,420+37.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,470+36.4%
Yakima, WA$84,700+35.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$84,620+35.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$82,550+31.7%
Chico, CA$82,170+31.1%
Cleveland, OH$82,080+31.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$81,770+30.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,700+30.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,090+29.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,780+28.9%
York-Hanover, PA$80,710+28.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,660+28.7%
Redding, CA$80,550+28.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$80,400+28.3%
Traverse City, MI$80,090+27.8%
Columbus, OH$79,470+26.8%
New Haven, CT$79,420+26.7%
Reading, PA$79,420+26.7%
Boulder, CO$79,150+26.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,910+25.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$78,620+25.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,580+25.4%
Lancaster, PA$78,480+25.2%
Lebanon, PA$78,460+25.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,400+25.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,330+25.0%
Springfield, MA$77,880+24.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$77,400+23.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,370+23.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$77,290+23.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,200+23.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$77,170+23.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$76,790+22.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$76,740+22.4%
Jacksonville, FL$76,440+22.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$76,120+21.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$75,920+21.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,690+20.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,460+20.4%
Pittsfield, MA$75,160+19.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$74,990+19.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$74,960+19.6%
Syracuse, NY$74,800+19.3%
Chambersburg, PA$74,780+19.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$74,600+19.0%
Salem, OR$74,480+18.8%
Las Cruces, NM$74,400+18.7%
Lexington Park, MD$74,160+18.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$74,070+18.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,940+18.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$73,900+17.9%
Warner Robins, GA$72,930+16.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$72,920+16.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$72,580+15.8%
Johnstown, PA$71,850+14.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$71,690+14.4%
Vineland, NJ$70,940+13.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$70,800+13.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$70,250+12.1%
Hinesville, GA$69,720+11.2%
Gainesville, FL$69,610+11.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$68,950+10.0%
Albany, OR$68,710+9.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$68,610+9.5%
Albuquerque, NM$66,440+6.0%
Akron, OH$66,240+5.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,970+5.2%
Binghamton, NY$65,680+4.8%
Minot, ND$65,450+4.4%
Owensboro, KY$65,430+4.4%
Rockford, IL$65,310+4.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$65,200+4.0%
Bloomington, IL$65,180+4.0%
Grand Island, NE$64,940+3.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$64,930+3.6%
El Paso, TX$64,900+3.5%
Glens Falls, NY$64,890+3.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$64,810+3.4%
Salisbury, MD$64,730+3.3%
Springfield, IL$64,270+2.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,250+2.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,190+2.4%
Valdosta, GA$64,020+2.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,950+2.0%
Mankato, MN$63,890+1.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$63,730+1.7%
Decatur, IL$63,530+1.4%
Rochester, MN$63,510+1.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,360+1.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,330+1.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,300+1.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,280+1.0%
Boise City, ID$63,230+0.9%
Guayama, PR$63,230+0.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,200+0.8%
Savannah, GA$63,190+0.8%
Gainesville, GA$63,020+0.5%
Wausau, WI$62,950+0.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,940+0.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,860+0.3%
Ponce, PR$62,860+0.3%
Eau Claire, WI$62,840+0.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,780+0.2%
Reno, NV$62,750+0.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,740+0.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,600-0.1%
Erie, PA$62,530-0.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,480-0.3%
Bend, OR$62,400-0.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$62,350-0.5%
Battle Creek, MI$62,340-0.5%
Cheyenne, WY$62,260-0.7%
Arecibo, PR$62,240-0.7%
Cleveland, TN$62,210-0.7%
Ogden, UT$62,210-0.7%
Lincoln, NE$62,200-0.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$62,180-0.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,150-0.8%
Elmira, NY$62,150-0.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,150-0.8%
Dalton, GA$62,100-0.9%
Medford, OR$62,100-0.9%
Pueblo, CO$61,990-1.1%
Aguadilla, PR$61,940-1.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$61,870-1.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$61,820-1.4%
Puerto Rico$61,760-1.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$61,760-1.5%
Bowling Green, KY$61,720-1.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,630-1.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,600-1.7%
Bismarck, ND$61,590-1.7%
Paducah, KY-IL$61,530-1.8%
Toledo, OH$61,520-1.9%
Johnson City, TN$61,500-1.9%
Richmond, VA$61,300-2.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,260-2.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,210-2.3%
Rochester, NY$61,150-2.4%
Rome, GA$61,110-2.5%
Spartanburg, SC$61,040-2.6%
Knoxville, TN$61,030-2.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,970-2.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,970-2.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,930-2.8%
Columbia, SC$60,880-2.9%
St. Cloud, MN$60,880-2.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$60,880-2.9%
Mayaguez, PR$60,860-2.9%
Green Bay, WI$60,840-2.9%
Appleton, WI$60,800-3.0%
Springfield, OH$60,750-3.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,680-3.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,530-3.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,440-3.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,410-3.6%
Flint, MI$60,320-3.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,290-3.8%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$60,180-4.0%
Harrisonburg, VA$60,150-4.0%
Peoria, IL$60,140-4.1%
Asheville, NC$59,980-4.3%
Sebring, FL$59,980-4.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,860-4.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$59,840-4.5%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$59,840-4.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$59,830-4.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,820-4.6%
Wichita, KS$59,790-4.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$59,780-4.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$59,770-4.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,740-4.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,680-4.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,680-4.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$59,580-4.9%
Greeley, CO$59,580-4.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$59,400-5.2%
Madison, WI$59,390-5.2%
Roanoke, VA$59,390-5.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,370-5.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$59,360-5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,310-5.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$59,160-5.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,050-5.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,990-5.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$58,980-5.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,970-5.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,950-6.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$58,920-6.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,690-6.4%
Rapid City, SD$58,670-6.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$58,620-6.5%
Evansville, IN$58,600-6.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$58,200-7.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$58,000-7.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$57,910-7.6%
Baton Rouge, LA$57,760-7.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$57,670-8.0%
Sheboygan, WI$57,520-8.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$57,480-8.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$57,410-8.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$57,310-8.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,300-8.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$56,970-9.1%
Kankakee, IL$56,960-9.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$56,920-9.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$56,880-9.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,780-9.4%
Tallahassee, FL$56,680-9.6%
Topeka, KS$56,600-9.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$56,360-10.1%
Greenville, NC$56,160-10.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$55,770-11.0%
Hot Springs, AR$55,670-11.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$55,630-11.2%
Terre Haute, IN$55,440-11.6%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$54,520-13.0%
Lawrence, KS$54,400-13.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$53,660-14.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,340-14.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$53,310-14.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$53,050-15.4%
Jonesboro, AR$52,950-15.5%
Grand Junction, CO$52,850-15.7%
Dubuque, IA$52,490-16.3%
Burlington, NC$52,460-16.3%
Lake Charles, LA$52,180-16.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$52,160-16.8%
Jackson, TN$52,110-16.9%
Tyler, TX$52,040-17.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$51,990-17.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,630-17.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$51,510-17.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,390-18.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,380-19.6%
Manhattan, KS$50,330-19.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,320-19.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,960-20.3%
Lynchburg, VA$49,900-20.4%
Monroe, LA$49,890-20.4%
Iowa City, IA$49,880-20.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$49,720-20.7%
Jackson, MS$49,680-20.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,580-20.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,500-21.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49,500-21.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,240-21.4%
Waco, TX$49,140-21.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$48,980-21.9%
Yuma, AZ$48,820-22.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,490-22.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$48,340-22.9%
Tucson, AZ$48,100-23.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$47,860-23.6%
Fayetteville, NC$47,680-23.9%
Bangor, ME$47,650-24.0%
Hammond, LA$47,540-24.2%
Tulsa, OK$47,500-24.2%
Missoula, MT$47,410-24.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,110-24.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$47,020-25.0%
Springfield, MO$46,970-25.1%
Lawton, OK$46,910-25.2%
Enid, OK$46,810-25.3%
Jefferson City, MO$46,600-25.7%
Great Falls, MT$46,230-26.2%
Columbia, MO$46,180-26.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.