Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary

Median Salary
$38,140
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.34
per hour
Employment
478,780
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,990
25th percentile
$34,530
Median
$38,140
75th percentile
$47,550
90th percentile
$61,390

💰 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by State

Best Cities (cost-adjusted) →

Salary Map — Click a state for details

$28K
$62K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$62,150+63.0%
Vermont$49,730+30.4%
Hawaii$48,780+27.9%
New Jersey$48,220+26.4%
Kansas$47,750+25.2%
California$47,400+24.3%
Nebraska$47,040+23.3%
New York$46,520+22.0%
Alaska$46,130+20.9%
Massachusetts$45,890+20.3%
Connecticut$45,740+19.9%
Washington$45,660+19.7%
Colorado$45,500+19.3%
Oregon$45,140+18.4%
Maryland$44,600+16.9%
South Dakota$44,500+16.7%
New Mexico$44,070+15.5%
Georgia$43,920+15.2%
Maine$43,890+15.1%
Minnesota$43,430+13.9%
Illinois$40,910+7.3%
North Dakota$39,720+4.1%
New Hampshire$39,350+3.2%
Nevada$38,870+1.9%
Louisiana$38,020-0.3%
Virginia$37,140-2.6%
Michigan$37,110-2.7%
Rhode Island$36,830-3.4%
Indiana$36,650-3.9%
Montana$36,540-4.2%
Delaware$36,360-4.7%
Arizona$36,300-4.8%
Mississippi$36,250-5.0%
Wisconsin$36,160-5.2%
Missouri$36,090-5.4%
Pennsylvania$36,050-5.5%
Florida$35,860-6.0%
North Carolina$35,710-6.4%
Ohio$35,180-7.8%
Utah$35,010-8.2%
South Carolina$34,500-9.5%
Tennessee$34,280-10.1%
Arkansas$34,190-10.4%
Texas$33,860-11.2%
Iowa$33,830-11.3%
Idaho$32,800-14.0%
West Virginia$32,480-14.8%
Oklahoma$31,790-16.6%
Wyoming$29,930-21.5%
Kentucky$29,780-21.9%
Alabama$28,310-25.8%

🏙️ Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Vineland, NJ$63,340+66.1%
Albany, GA$62,680+64.3%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$59,320+55.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$58,000+52.1%
Fairbanks-College, AK$57,680+51.2%
Visalia, CA$56,930+49.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$55,340+45.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$53,810+41.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$51,310+34.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$51,190+34.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,230+31.7%
Hinesville, GA$49,690+30.3%
Modesto, CA$49,500+29.8%
Manhattan, KS$49,160+28.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$48,820+28.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$48,510+27.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$48,410+26.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$48,130+26.2%
Merced, CA$48,120+26.2%
Wichita, KS$47,920+25.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47,780+25.3%
Salinas, CA$47,280+24.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$47,190+23.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$47,010+23.3%
Vallejo, CA$46,960+23.1%
Rockford, IL$46,730+22.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,710+22.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$46,690+22.4%
Rapid City, SD$46,620+22.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,600+22.2%
Boulder, CO$46,530+22.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,470+21.8%
Santa Fe, NM$46,400+21.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,380+21.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,370+21.6%
Elmira, NY$46,320+21.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$46,200+21.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,120+20.9%
Dalton, GA$46,090+20.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$46,030+20.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,010+20.6%
Ithaca, NY$45,980+20.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$45,960+20.5%
Topeka, KS$45,950+20.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$45,880+20.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,680+19.8%
Napa, CA$45,660+19.7%
Lake Charles, LA$45,480+19.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$45,430+19.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,310+18.8%
Yuba City, CA$45,240+18.6%
Gainesville, GA$45,140+18.4%
Kingston, NY$45,080+18.2%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,040+18.1%
Grants Pass, OR$45,020+18.0%
Savannah, GA$44,980+17.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,940+17.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$44,880+17.7%
Virgin Islands$44,790+17.4%
Fresno, CA$44,740+17.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,670+17.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,660+17.1%
Bend, OR$44,610+17.0%
New Haven, CT$44,610+17.0%
Redding, CA$44,580+16.9%
Salisbury, MD$44,570+16.9%
Pittsfield, MA$44,540+16.8%
Warner Robins, GA$44,500+16.7%
Glens Falls, NY$44,460+16.6%
Worcester, MA$44,460+16.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$44,440+16.5%
Las Cruces, NM$44,430+16.5%
El Centro, CA$44,370+16.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$44,350+16.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$44,300+16.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$44,260+16.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,250+16.0%
Medford, OR$44,200+15.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,180+15.8%
Chico, CA$44,080+15.6%
Salem, OR$44,060+15.5%
Albuquerque, NM$44,050+15.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$43,960+15.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,900+15.1%
Springfield, MA$43,890+15.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,790+14.8%
Lexington Park, MD$43,510+14.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$43,440+13.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$43,290+13.5%
Binghamton, NY$43,080+13.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,050+12.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$43,030+12.8%
Rochester, MN$42,750+12.1%
Decatur, IL$42,740+12.1%
Greeley, CO$42,640+11.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,570+11.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$42,270+10.8%
Walla Walla, WA$41,960+10.0%
Mankato, MN$41,820+9.6%
Yakima, WA$41,670+9.3%
Rome, GA$41,360+8.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$41,170+7.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$40,850+7.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,710+6.7%
Corvallis, OR$40,300+5.7%
Bozeman, MT$40,150+5.3%
Albany, OR$40,010+4.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,990+4.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$39,950+4.7%
Reno, NV$39,940+4.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,870+4.5%
Bismarck, ND$39,720+4.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$39,510+3.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,430+3.4%
Kokomo, IN$39,400+3.3%
Bellingham, WA$39,350+3.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$39,350+3.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$39,280+3.0%
Grand Junction, CO$39,140+2.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$39,110+2.5%
Rochester, NY$38,890+2.0%
Pueblo, CO$38,880+1.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$38,840+1.8%
Syracuse, NY$38,800+1.7%
Bangor, ME$38,780+1.7%
Jackson, MI$38,570+1.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38,530+1.0%
St. Cloud, MN$38,420+0.7%
Springfield, IL$38,300+0.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,290+0.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,100-0.1%
Madison, WI$38,090-0.1%
Traverse City, MI$38,070-0.2%
Anchorage, AK$38,040-0.3%
Kankakee, IL$38,030-0.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,990-0.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$37,920-0.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,900-0.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,880-0.7%
Peoria, IL$37,850-0.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,840-0.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$37,840-0.8%
Lincoln, NE$37,800-0.9%
Bloomington, IL$37,720-1.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$37,710-1.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$37,660-1.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,500-1.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,400-1.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,350-2.1%
Charlottesville, VA$37,250-2.3%
Farmington, NM$37,230-2.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,200-2.5%
Billings, MT$37,090-2.8%
Monroe, MI$37,090-2.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$37,070-2.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,030-2.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,020-2.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$36,990-3.0%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,890-3.3%
Alexandria, LA$36,840-3.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$36,840-3.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,830-3.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$36,750-3.6%
Columbus, IN$36,640-3.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$36,610-4.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$36,600-4.0%
Hammond, LA$36,600-4.0%
Midland, MI$36,600-4.0%
Bay City, MI$36,570-4.1%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,570-4.1%
Saginaw, MI$36,550-4.2%
Sheboygan, WI$36,540-4.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,500-4.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,480-4.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,410-4.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,380-4.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,380-4.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$36,330-4.7%
Jacksonville, FL$36,330-4.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,330-4.7%
Battle Creek, MI$36,310-4.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,270-4.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,250-5.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36,240-5.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$36,230-5.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,160-5.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$36,150-5.2%
Green Bay, WI$36,070-5.4%
Missoula, MT$36,040-5.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,030-5.5%
Jackson, TN$35,980-5.7%
Richmond, VA$35,980-5.7%
Valdosta, GA$35,970-5.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,960-5.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$35,920-5.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,920-5.8%
Roanoke, VA$35,900-5.9%
Asheville, NC$35,890-5.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,840-6.0%
Lafayette, LA$35,820-6.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$35,780-6.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$35,710-6.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,710-6.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,680-6.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$35,650-6.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$35,630-6.6%
Mayaguez, PR$35,620-6.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$35,610-6.6%
Guayama, PR$35,600-6.7%
Hot Springs, AR$35,600-6.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,600-6.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$35,590-6.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,540-6.8%
Lawrence, KS$35,530-6.8%
Cleveland, OH$35,520-6.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$35,490-6.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$35,470-7.0%
Tucson, AZ$35,470-7.0%
Monroe, LA$35,450-7.1%
Helena, MT$35,440-7.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$35,430-7.1%
Bloomington, IN$35,400-7.2%
Columbus, OH$35,370-7.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$35,340-7.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,320-7.4%
Evansville, IN$35,280-7.5%
Eau Claire, WI$35,270-7.5%
Great Falls, MT$35,270-7.5%
Lancaster, PA$35,240-7.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,230-7.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$35,210-7.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,190-7.7%
Gainesville, FL$35,150-7.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$35,150-7.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$35,130-7.9%
Midland, TX$35,100-8.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,060-8.1%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$35,050-8.1%
Niles, MI$35,050-8.1%
York-Hanover, PA$35,050-8.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$35,030-8.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,030-8.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,950-8.4%
Yuma, AZ$34,950-8.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,890-8.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$34,880-8.5%
Wilmington, NC$34,880-8.5%
Reading, PA$34,870-8.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,860-8.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,840-8.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$34,810-8.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,780-8.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$34,740-8.9%
Kenosha, WI$34,740-8.9%
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,680-9.1%
Dover, DE$34,620-9.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,620-9.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$34,600-9.3%
Lebanon, PA$34,530-9.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,510-9.5%
Appleton, WI$34,500-9.5%
Akron, OH$34,490-9.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,490-9.6%
State College, PA$34,440-9.7%
Ogden, UT$34,400-9.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$34,360-9.9%
Jonesboro, AR$34,340-10.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$34,290-10.1%
Spartanburg, SC$34,290-10.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,210-10.3%
Williamsport, PA$34,210-10.3%
Altoona, PA$34,180-10.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$34,180-10.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$34,080-10.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,000-10.9%
Columbia, MO$33,990-10.9%
Terre Haute, IN$33,980-10.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,930-11.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,860-11.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,850-11.2%
St. George, UT$33,810-11.4%
Beckley, WV$33,800-11.4%
Gettysburg, PA$33,720-11.6%
Burlington, NC$33,680-11.7%
Sandusky, OH$33,630-11.8%
Tallahassee, FL$33,600-11.9%
Erie, PA$33,580-12.0%
Toledo, OH$33,580-12.0%
Ocala, FL$33,520-12.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,500-12.2%
Lima, OH$33,480-12.2%
Springfield, OH$33,410-12.4%
Chambersburg, PA$33,350-12.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,340-12.6%
Logan, UT-ID$33,270-12.8%
Fayetteville, NC$33,260-12.8%
Jefferson City, MO$33,190-13.0%
Greenville, NC$33,130-13.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$33,110-13.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$33,100-13.2%
Sebring, FL$33,000-13.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$32,970-13.6%
Arecibo, PR$32,740-14.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$32,700-14.3%
Boise City, ID$32,660-14.4%
Wausau, WI$32,520-14.7%
Charleston, WV$32,450-14.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$32,270-15.4%
Tulsa, OK$32,130-15.8%
Puerto Rico$32,120-15.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,120-15.8%
Ponce, PR$31,790-16.6%
Flint, MI$31,760-16.7%
Florence, SC$31,600-17.1%
Columbia, SC$31,510-17.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$31,450-17.5%
Joplin, MO-KS$31,330-17.9%
Jacksonville, NC$31,320-17.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$31,300-17.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$31,280-18.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,200-18.2%
Dubuque, IA$31,130-18.4%
Minot, ND$31,000-18.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$30,850-19.1%
Iowa City, IA$30,720-19.5%
Muncie, IN$30,700-19.5%
Ames, IA$30,590-19.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$30,550-19.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$30,480-20.1%
Morgantown, WV$30,420-20.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$30,420-20.2%
Springfield, MO$30,410-20.3%
Johnstown, PA$30,380-20.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$30,280-20.6%
Odessa, TX$30,250-20.7%
Lynchburg, VA$30,070-21.2%
Twin Falls, ID$30,060-21.2%
Goldsboro, NC$30,050-21.2%
El Paso, TX$30,030-21.3%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,830-21.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$29,790-21.9%
Amarillo, TX$29,700-22.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,700-22.1%
Waco, TX$29,660-22.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,530-22.6%
Knoxville, TN$29,500-22.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$29,490-22.7%
Longview, TX$29,480-22.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,450-22.8%
Tyler, TX$29,410-22.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX$29,390-22.9%
Johnson City, TN$29,370-23.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,370-23.0%
Laredo, TX$29,310-23.2%
Casper, WY$29,250-23.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$29,210-23.4%
Abilene, TX$29,190-23.5%
Mobile, AL$29,090-23.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$29,070-23.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$29,010-23.9%
Jackson, MS$29,000-24.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$28,990-24.0%
Victoria, TX$28,950-24.1%
Lubbock, TX$28,860-24.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$28,830-24.4%
Huntsville, AL$28,760-24.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,630-24.9%
Mansfield, OH$28,620-25.0%
Birmingham, AL$28,540-25.2%
Montgomery, AL$28,540-25.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$28,490-25.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,480-25.3%
Aguadilla, PR$28,430-25.5%
Lawton, OK$28,390-25.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$28,320-25.7%
Cheyenne, WY$28,290-25.8%
Cleveland, TN$28,130-26.2%
Owensboro, KY$28,110-26.3%
Bowling Green, KY$28,040-26.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$28,010-26.6%
Enid, OK$27,910-26.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$27,780-27.2%
Dothan, AL$27,700-27.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,660-27.5%
Gadsden, AL$25,290-33.7%
Guam$22,120-42.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.