Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary
The median pay for kindergarten teachers, except special education in the United States is $62,680 a year. About 108,870 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,990
- 25th percentile
- $52,180
- Median percentile
- $62,680
- 75th percentile
- $79,910
- 90th percentile
- $101,830
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $99,960
- Connecticut $90,030
- Rhode Island $85,470
- Massachusetts $84,100
- California $82,550
- District of Columbia $81,500
- New York $77,630
- Maryland $75,910
- Minnesota $75,500
- New Mexico $74,380
- New Jersey $74,210
- Delaware $74,030
- Ohio $72,570
- Oregon $68,580
- Georgia $65,680
- Nevada $64,930
- Pennsylvania $64,430
- Illinois $64,020
- Virginia $63,920
- Texas $63,780
- Michigan $63,300
- Vermont $63,280
- Utah $63,190
- Colorado $62,870
- Idaho $62,240
- Nebraska $62,200
- Wyoming $60,990
- South Carolina $60,890
- Kentucky $60,280
- New Hampshire $60,240
- North Dakota $59,420
- Wisconsin $59,350
- West Virginia $58,790
- Iowa $58,420
- Indiana $58,250
- Florida $58,100
- Tennessee $58,070
- Kansas $56,670
- Missouri $56,590
- North Carolina $53,180
- Hawaii $53,160
- Louisiana $53,130
- Arizona $52,830
- Maine $52,660
- Arkansas $52,060
- Alabama $50,900
- South Dakota $49,410
- Mississippi $48,880
- Oklahoma $47,860
- Montana $47,590
By metro area
- El Centro, CA $111,880
- Sacramento, CA $106,000
- Modesto, CA $103,790
- Olympia, WA $103,610
- Santa Maria, CA $102,450
- Oxnard, CA $101,780
- Seattle, WA $101,580
- Walla Walla, WA $99,770
- Bridgeport, CT $99,660
- Bellingham, WA $98,460
- Mount Vernon, WA $97,830
- Kingston, NY $97,110
- Bremerton, WA $97,070
- Hanford, CA $96,980
- Yuba City, CA $96,570
- Merced, CA $96,430
- Visalia, CA $96,380
- Barnstable Town, MA $95,540
- Napa, CA $94,500
- Hartford, CT $93,040
- Santa Rosa, CA $92,910
- Norwich, CT $91,670
- Vallejo, CA $91,640
- Worcester, MA $89,770
- Wenatchee, WA $89,740
- Spokane, WA $89,710
- Kiryas Joel, NY $89,330
- Kennewick, WA $86,420
- Providence, RI $85,470
- Yakima, WA $84,700
- San Jose, CA $84,620
- Riverside, CA $82,550
- Chico, CA $82,170
- Cleveland, OH $82,080
- Waterbury, CT $81,770
- Boston, MA $81,700
- Portland, OR $81,090
- Minneapolis, MN $80,780
- York, PA $80,710
- Longview, WA $80,660
- Redding, CA $80,550
- Scranton, PA $80,400
- Traverse City, MI $80,090
- Columbus, OH $79,470
- New Haven, CT $79,420
- Reading, PA $79,420
- Boulder, CO $79,150
- Harrisburg, PA $78,910
- Trenton, NJ $78,620
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,580
- Lancaster, PA $78,480
- Lebanon, PA $78,460
- Los Angeles, CA $78,400
- Bakersfield, CA $78,330
- Springfield, MA $77,880
- New York, NY $77,400
- Stockton, CA $77,370
- San Luis Obispo, CA $77,290
- Washington, DC $77,200
- Naples, FL $77,170
- Utica, NY $76,790
- Amherst Town, MA $76,740
- Jacksonville, FL $76,440
- Burlington, VT $76,120
- Dayton, OH $75,920
- Atlanta, GA $75,690
- Buffalo, NY $75,460
- Pittsfield, MA $75,160
- Atlantic City, NJ $74,990
- Denver, CO $74,960
- Syracuse, NY $74,800
- Chambersburg, PA $74,780
- San Francisco, CA $74,600
- Salem, OR $74,480
- Las Cruces, NM $74,400
- Lexington Park, MD $74,160
- Provo, UT $74,070
- Baltimore, MD $73,940
- Duluth, MN $73,900
- Warner Robins, GA $72,930
- Albany, NY $72,920
- La Crosse, WI $72,580
- Johnstown, PA $71,850
- San Diego, CA $71,690
- Vineland, NJ $70,940
- Detroit, MI $70,800
- Chicago, IL $70,250
- Hinesville, GA $69,720
- Gainesville, FL $69,610
- North Port, FL $68,950
- Albany, OR $68,710
- Macon, GA $68,610
- Albuquerque, NM $66,440
- Akron, OH $66,240
- Houston, TX $65,970
- Binghamton, NY $65,680
- Minot, ND $65,450
- Owensboro, KY $65,430
- Rockford, IL $65,310
- Kalamazoo, MI $65,200
- Bloomington, IL $65,180
- Grand Island, NE $64,940
- Las Vegas, NV $64,930
- El Paso, TX $64,900
- Glens Falls, NY $64,890
- Hilton Head Island, SC $64,810
- Salisbury, MD $64,730
- Springfield, IL $64,270
- Allentown, PA $64,250
- Philadelphia, PA $64,190
- Valdosta, GA $64,020
- Lexington, KY $63,950
- Mankato, MN $63,890
- Youngstown, OH $63,730
- Decatur, IL $63,530
- Rochester, MN $63,510
- Cedar Rapids, IA $63,360
- Dallas, TX $63,330
- Lansing, MI $63,300
- McAllen, TX $63,280