Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary
The median pay for preschool teachers, except special education in the United States is $38,140 a year. About 478,780 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,990
- 25th percentile
- $34,530
- Median percentile
- $38,140
- 75th percentile
- $47,550
- 90th percentile
- $61,390
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
- District of Columbia $62,150
- Vermont $49,730
- Hawaii $48,780
- New Jersey $48,220
- Kansas $47,750
- California $47,400
- Nebraska $47,040
- New York $46,520
- Alaska $46,130
- Massachusetts $45,890
- Connecticut $45,740
- Washington $45,660
- Colorado $45,500
- Oregon $45,140
- Maryland $44,600
- South Dakota $44,500
- New Mexico $44,070
- Georgia $43,920
- Maine $43,890
- Minnesota $43,430
- Illinois $40,910
- North Dakota $39,720
- New Hampshire $39,350
- Nevada $38,870
- Louisiana $38,020
- Virginia $37,140
- Michigan $37,110
- Rhode Island $36,830
- Indiana $36,650
- Montana $36,540
- Delaware $36,360
- Arizona $36,300
- Mississippi $36,250
- Wisconsin $36,160
- Missouri $36,090
- Pennsylvania $36,050
- Florida $35,860
- North Carolina $35,710
- Ohio $35,180
- Utah $35,010
- South Carolina $34,500
- Tennessee $34,280
- Arkansas $34,190
- Texas $33,860
- Iowa $33,830
- Idaho $32,800
- West Virginia $32,480
- Oklahoma $31,790
- Wyoming $29,930
- Kentucky $29,780
- Alabama $28,310
By metro area
- Vineland, NJ $63,340
- Albany, GA $62,680
- Atlantic City, NJ $59,320
- Brunswick, GA $58,000
- Fairbanks, AK $57,680
- Visalia, CA $56,930
- Kahului, HI $55,340
- San Francisco, CA $53,810
- Houma, LA $51,310
- San Jose, CA $51,190
- New York, NY $50,230
- Hinesville, GA $49,690
- Modesto, CA $49,500
- Manhattan, KS $49,160
- Bridgeport, CT $48,820
- Mount Vernon, WA $48,510
- Urban Honolulu, HI $48,410
- Santa Maria, CA $48,130
- Merced, CA $48,120
- Wichita, KS $47,920
- Santa Cruz, CA $47,780
- Salinas, CA $47,280
- Barnstable Town, MA $47,190
- Lewiston, ME $47,010
- Vallejo, CA $46,960
- Rockford, IL $46,730
- Santa Rosa, CA $46,710
- Burlington, VT $46,690
- Rapid City, SD $46,620
- Los Angeles, CA $46,600
- Boulder, CO $46,530
- Stockton, CA $46,470
- Santa Fe, NM $46,400
- Seattle, WA $46,380
- Sioux Falls, SD $46,370
- Elmira, NY $46,320
- San Luis Obispo, CA $46,200
- Oxnard, CA $46,120
- Dalton, GA $46,090
- Boston, MA $46,030
- Riverside, CA $46,010
- Ithaca, NY $45,980
- Norwich, CT $45,960
- Topeka, KS $45,950
- Bakersfield, CA $45,880
- Denver, CO $45,680
- Napa, CA $45,660
- Lake Charles, LA $45,480
- Amherst Town, MA $45,430
- Portland, OR $45,310
- Yuba City, CA $45,240
- Gainesville, GA $45,140
- Kingston, NY $45,080
- Hanford, CA $45,040
- Grants Pass, OR $45,020
- Savannah, GA $44,980
- San Diego, CA $44,940
- Trenton, NJ $44,880
- Fresno, CA $44,740
- Waterbury, CT $44,670
- Washington, DC $44,660
- Bend, OR $44,610
- New Haven, CT $44,610
- Redding, CA $44,580
- Salisbury, MD $44,570
- Pittsfield, MA $44,540
- Warner Robins, GA $44,500
- Glens Falls, NY $44,460
- Worcester, MA $44,460
- Omaha, NE $44,440
- Las Cruces, NM $44,430
- El Centro, CA $44,370
- Longview, WA $44,350
- Hartford, CT $44,300
- Fort Collins, CO $44,260
- Sacramento, CA $44,250
- Medford, OR $44,200
- Kennewick, WA $44,180
- Chico, CA $44,080
- Salem, OR $44,060
- Albuquerque, NM $44,050
- Minneapolis, MN $43,960
- Eugene, OR $43,900
- Springfield, MA $43,890
- Albany, NY $43,790
- Lexington Park, MD $43,510
- Bremerton, WA $43,440
- Olympia, WA $43,290
- Binghamton, NY $43,080
- Chicago, IL $43,050
- Kiryas Joel, NY $43,030
- Rochester, MN $42,750
- Decatur, IL $42,740
- Greeley, CO $42,640
- New Orleans, LA $42,570
- Wenatchee, WA $42,270
- Walla Walla, WA $41,960
- Mankato, MN $41,820
- Yakima, WA $41,670
- Rome, GA $41,360
- Fargo, ND $41,170
- Colorado Springs, CO $40,850
- Fort Smith, AR $40,710
- Corvallis, OR $40,300
- Bozeman, MT $40,150
- Albany, OR $40,010
- Spokane, WA $39,990
- Utica, NY $39,950
- Reno, NV $39,940
- Atlanta, GA $39,870
- Bismarck, ND $39,720
- Champaign, IL $39,510
- Macon, GA $39,430
- Kokomo, IN $39,400
- Bellingham, WA $39,350
- Portland, ME $39,350
- Baltimore, MD $39,280
- Grand Junction, CO $39,140
- Grand Forks, ND $39,110
- Rochester, NY $38,890