Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 498 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Modesto, CA $115,930 210
Oxnard, CA $108,640 170
Merced, CA $106,030 130
Santa Maria, CA $104,810 250
Los Angeles, CA $102,610 1,170
Sacramento, CA $102,030 —

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $65,320 50
      Alaska $65,320 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Alabama $59,410 —
      Alabama $48,750 490
      Montgomery, AL $46,840 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $61,430 340
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,550 190
      Hot Springs, AR $52,100 50
      Jonesboro, AR $51,190 90
      Little Rock, AR $50,340 290
      Arkansas $50,260 1,640
      North Arkansas $49,390 190
      East Arkansas $49,210 120
      South Arkansas $49,210 140
      West Arkansas $48,830 190
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $56,700 1,860
      Flagstaff, AZ $52,640 50
      Arizona $51,780 2,540
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $50,310 50
      Arizona $49,880 120
      Prescott Valley, AZ $46,970 30
      Yuma, AZ $46,640 30
      Tucson, AZ $45,500 360
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Modesto, CA $115,930 210
      Oxnard, CA $108,640 170
      Merced, CA $106,030 130
      Santa Maria, CA $104,810 250
      Los Angeles, CA $102,610 1,170
      Sacramento, CA $102,030 —
      Salinas, CA $101,100 130
      El Centro, CA $100,120 50
      Yuba City, CA $96,570 60
      Hanford, CA $92,800 60
      Riverside, CA $86,820 410
      California $84,550 6,520
      Vallejo, CA $82,560 90
      Bakersfield, CA $82,000 190
      San Jose, CA $81,620 430
      Napa, CA $80,580 30
      Visalia, CA $79,570 290
      North Coast Region of California $78,850 110
      Stockton, CA $78,440 250
      San Francisco, CA $76,860 880
      Santa Rosa, CA $75,580 90
      Redding, CA $75,530 60
      Chico, CA $75,080 50
      San Luis Obispo, CA $73,660 60
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $72,790 80
      San Diego, CA $69,000 440
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $76,520 200
      Denver, CO $63,570 1,610
      Colorado $60,520 3,260
      Pueblo, CO $59,660 100
      Fort Collins, CO $59,290 170
      Northwest Colorado $58,830 170
      Colorado Springs, CO $57,590 380
      Grand Junction, CO $50,710 80
      Greeley, CO $50,120 210
      Southwest Colorado $50,020 160
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $47,370 180
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $95,970 430
      Norwich, CT $91,200 110
      Connecticut $83,920 1,390
      Connecticut $82,620 80
      Hartford, CT $82,520 430
      Waterbury, CT $79,050 190
      New Haven, CT $76,580 160
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $69,700 2,410
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $62,450 100
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $82,180 210
      Jacksonville, FL $75,570 780
      Gainesville, FL $74,040 120
      Tampa, FL $70,720 1,460
      North Port, FL $66,400 300
      Sebring, FL $60,620 50
      Deltona, FL $58,690 280
      Cape Coral, FL $57,790 340
      Florida $56,870 9,450
      Tallahassee, FL $56,680 150
      South Florida $53,170 100
      Orlando, FL $52,110 1,230
      Miami, FL $51,770 2,400
      Panama City, FL $51,630 120
      Port St. Lucie, FL $51,190 240
      Crestview, FL $50,850 170
      Palm Bay, FL $50,430 270
      Pensacola, FL $50,380 120
      Lakeland, FL $49,740 410
      North Florida $48,280 150
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $70,830 2,900
      North Georgia $65,650 160
      Macon, GA $64,940 160
      Valdosta, GA $64,640 70
      Hinesville, GA $64,550 40
      Warner Robins, GA $63,830 80
      Augusta, GA-SC $63,770 260
      Georgia $63,570 4,680
      Columbus, GA-AL $62,650 100
      Gainesville, GA $62,280 90
      East Georgia $61,650 —
      Savannah, GA $61,090 190
      South Georgia $61,040 260
      Dalton, GA $60,890 50
      Rome, GA $57,390 40
      Athens, GA $47,990 30
      Middle Georgia $46,030 160
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $66,640 40
      Hawaii $60,910 330
      Urban Honolulu, HI $60,910 250
      Hawaii / Kauai $60,780 40
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $61,670 100
      Davenport, IA-IL $60,390 150
      Des Moines, IA $57,190 200
      Waterloo, IA $57,060 40
      Southeast Iowa $55,670 210
      Iowa $55,420 1,020
      Northeast Iowa $55,070 110
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,990 50
      Southwest Iowa $52,820 70
      Dubuque, IA $50,370 30
      Northwest Iowa $49,340 80
      Iowa City, IA $48,010 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $63,360 80
      Boise City, ID $61,270 120
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,970 40
      Idaho $60,330 260
      Southeast-Central Idaho $57,980 40
      Idaho Falls, ID $57,970 30
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IL $77,710 60
      Chicago, IL-IN $65,220 3,090
      Northwest Illinois $63,550 130
      Illinois $62,650 4,260
      Springfield, IL $61,860 120
      Decatur, IL $61,420 30
      Rockford, IL $61,310 80
      Champaign, IL $58,680 100
      Peoria, IL $58,530 150
      South Illinois $58,040 110
      East Central Illinois $56,440 120
      Kankakee, IL $50,820 40
      West Central Illinois $50,820 120
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $59,800 690
      Michigan City, IN $57,760 30
      Fort Wayne, IN $56,790 170
      Evansville, IN $56,650 60
      Indiana $55,900 2,170
      Terre Haute, IN $54,550 40
      Central Indiana $54,490 140
      Northern Indiana $51,380 170
      South Bend, IN-MI $50,190 150
      Southern Indiana $48,830 140
      Lafayette, IN $48,810 80
      Elkhart, IN $47,260 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $58,450 310
      Kansas $54,230 1,240
      Topeka, KS $51,990 80
      Manhattan, KS $48,710 30
      Kansas $48,360 340
      Lawrence, KS $45,560 40
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Paducah, KY-IL $65,330 60
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,770 590
      Owensboro, KY $63,100 70
      Lexington, KY $61,550 300
      Kentucky $57,820 2,500
      Bowling Green, KY $57,700 100
      West Kentucky $57,140 240
      South Central Kentucky $54,440 310
      Central Kentucky $50,540 300
      East Kentucky $48,080 210
      Elizabethtown, KY $47,150 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $58,680 630
      Shreveport, LA $58,520 130
      Baton Rouge, LA $56,760 440
      Slidell, LA $52,530 170
      Northeast Louisiana $52,270 100
      Louisiana $51,690 3,460
      Southwest Louisiana $51,080 80
      Central Louisiana $50,290 120
      Monroe, LA $50,270 60
      Lake Charles, LA $50,080 140
      Hammond, LA $47,540 70
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $85,170 80
      Boston, MA-NH $82,620 1,440
      Massachusetts $82,440 2,010
      Worcester, MA $82,210 250
      Massachusetts $80,780 50
      Springfield, MA $74,950 180
      Amherst Town, MA $71,500 40
      Pittsfield, MA $67,210 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $85,440 70
      Lexington Park, MD $76,910 80
      Baltimore, MD $70,960 1,150
      Maryland $70,960 1,950
      Maryland $65,170 50
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $59,740 110
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $68,420 300
      Maine $59,470 770
      Southwest Maine $56,160 270
      Lewiston, ME $55,420 40
      Bangor, ME $53,130 60
      Northeast Maine $46,120 90
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $75,870 50
      Detroit, MI $73,850 790
      Lansing, MI $63,160 90
      Kalamazoo, MI $62,750 60
      Battle Creek, MI $62,340 40
      Michigan $61,740 1,760
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,470 230
      Muskegon, MI $59,160 40
      Flint, MI $58,050 70
      Northern Michigan $57,130 70
      Mid Michigan $57,080 70
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $55,520 50
      Ann Arbor, MI $55,410 60
      Southern Michigan $49,290 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $78,050 1,720
      Minnesota $65,970 2,640
      Duluth, MN-WI $63,620 130
      Southeast Minnesota $62,490 140
      Mankato, MN $61,690 60
      Southwest Minnesota $59,160 130
      Rochester, MN $59,090 60
      St. Cloud, MN $58,160 100
      Northwest Minnesota $56,920 230
      Northeast Minnesota $56,640 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $59,820 1,000
      Kansas City, MO-KS $58,810 960
      Missouri $56,990 2,160
      Joplin, MO-KS $50,820 70
      Columbia, MO $47,380 40
      Central Missouri $46,570 220
      Springfield, MO $45,760 120
      Southwest Missouri $45,560 130
      Jefferson City, MO $45,070 30
      North Missouri $43,900 110
      Southeast Missouri $43,900 120
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $48,530 240
      Mississippi $47,970 1,070
      Upper East Mississippi $47,970 200
      Gulfport, MS $47,720 150
      Lower East Mississippi $46,400 160
      Hattiesburg, MS $45,810 30
      West Delta Mississippi $45,640 110
      Lower West Mississippi $44,780 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East-Central Montana $52,040 190
      West Montana $52,040 190
      Helena, MT $51,010 40
      Bozeman, MT $50,680 60
      Montana $50,340 670
      Southwest Montana $50,340 50
      Missoula, MT $47,410 40
      Billings, MT $46,590 50
      Great Falls, MT $44,520 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $58,630 260
      Greenville, NC $56,160 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $55,680 690
      Hickory, NC $54,520 60
      Asheville, NC $52,040 70
      Western North Carolina $51,620 90
      Raleigh, NC $50,080 540
      Durham, NC $49,080 210
      Eastern North Carolina $49,080 80
      North Carolina $49,080 2,240
      Greensboro, NC $48,550 40
      Central North Carolina $48,420 130
      Pinehurst, NC $47,160 40
      Burlington, NC $46,690 30
      Fayetteville, NC $45,300 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minot, ND $63,270 60
      Bismarck, ND $62,410 100
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,840 60
      North Dakota $53,950 550
      West North Dakota $52,980 130
      East North Dakota $51,170 110
      Fargo, ND-MN $50,140 150
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $62,550 490
      Grand Island, NE $62,540 70
      South Nebraska $61,530 190
      Nebraska $60,310 1,190
      Northwest Nebraska $58,100 50
      Northeast Nebraska $55,970 140
      Lincoln, NE $53,310 250
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $60,530 190
      New Hampshire $60,530 550
      Central New Hampshire $59,800 70
      Northern New Hampshire $51,450 80
      Southwestern New Hampshire $46,230 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $79,550 100
      Atlantic City, NJ $76,460 250
      Trenton, NJ $75,710 270
      New Jersey $69,190 5,760
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $74,890 440
      Northern New Mexico $72,470 150
      Las Cruces, NM $69,910 150
      New Mexico $69,690 1,200
      Eastern New Mexico $65,740 320
      Santa Fe, NM $64,810 60
      Farmington, NM $64,540 70
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $62,460 100
      Las Vegas, NV $62,310 1,050
      Nevada $62,310 1,220
      Reno, NV $62,230 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kingston, NY $90,690 70
      Kiryas Joel, NY $79,920 300
      Buffalo, NY $76,510 500
      New York, NY-NJ $75,300 8,970
      New York $75,110 7,720
      Central East New York $75,020 170
      Utica, NY $74,830 120
      Capital/Northern New York $74,130 210
      Syracuse, NY $69,520 220
      Binghamton, NY $64,200 110
      Glens Falls, NY $62,270 70
      Southwest New York $60,510 220
      Albany, NY $60,220 250
      Elmira, NY $59,850 40
      Rochester, NY $59,010 550
      Watertown, NY $57,950 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $78,070 540
      Columbus, OH $76,830 770
      Dayton, OH $74,600 190
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $73,750 180
      West Northwestern Ohio $73,250 100
      Ohio $65,750 2,900
      Southern Ohio $63,520 100
      Eastern Ohio $61,590 150
      Toledo, OH $61,440 180
      Youngstown, OH $61,370 80
      Springfield, OH $60,750 30
      Akron, OH $56,330 80
      Canton, OH $55,660 60
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,830 520
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $49,200 400
      Northwest Oklahoma $48,140 110
      Oklahoma City, OK $47,600 750
      Oklahoma $47,250 1,910
      Southwest Oklahoma $46,560 80
      Southeast Oklahoma $46,450 210
      Lawton, OK $45,150 40
      Enid, OK $43,370 40
      Northeast Oklahoma $38,610 260
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $91,830 950
      Salem, OR $75,720 160
      Oregon $74,620 1,450
      Corvallis, OR $72,420 30
      Coast Oregon $72,020 80
      Central Oregon $72,010 70
      Eastern Oregon $71,560 90
      Eugene, OR $67,090 110
      Albany, OR $66,430 50
      Medford, OR $65,810 80
      Grants Pass, OR $60,120 30
      Bend, OR $58,470 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $75,210 180
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Scranton, PA $79,840 120
      Lebanon, PA $78,460 30
      York, PA $77,710 140
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $75,360 100
      Harrisburg, PA $75,240 170
      Lancaster, PA $74,940 160
      Chambersburg, PA $63,460 40
      Reading, PA $62,730 60
      Erie, PA $61,100 80
      Pennsylvania $60,900 2,660
      Pittsburgh, PA $60,650 360
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,570 1,790
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $60,350 40
      Central Pennsylvania $60,260 90
      Allentown, PA-NJ $60,010 360
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $59,820 70
      Johnstown, PA $58,330 50
      Altoona, PA $57,360 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guayama, PR $60,860 70
      Ponce, PR $60,510 550
      Puerto Rico $59,990 370
      Arecibo, PR $59,910 180
      San Juan, PR $59,440 2,840
      Aguadilla, PR $58,590 230
      Mayaguez, PR $58,580 320
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $86,390 320
      Providence, RI-MA $85,230 430
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florence, SC $63,630 80
      Hilton Head Island, SC $62,200 110
      Spartanburg, SC $58,750 190
      South Carolina $58,610 1,890
      Columbia, SC $58,600 340
      Greenville, SC $58,560 360
      Northwestern South Carolina $57,630 90
      Southern South Carolina $57,220 60
      Charleston, SC $50,110 150
      Northeastern South Carolina $46,160 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $51,310 60
      East South Dakota $49,330 180
      West South Dakota $48,570 140
      South Dakota $48,110 610
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $46,670 220
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, TN $62,210 60
      Nashville, TN $58,320 930
      Kingsport, TN-VA $58,200 140
      Clarksville, TN-KY $57,850 40
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $56,300 290
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,910 310
      Knoxville, TN $50,860 410
      Tennessee $50,410 2,880
      Johnson City, TN $50,390 90
      South Central Tennessee $50,290 180
      West Tennessee $50,060 230
      Jackson, TN $50,000 100
      North Central Tennessee $49,440 170
      East Tennessee $49,250 170
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Odessa, TX $64,900 120
      Houston, TX $64,330 2,130
      Dallas, TX $64,280 2,510
      Brownsville, TX $63,130 210
      Texas $62,700 8,410
      El Paso, TX $62,470 200
      Killeen, TX $61,570 250
      McAllen, TX $60,730 450
      San Antonio, TX $60,670 650
      Austin, TX $60,190 570
      Amarillo, TX $57,360 40
      Corpus Christi, TX $57,290 50
      North Region of Texas $57,190 120
      Beaumont, TX $56,790 140
      Waco, TX $54,600 110
      Victoria, TX $53,770 50
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $53,030 70
      College Station, TX $52,980 100
      Abilene, TX $51,640 80
      Northwestern Region of Texas $50,730 80
      Hill Country Region of Texas $50,110 80
      Tyler, TX $49,940 60
      Lubbock, TX $48,850 90
      Texarkana, TX-AR $48,500 50
      Longview, TX $45,930 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $65,390 30
      Provo, UT $64,450 120
      Ogden, UT $61,600 70
      Utah $60,420 520
      Salt Lake City, UT $59,740 210
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $78,980 640
      Virginia $62,350 3,660
      Roanoke, VA $60,220 150
      Harrisonburg, VA $60,150 30
      Richmond, VA $59,030 620
      Northern West Virginia $56,660 250
      Northeast Virginia $56,620 50
      Northwest Virginia $56,330 70
      West Virginia $55,170 850
      Lynchburg, VA $52,750 50
      Southern West Virginia $51,210 150
      Southwest Virginia $50,240 50
      Southside Virginia $49,790 90
      Blacksburg, VA $49,310 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $66,070 70
      Vermont $61,040 220
      Northern Vermont $59,780 80
      Southern Vermont $59,750 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $96,980 2,180
      Walla Walla, WA $86,460 40
      Washington $84,500 4,670
      Mount Vernon, WA $83,110 60
      Olympia, WA $82,200 170
      Bremerton, WA $81,850 110
      Bellingham, WA $81,780 170
      Western Washington $81,700 270
      Kennewick, WA $81,450 280
      Yakima, WA $81,080 250
      Eastern Washington $79,430 290
      Spokane, WA $79,420 420
      Wenatchee, WA $78,790 80
      Longview, WA $77,670 80
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $63,120 150
      Northeastern Wisconsin $61,280 170
      Kenosha, WI $60,860 40
      Appleton, WI $60,830 90
      La Crosse, WI-MN $60,740 40
      Wausau, WI $60,740 40
      Milwaukee, WI $60,730 530
      Eau Claire, WI $60,310 60
      Northwestern Wisconsin $60,010 40
      Wisconsin $59,130 2,030
      Western Wisconsin $58,730 170
      Racine, WI $57,950 60
      Madison, WI $57,700 260
      Sheboygan, WI $57,520 30
      Janesville, WI $55,610 100
      South Central Wisconsin $49,300 130
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $59,160 30
      Wheeling, WV-OH $55,740 60
      Charleston, WV $54,770 100
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $54,290 180
      Morgantown, WV $50,290 30
      Beckley, WV $49,430 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $64,040 70
      Wyoming $61,030 420
      Western Wyoming $60,190 170
      Eastern Wyoming $59,610 140