Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 193 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
New York, NY-NJ $132,930 4,420
New York $129,860 4,460
San Diego, CA $117,200 240
Akron, OH $100,650 60
New Jersey $86,650 1,830
Western Washington $86,340 30

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $77,370 140
      Anchorage, AK $77,370 110
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $37,580 140
      Fayetteville, AR $36,340 50
      East Arkansas $35,840 —
      Arkansas $35,220 400
      North Arkansas $34,020 40
      South Arkansas $28,550 40
      West Arkansas $26,810 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $61,110 230
      Arizona $60,660 320
      Tucson, AZ $58,090 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Diego, CA $117,200 240
      San Francisco, CA $82,890 300
      Vallejo, CA $75,140 50
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $66,060 —
      Sacramento, CA $57,550 90
      Fresno, CA $57,220 150
      California $55,890 3,440
      Bakersfield, CA $54,900 —
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $77,630 370
      Boulder, CO $77,570 90
      Colorado $66,420 850
      Northwest Colorado $64,370 50
      Greeley, CO $63,050 40
      Fort Collins, CO $59,660 90
      Colorado Springs, CO $58,180 130
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $77,280 50
      New Haven, CT $72,060 40
      Hartford, CT $67,690 90
      Connecticut $64,940 40
      Connecticut $63,700 340
      Bridgeport, CT $59,320 100
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $79,420 390
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $59,400 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $65,020 50
      North Port, FL $57,620 120
      Orlando, FL $52,580 160
      Miami, FL $52,040 380
      Crestview, FL $51,040 40
      Florida $50,030 2,190
      Lakeland, FL $50,030 170
      Tampa, FL $49,110 360
      North Florida $44,960 50
      Port St. Lucie, FL $44,000 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $82,370 500
      Georgia $78,300 650
      Savannah, GA $62,100 40
      North Georgia $40,750 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $71,970 40
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Iowa $63,540 —
      Northeast Iowa $63,140 —
      Iowa $34,420 200
      Davenport, IA-IL $30,460 —
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rockford, IL $78,600 30
      West Central Illinois $64,180 60
      Illinois $60,420 1,030
      South Illinois $59,540 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $58,440 840
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $58,060 40
      Southern Indiana $56,570 40
      Indiana $53,900 180
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $60,910 60
      Kansas $57,250 380
      Kansas $48,800 160
      Topeka, KS $48,800 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $59,840 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Monroe, LA $56,890 180
      New Orleans, LA $52,710 190
      Baton Rouge, LA $52,700 150
      Louisiana $52,700 810
      Houma, LA $52,070 50
      Central Louisiana $49,780 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $82,760 500
      Massachusetts $82,740 680
      Worcester, MA $78,450 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $79,800 70
      Muskegon, MI $78,860 30
      Michigan $73,630 300
      Southern Michigan $69,580 40
      Mid Michigan $69,450 30
      Detroit, MI $62,660 140
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mankato, MN $74,330 30
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $68,740 670
      Minnesota $66,570 1,130
      Rochester, MN $65,820 70
      Southeast Minnesota $62,870 80
      Northwest Minnesota $61,970 120
      Duluth, MN-WI $59,830 50
      Southwest Minnesota $55,990 50
      St. Cloud, MN $55,560 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Missouri $65,930 50
      Kansas City, MO-KS $58,730 200
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,480 680
      Missouri $48,990 1,110
      Joplin, MO-KS $47,540 —
      North Missouri $44,040 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $50,210 40
      Jackson, MS $48,990 30
      Mississippi $48,500 150
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $60,490 80
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,580 80
      Fayetteville, NC $59,500 50
      Raleigh, NC $59,010 110
      Winston, NC $55,590 —
      North Carolina $54,390 610
      Asheville, NC $48,420 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $62,870 90
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $63,760 80
      Omaha, NE-IA $60,670 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $61,410 40
      New Hampshire $55,300 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $86,650 1,830
      Atlantic City, NJ $79,060 50
      Trenton, NJ $74,550 60
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $77,580 70
      Las Cruces, NM $68,330 40
      Eastern New Mexico $63,810 —
      New Mexico $63,810 —
      Albuquerque, NM $61,400 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $132,930 4,420
      New York $129,860 4,460
      Southwest New York $69,580 —
      Syracuse, NY $68,140 120
      Rochester, NY $63,410 200
      Buffalo, NY $62,710 170
      Kiryas Joel, NY $62,460 170
      Albany, NY $61,090 200
      Capital/Northern New York $59,740 50
      Central East New York $58,780 100
      Binghamton, NY $50,120 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $100,650 60
      Dayton, OH $80,090 —
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $70,790 230
      West Northwestern Ohio $64,500 30
      Cleveland, OH $64,040 250
      Columbus, OH $62,820 270
      Ohio $62,820 1,130
      Canton, OH $60,330 30
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,770 50
      Youngstown, OH $35,400 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $48,640 40
      Oklahoma $47,880 110
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $83,490 50
      Oregon $61,650 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,630 530
      Pittsburgh, PA $60,070 140
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $64,280 230
      Rhode Island $64,050 210
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $57,560 230
      Columbia, SC $57,390 80
      Florence, SC $45,470 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $74,980 50
      Knoxville, TN $60,810 40
      Tennessee $60,810 200
      Clarksville, TN-KY $55,390 30
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,840 40
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $30,970 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      McAllen, TX $85,200 60
      Houston, TX $67,610 340
      Dallas, TX $63,070 460
      Killeen, TX $61,150 70
      Texas $60,810 1,630
      Northwestern Region of Texas $60,450 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $56,730 30
      North Region of Texas $50,210 80
      Eastern Region of Texas $50,190 50
      San Antonio, TX $41,550 260
      Brownsville, TX $28,540 —
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $66,180 70
      Utah $56,040 150
      Provo, UT $55,200 —
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $64,860 580
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $61,710 70
      Richmond, VA $59,570 110
      West Virginia $47,910 50
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $70,160 70
      Northern Vermont $66,200 30
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Washington $86,340 30
      Seattle, WA $80,720 490
      Washington $80,080 880
      Olympia, WA $79,330 50
      Kennewick, WA $78,560 40
      Spokane, WA $72,190 40
      Eastern Washington $68,240 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern Wisconsin $67,330 40
      Green Bay, WI $61,230 40
      Madison, WI $58,980 70
      Wisconsin $57,230 420
      Milwaukee, WI $56,460 —
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $52,510 —
      Wyoming $50,370 110
      Eastern Wyoming $47,110 30