Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary by location
National median: $62,680 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $111,880 | +78.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $106,000 | +69.1% | 740 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $103,790 | +65.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $103,610 | +65.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $102,450 | +63.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $101,780 | +62.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $101,580 | +62.1% | 2,530 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $99,960 | +59.5% | 5,270 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $99,770 | +59.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $99,660 | +59.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $98,460 | +57.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $97,830 | +56.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $97,110 | +54.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $97,070 | +54.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $96,980 | +54.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $96,570 | +54.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $96,430 | +53.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $96,380 | +53.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $95,540 | +52.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $94,500 | +50.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $93,040 | +48.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $92,910 | +48.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $91,670 | +46.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $91,640 | +46.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $90,030 | +43.6% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $89,770 | +43.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $89,740 | +43.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $89,710 | +43.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $89,330 | +42.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $86,420 | +37.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $85,470 | +36.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $85,470 | +36.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $84,700 | +35.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $84,620 | +35.0% | 430 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $84,100 | +34.2% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $82,550 | +31.7% | 7,430 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $82,550 | +31.7% | 750 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $82,170 | +31.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $82,080 | +31.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $81,770 | +30.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $81,700 | +30.3% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $81,500 | +30.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $81,090 | +29.4% | 900 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $80,780 | +28.9% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $80,710 | +28.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $80,660 | +28.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $80,550 | +28.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $80,400 | +28.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $80,090 | +27.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $79,470 | +26.8% | 730 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,420 | +26.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $79,420 | +26.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $79,150 | +26.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $78,910 | +25.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $78,620 | +25.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $78,580 | +25.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $78,480 | +25.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +25.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $78,400 | +25.1% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $78,330 | +25.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $77,880 | +24.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $77,630 | +23.9% | 6,950 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $77,400 | +23.5% | 8,180 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $77,370 | +23.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $77,290 | +23.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $77,200 | +23.2% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $77,170 | +23.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $76,790 | +22.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $76,740 | +22.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $76,440 | +22.0% | 740 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $76,120 | +21.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $75,920 | +21.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $75,910 | +21.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $75,690 | +20.8% | 2,650 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $75,500 | +20.5% | 2,840 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $75,460 | +20.4% | 420 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $75,160 | +19.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $74,990 | +19.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $74,960 | +19.6% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $74,800 | +19.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $74,780 | +19.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $74,600 | +19.0% | 640 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $74,480 | +18.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $74,400 | +18.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $74,380 | +18.7% | 950 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $74,210 | +18.4% | 5,370 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $74,160 | +18.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $74,070 | +18.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $74,030 | +18.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $73,940 | +18.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $73,900 | +17.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $72,930 | +16.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $72,920 | +16.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $72,580 | +15.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $72,570 | +15.8% | 3,290 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | metropolitan | $71,850 | +14.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $71,690 | +14.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $70,940 | +13.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $70,800 | +13.0% | 780 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $70,250 | +12.1% | 3,350 | 2025 |