Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary by location
National median: $38,140 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $63,340 | +66.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Albany, GA | metropolitan | $62,680 | +64.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $62,150 | +63.0% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $59,320 | +55.5% | 460 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $58,000 | +52.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $57,680 | +51.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $56,930 | +49.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $55,340 | +45.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $53,810 | +41.1% | 10,280 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $51,310 | +34.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $51,190 | +34.2% | 3,570 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $50,230 | +31.7% | 28,140 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $49,730 | +30.4% | 940 | 2025 |
| Hinesville, GA | metropolitan | $49,690 | +30.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $49,500 | +29.8% | 640 | 2025 |
| Manhattan, KS | metropolitan | $49,160 | +28.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $48,820 | +28.0% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $48,780 | +27.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $48,510 | +27.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $48,410 | +26.9% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $48,220 | +26.4% | 16,190 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $48,130 | +26.2% | 630 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $48,120 | +26.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $47,920 | +25.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +25.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $47,750 | +25.2% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,400 | +24.3% | 55,700 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $47,280 | +24.0% | 600 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $47,190 | +23.7% | 270 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $47,040 | +23.3% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $47,010 | +23.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $46,960 | +23.1% | 450 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $46,730 | +22.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $46,710 | +22.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $46,690 | +22.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $46,620 | +22.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $46,600 | +22.2% | 18,430 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $46,530 | +22.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $46,520 | +22.0% | 23,870 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $46,470 | +21.8% | 680 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $46,400 | +21.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $46,380 | +21.6% | 8,590 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $46,370 | +21.6% | 710 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $46,320 | +21.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $46,200 | +21.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $46,130 | +20.9% | 520 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $46,120 | +20.9% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $46,090 | +20.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $46,030 | +20.7% | 14,500 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $46,010 | +20.6% | 3,560 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $45,980 | +20.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $45,960 | +20.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $45,950 | +20.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $45,890 | +20.3% | 18,710 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $45,880 | +20.3% | 890 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $45,740 | +19.9% | 5,230 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $45,680 | +19.8% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $45,660 | +19.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $45,660 | +19.7% | 13,210 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $45,500 | +19.3% | 5,210 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $45,480 | +19.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $45,430 | +19.1% | 340 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,310 | +18.8% | 3,950 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $45,240 | +18.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $45,140 | +18.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $45,140 | +18.4% | 6,300 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $45,080 | +18.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $45,040 | +18.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $45,020 | +18.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $44,980 | +17.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $44,940 | +17.8% | 5,130 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $44,880 | +17.7% | 850 | 2025 |
| VI | state | $44,790 | +17.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $44,740 | +17.3% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $44,670 | +17.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $44,660 | +17.1% | 11,910 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $44,610 | +17.0% | 810 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $44,610 | +17.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $44,600 | +16.9% | 8,020 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $44,580 | +16.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $44,570 | +16.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $44,540 | +16.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $44,500 | +16.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $44,500 | +16.7% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $44,460 | +16.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $44,460 | +16.6% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $44,440 | +16.5% | 800 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $44,430 | +16.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $44,370 | +16.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +16.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $44,300 | +16.2% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $44,260 | +16.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $44,250 | +16.0% | 3,070 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $44,200 | +15.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $44,180 | +15.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $44,080 | +15.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $44,070 | +15.5% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $44,060 | +15.5% | 650 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $44,050 | +15.5% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $43,960 | +15.3% | 7,650 | 2025 |