2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
United States. Estimated employment 478,780, with pages for 62 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$28,990 10th
$34,530 25th
$38,140 50th
$47,550 75th
$61,390 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
Albany, GA $62,680 400 Brunswick, GA $58,000 100 Visalia, CA $56,930 430 San Francisco, CA $53,810 10,280 San Jose, CA $51,190 3,570 New York, NY $50,230 28,140 Hinesville, GA $49,690 150 Modesto, CA $49,500 640 Santa Maria, CA $48,130 630 Merced, CA $48,120 290 Santa Cruz, CA $47,780 420 Salinas, CA $47,280 600 Barnstable Town, MA $47,190 270 Rockford, IL $46,730 380 Los Angeles, CA $46,600 18,430 Dalton, GA $46,090 150 Boston, MA $46,030 14,500 Ithaca, NY $45,980 130 Amherst Town, MA $45,430 340 Gainesville, GA $45,140 340 Kingston, NY $45,080 130 Savannah, GA $44,980 460 Washington, DC $44,660 11,910 Pittsfield, MA $44,540 320 Warner Robins, GA $44,500 290 Glens Falls, NY $44,460 110 Worcester, MA $44,460 1,650 Springfield, MA $43,890 740 Albany, NY $43,790 1,000 Binghamton, NY $43,080 200 Chicago, IL $43,050 17,180 Kiryas Joel, NY $43,030 880 Decatur, IL $42,740 130 Atlanta, GA $39,870 10,630 Champaign, IL $39,510 630 Naples, FL $38,530 530 Springfield, IL $38,300 450 Kankakee, IL $38,030 190 Peoria, IL $37,850 590 Bloomington, IL $37,720 310 Philadelphia, PA $36,750 15,260 Miami, FL $36,380 11,650 Jacksonville, FL $36,330 3,110 Tampa, FL $36,270 5,150 Austin, TX $36,160 4,280 North Port, FL $35,920 950 Palm Bay, FL $35,920 880 Crestview, FL $35,840 360 Allentown, PA $35,780 1,420 Pittsburgh, PA $35,650 3,890 Port St. Lucie, FL $35,600 770 Lancaster, PA $35,240 560 Dallas, TX $35,190 11,100 Midland, TX $35,100 180 York, PA $35,050 510 Harrisburg, PA $34,890 980 Reading, PA $34,870 520 San Antonio, TX $34,210 3,450 Houston, TX $33,860 11,000 Beaumont, TX $32,270 460 Killeen, TX $31,280 520 Wichita Falls, TX $30,480 150
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 478,780 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 25-2011, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Mapped to our taxonomy as preschool-teachers-except-special-education .
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