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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by City (2026)

382 metro areas · National average: $38,803 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salaries across 382 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Vineland, NJ $57,160
San Jose, CA $56,990
Atlantic City, NJ $56,410
Merced, CA $54,940
Modesto, CA $54,370
Denver, CO $54,220
San Francisco, CA $54,010
Salisbury, MD $53,960
Bridgeport, CT $53,240
Warner Robins, GA $53,060
Santa Fe, NM $52,940
Rome, GA $52,780
New York, NY $52,680
Hilton Head Island, SC $52,660
Salinas, CA $51,320
Boulder, CO $51,260
Norwich, CT $50,830
Omaha, NE $50,630
Brunswick, GA $50,390
Trenton, NJ $50,220
Kahului, HI $49,880
Visalia, CA $49,770
Washington, DC $49,700
Binghamton, NY $49,420
Napa, CA $49,420
Lexington Park, MD $49,290
Boston, MA $48,790
Vallejo, CA $48,560
Santa Cruz, CA $48,480
St. Joseph, MO $48,200
Grand Island, NE $48,060
Amherst Town, MA $48,040
Minot, ND $48,010
Barnstable Town, MA $47,810
Santa Maria, CA $47,800
Hinesville, GA $47,560
Riverside, CA $47,560
Santa Rosa, CA $47,450
Dalton, GA $47,250
Elmira, NY $47,230
Gainesville, GA $47,220
McAllen, TX $47,150
Fresno, CA $47,110
El Centro, CA $47,060
Florence, SC $46,870
Worcester, MA $46,720
Burlington, VT $46,600
Fairbanks, AK $46,580
Atlanta, GA $46,490
Rockford, IL $46,420
Yuba City, CA $46,420
Farmington, NM $46,390
Seattle, WA $46,300
Bakersfield, CA $46,260
New Haven, CT $46,180
Springfield, MA $46,140
Manhattan, KS $46,120
Pittsfield, MA $45,930
San Diego, CA $45,830
Los Angeles, CA $45,740
Houma, LA $45,650
San Luis Obispo, CA $45,590
Hartford, CT $45,480
Waterbury, CT $45,300
Rochester, NY $45,280
Chico, CA $45,170
Stockton, CA $45,160
Oxnard, CA $45,060
Roanoke, VA $45,030
Syracuse, NY $45,000
Fort Collins, CO $44,970
Glens Falls, NY $44,930
Grants Pass, OR $44,920
Savannah, GA $44,850
Buffalo, NY $44,720
Urban Honolulu, HI $44,580
Sacramento, CA $44,570
Portland, OR $44,520
Kingston, NY $44,510
Bismarck, ND $44,500
Baltimore, MD $44,490
Ithaca, NY $44,490
Topeka, KS $44,360
Nashville, TN $44,340
Hot Springs, AR $43,990
Decatur, IL $43,570
Hanford, CA $43,560
Kiryas Joel, NY $43,530
Minneapolis, MN $43,530
Hagerstown, MD $43,410
Redding, CA $43,300
Albuquerque, NM $43,150
Longview, WA $43,070
Mount Vernon, WA $43,000
Wichita, KS $42,960
Winchester, VA $42,850
Bend, OR $42,810
Jonesboro, AR $42,720
Salem, OR $42,690
Albany, OR $42,670
St. Cloud, MN $42,560
Albany, NY $42,380
Providence, RI $42,370
Rochester, MN $42,310
New Orleans, LA $42,150
Chicago, IL $42,080
Spokane, WA $41,990
Grand Forks, ND $41,940
Utica, NY $41,780
Greeley, CO $41,770
Fargo, ND $41,750
Anchorage, AK $41,670
Punta Gorda, FL $41,590
Bremerton, WA $41,540
Albany, GA $41,450
Colorado Springs, CO $41,390
Lewiston, ME $41,370
Kennewick, WA $41,340
Baton Rouge, LA $41,300
Saginaw, MI $41,290
Olympia, WA $41,270
Lincoln, NE $41,160
Valdosta, GA $41,120
Bangor, ME $41,050
Duluth, MN $41,040
Idaho Falls, ID $40,970
Macon, GA $40,950
Pueblo, CO $40,950
Eugene, OR $40,940
Champaign, IL $40,900
Fayetteville, AR $40,890
Oklahoma City, OK $40,840
Watertown, NY $40,840
Wenatchee, WA $40,780
Yakima, WA $40,710
Medford, OR $40,690
Slidell, LA $40,660
Walla Walla, WA $40,580
Muskegon, MI $40,500
Tulsa, OK $40,450
Detroit, MI $40,420
Killeen, TX $40,390
Kingsport, TN $40,230
Johnson City, TN $40,140
Knoxville, TN $39,950
Mankato, MN $39,890
Ann Arbor, MI $39,700
Portland, ME $39,700
Corvallis, OR $39,670
Columbia, SC $39,660
Dallas, TX $39,660
Memphis, TN $39,570
Fort Smith, AR $39,480
Charlottesville, VA $39,420
Bellingham, WA $39,400
Naples, FL $39,390
Lake Charles, LA $39,320
Bozeman, MT $39,290
Staunton, VA $39,260
Lawton, OK $39,130
Philadelphia, PA $39,060
Houston, TX $38,960
Augusta, GA $38,930
Las Vegas, NV $38,900
Richmond, VA $38,860
Bloomington, IL $38,800
Traverse City, MI $38,800
Victoria, TX $38,800
Grand Rapids, MI $38,750
Mobile, AL $38,750
Grand Junction, CO $38,720
Virginia Beach, VA $38,660
El Paso, TX $38,520
Alexandria, LA $38,500
Lawrence, KS $38,430
Dayton, OH $38,400
St. Louis, MO $38,340
Kansas City, MO $38,320
Wichita Falls, TX $38,200
Flagstaff, AZ $38,070
Springfield, MO $38,050
Kankakee, IL $38,010
Austin, TX $37,980
Athens, GA $37,910
Myrtle Beach, SC $37,720
Joplin, MO $37,710
Lansing, MI $37,710
Phoenix, AZ $37,700
Manchester, NH $37,610
Harrisonburg, VA $37,560
Waco, TX $37,550
Allentown, PA $37,520
San Antonio, TX $37,490
Sioux City, IA $37,490
Spartanburg, SC $37,490
Las Cruces, NM $37,430
Madison, WI $37,160
Indianapolis, IN $37,100
Chattanooga, TN $37,040
Battle Creek, MI $37,010
Jackson, MI $36,970
Springfield, OH $36,970
Davenport, IA $36,930
Paducah, KY $36,900
Lewiston, ID $36,860
Owensboro, KY $36,790
South Bend, IN $36,760
Jackson, TN $36,680
Peoria, IL $36,630
Bay City, MI $36,600
Hammond, LA $36,600
Springfield, IL $36,480
Monroe, MI $36,440
Greenville, SC $36,370
Billings, MT $36,300
Cincinnati, OH $36,280
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $36,150
Little Rock, AR $36,030
Ogden, UT $36,020
Carson City, NV $35,990
Texarkana, TX $35,960
Blacksburg, VA $35,950
Fort Wayne, IN $35,920
Monroe, LA $35,900
Kalamazoo, MI $35,850
Miami, FL $35,850
Prescott Valley, AZ $35,850
Sioux Falls, SD $35,850
Beaumont, TX $35,770
Missoula, MT $35,760
Charlotte, NC $35,740
Cleveland, OH $35,740
Salt Lake City, UT $35,710
North Port, FL $35,670
Terre Haute, IN $35,660
College Station, TX $35,620
Tucson, AZ $35,620
Homosassa Springs, FL $35,610
Niles, MI $35,610
Logan, UT $35,600
Jefferson City, MO $35,580
Flint, MI $35,560
Reno, NV $35,510
Provo, UT $35,470
Columbus, GA $35,390
Durham, NC $35,380
Yuma, AZ $35,350
Reading, PA $35,340
Midland, MI $35,310
La Crosse, WI $35,280
Asheville, NC $35,270
Lafayette, IN $35,140
Amarillo, TX $35,060
Elkhart, IN $35,050
Weirton, WV $35,040
Lexington, KY $35,030
Sheboygan, WI $34,890
St. George, UT $34,770
Orlando, FL $34,720
Abilene, TX $34,680
Gettysburg, PA $34,650
Great Falls, MT $34,650
Sandusky, OH $34,600
Bloomington, IN $34,580
Milwaukee, WI $34,540
Charleston, SC $34,500
Morgantown, WV $34,490
Elizabethtown, KY $34,470
Huntington, WV $34,440
Panama City, FL $34,440
Evansville, IN $34,330
Sebastian, FL $34,310
Tampa, FL $34,300
Palm Bay, FL $34,280
Muncie, IN $34,270
Pinehurst, NC $34,200
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,200
Ames, IA $34,190
Charleston, WV $34,140
Pittsburgh, PA $34,140
Lebanon, PA $34,120
Jacksonville, FL $34,100
Columbus, IN $34,090
Youngstown, OH $34,090
Columbia, MO $34,080
Gainesville, FL $34,080
Raleigh, NC $34,080
Bowling Green, KY $34,060
Appleton, WI $34,020
Lafayette, LA $34,010
Waterloo, IA $33,990
Cape Coral, FL $33,970
Kenosha, WI $33,970
Janesville, WI $33,950
Sierra Vista, AZ $33,950
Toledo, OH $33,860
Racine, WI $33,810
Tyler, TX $33,800
Deltona, FL $33,780
Lakeland, FL $33,760
Lancaster, PA $33,760
York, PA $33,700
Columbus, OH $33,680
Iowa City, IA $33,620
Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,620
Parkersburg, WV $33,600
Fond du Lac, WI $33,580
Akron, OH $33,550
Oshkosh, WI $33,550
Winston, NC $33,530
Green Bay, WI $33,510
Dubuque, IA $33,490
Lynchburg, VA $33,490
Michigan City, IN $33,450
State College, PA $33,450
Scranton, PA $33,350
Crestview, FL $33,340
Rapid City, SD $33,330
Des Moines, IA $33,310
Harrisburg, PA $33,170
Eau Claire, WI $33,140
Wausau, WI $32,920
Pensacola, FL $32,910
San Juan, PR $32,880
Williamsport, PA $32,840
Sebring, FL $32,820
Casper, WY $32,800
Greenville, NC $32,800
Beckley, WV $32,790
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,760
Ocala, FL $32,720
Mansfield, OH $32,510
San Angelo, TX $32,500
Wilmington, NC $32,470
Greensboro, NC $32,420
Daphne, AL $32,400
Brownsville, TX $32,390
Birmingham, AL $32,290
Wheeling, WV $32,230
Longview, TX $32,210
Lubbock, TX $32,070
Erie, PA $32,060
Lima, OH $32,000
Cedar Rapids, IA $31,990
Cape Girardeau, MO $31,820
Tallahassee, FL $31,810
Rocky Mount, NC $31,760
Altoona, PA $31,740
Fayetteville, NC $31,710
Hickory, NC $31,550
Aguadilla, PR $31,490
Cleveland, TN $31,470
Boise City, ID $31,430
Ponce, PR $31,400
Sumter, SC $31,240
Chambersburg, PA $31,220
Canton, OH $31,110
Dothan, AL $31,100
Corpus Christi, TX $31,050
Burlington, NC $30,900
Dover, DE $30,900
Goldsboro, NC $30,840
Twin Falls, ID $30,650
Guayama, PR $30,640
Clarksville, TN $30,590
Johnstown, PA $30,560
Enid, OK $30,410
Huntsville, AL $30,210
Mayaguez, PR $30,160
Anniston, AL $29,850
Gulfport, MS $29,810
Sherman, TX $29,680
Laredo, TX $29,650
Jacksonville, NC $29,610
Gadsden, AL $29,400
Arecibo, PR $29,320
Eagle Pass, TX $28,940
Jackson, MS $28,770
Tuscaloosa, AL $28,670
Montgomery, AL $28,440
Auburn, AL $28,090
Hattiesburg, MS $25,490