Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$61,430

Highest

$86,390

Rhode Island

Lowest

$47,250

Oklahoma

Total Employment

114,400

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Rhode Island	$86,390	320	+40.6%
2	California	$84,550	6,520	+37.6%
3	Washington	$84,500	4,670	+37.6%
4	Connecticut	$83,920	1,390	+36.6%
5	Massachusetts	$82,440	2,010	+34.2%
6	District of Columbia	$75,210	180	+22.4%
7	New York	$75,110	7,720	+22.3%
8	Oregon	$74,620	1,450	+21.5%
9	Maryland	$70,960	1,950	+15.5%
10	New Mexico	$69,690	1,200	+13.4%
11	New Jersey	$69,190	5,760	+12.6%
12	Minnesota	$65,970	2,640	+7.4%
13	Ohio	$65,750	2,900	+7.0%
14	Alaska	$65,320	50	+6.3%
15	Georgia	$63,570	4,680	+3.5%
16	Texas	$62,700	8,410	+2.1%
17	Illinois	$62,650	4,260	+2.0%
18	Delaware	$62,450	100	+1.7%
19	Virginia	$62,350	3,660	+1.5%
20	Nevada	$62,310	1,220	+1.4%
21	Michigan	$61,740	1,760	+0.5%
22	Vermont	$61,040	220	-0.6%
23	Wyoming	$61,030	420	-0.7%
24	Hawaii	$60,910	330	-0.8%
25	Pennsylvania	$60,900	2,660	-0.9%
26	New Hampshire	$60,530	550	-1.5%
27	Colorado	$60,520	3,260	-1.5%
28	Utah	$60,420	520	-1.6%
29	Idaho	$60,330	260	-1.8%
30	Nebraska	$60,310	1,190	-1.8%
31	Maine	$59,470	770	-3.2%
32	Wisconsin	$59,130	2,030	-3.7%
33	South Carolina	$58,610	1,890	-4.6%
34	Kentucky	$57,820	2,500	-5.9%
35	Missouri	$56,990	2,160	-7.2%
36	Florida	$56,870	9,450	-7.4%
37	Indiana	$55,900	2,170	-9.0%
38	Iowa	$55,420	1,020	-9.8%
39	West Virginia	$55,170	850	-10.2%
40	Kansas	$54,230	1,240	-11.7%
41	North Dakota	$53,950	550	-12.2%
42	Arizona	$51,780	2,540	-15.7%
43	Louisiana	$51,690	3,460	-15.9%
44	Tennessee	$50,410	2,880	-17.9%
45	Montana	$50,340	670	-18.1%
46	Arkansas	$50,260	1,640	-18.2%
47	North Carolina	$49,080	2,240	-20.1%
48	Alabama	$48,750	490	-20.6%
49	South Dakota	$48,110	610	-21.7%
50	Mississippi	$47,970	1,070	-21.9%
51	Oklahoma	$47,250	1,910	-23.1%