25 Series · SOC 25-2011
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $38,140
- Median / year
- $61,390
- Top 10% earn
- +4.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 478,780
- US workers
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education earn a median of $38,140 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $38,140, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,990 (10th percentile) to $61,390 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 478,780 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($62,150), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education earn a median of $38,140, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 9% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #63 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.1% by 2033.
- $38,140
- Median annual wage
- Top 91%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #63 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $62,150. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2011) pays a national median of $38,140 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,990 at the 10th percentile to $61,390 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,030 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 478,780 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 518 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 65,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Associate's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $62,150, which is +63% above the national figure. The top metro is Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area at $64,180 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 478,780 jobs Median $38,140/yr
Median Salary
$38,140
per year
Median Hourly
$18.34/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,030
average
Employment
478,780
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$38,140 Bottom 9% higher than 9% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education sits on the slower-growing side at +4.1% growth and $38,140 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.1%
About average
Annual Openings
65,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Associate's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Speaking 4.0
Instructing 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Learning Strategies 3.9
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.8
Monitoring 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.8
Coordination 3.8
Service Orientation 3.6
Knowledge Areas
Education and Training 4.0
English Language 3.8
Public Safety and Security 3.3
Customer and Personal Service 3.2
Psychology 3.1
Administration and Management 2.7
Administrative 2.6
Sociology and Anthropology 2.4
Therapy and Counseling 2.4
Mathematics 2.3
Key Tasks
- ▸ Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- ▸ Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
- ▸ Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- ▸ Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- ▸ Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- ▸ Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- ▸ Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
- ▸ Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- ▸ Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- ▸ Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,990
25th Percentile
$34,530
Median
$38,140
75th Percentile
$47,550
90th Percentile
$61,390
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $62,150 | +63% above national |
| 2 | Vermont | $49,730 | +30% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $48,780 | +28% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $48,220 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Kansas | $47,750 | +25% above national |
| 6 | California | $47,400 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Nebraska | $47,040 | +23% above national |
| 8 | New York | $46,520 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Alaska | $46,130 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $45,890 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $45,740 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Washington | $45,660 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Colorado | $45,500 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $45,140 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Virgin Islands | $44,790 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Maryland | $44,600 | +17% above national |
| 17 | South Dakota | $44,500 | +17% above national |
| 18 | New Mexico | $44,070 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Georgia | $43,920 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Maine | $43,890 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $43,430 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $40,910 | +7% above national |
| 23 | North Dakota | $39,720 | +4% above national |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $39,350 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Nevada | $38,870 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Louisiana | $38,020 | same as national |
| 27 | Virginia | $37,140 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Michigan | $37,110 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $36,830 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $36,650 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Montana | $36,540 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Delaware | $36,360 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $36,300 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Mississippi | $36,250 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $36,160 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $36,090 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $36,050 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $35,860 | 6% below national |
| 39 | North Carolina | $35,710 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $35,180 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Utah | $35,010 | 8% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $34,500 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $34,280 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $34,190 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Texas | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Iowa | $33,830 | 11% below national |
| 47 | Idaho | $32,800 | 14% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $32,480 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $32,120 | 16% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $31,790 | 17% below national |
| 51 | Wyoming | $29,930 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Kentucky | $29,780 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Alabama | $28,310 | 26% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $22,120 | 42% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $64,180 | +68% above national |
| 2 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $63,560 | +67% above national |
| 3 | Vineland, NJ | $63,340 | +66% above national |
| 4 | Albany, GA | $62,680 | +64% above national |
| 5 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $61,610 | +62% above national |
| 6 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $59,860 | +57% above national |
| 7 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $59,320 | +56% above national |
| 8 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $58,000 | +52% above national |
| 9 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $57,680 | +51% above national |
| 10 | Visalia, CA | $56,930 | +49% above national |
| 11 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $56,570 | +48% above national |
| 12 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,340 | +45% above national |
| 13 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $55,200 | +45% above national |
| 14 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,810 | +41% above national |
| 15 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $52,820 | +38% above national |
| 16 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $51,310 | +35% above national |
| 17 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $51,190 | +34% above national |
| 18 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,870 | +33% above national |
| 19 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $50,230 | +32% above national |
| 20 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $49,710 | +30% above national |
| 21 | Hinesville, GA | $49,690 | +30% above national |
| 22 | Modesto, CA | $49,500 | +30% above national |
| 23 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,420 | +30% above national |
| 24 | Manhattan, KS | $49,160 | +29% above national |
| 25 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,970 | +28% above national |
| 26 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,820 | +28% above national |
| 27 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,580 | +27% above national |
| 28 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $48,510 | +27% above national |
| 29 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,460 | +27% above national |
| 30 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,410 | +27% above national |
| 31 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $48,130 | +26% above national |
| 32 | Merced, CA | $48,120 | +26% above national |
| 33 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,980 | +26% above national |
| 34 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | +26% above national |
| 35 | Wichita, KS | $47,920 | +26% above national |
| 36 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | +26% above national |
| 37 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,780 | +25% above national |
| 38 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,620 | +25% above national |
| 39 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,290 | +24% above national |
| 40 | Salinas, CA | $47,280 | +24% above national |
| 41 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,190 | +24% above national |
| 42 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $47,010 | +23% above national |
| 43 | Vallejo, CA | $46,960 | +23% above national |
| 44 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,950 | +23% above national |
| 45 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,900 | +23% above national |
| 46 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,840 | +23% above national |
| 47 | Rockford, IL | $46,730 | +23% above national |
| 48 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,710 | +22% above national |
| 49 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,690 | +22% above national |
| 50 | Rapid City, SD | $46,620 | +22% above national |
| 51 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,600 | +22% above national |
| 52 | Boulder, CO | $46,530 | +22% above national |
| 53 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,470 | +22% above national |
| 54 | Santa Fe, NM | $46,400 | +22% above national |
| 55 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,380 | +22% above national |
| 56 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,370 | +22% above national |
| 57 | Elmira, NY | $46,320 | +21% above national |
| 58 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,280 | +21% above national |
| 59 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,200 | +21% above national |
| 60 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | +21% above national |
| 61 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,120 | +21% above national |
| 62 | Dalton, GA | $46,090 | +21% above national |
| 63 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,050 | +21% above national |
| 64 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,030 | +21% above national |
| 65 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,010 | +21% above national |
| 66 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,990 | +21% above national |
| 67 | Ithaca, NY | $45,980 | +21% above national |
| 68 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $45,960 | +21% above national |
| 69 | Topeka, KS | $45,950 | +20% above national |
| 70 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,900 | +20% above national |
| 71 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $45,880 | +20% above national |
| 72 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,800 | +20% above national |
| 73 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,680 | +20% above national |
| 74 | Napa, CA | $45,660 | +20% above national |
| 75 | Lake Charles, LA | $45,480 | +19% above national |
| 76 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $45,430 | +19% above national |
| 77 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,370 | +19% above national |
| 78 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $45,310 | +19% above national |
| 79 | Yuba City, CA | $45,240 | +19% above national |
| 80 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | +18% above national |
| 81 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,150 | +18% above national |
| 82 | Gainesville, GA | $45,140 | +18% above national |
| 83 | Kingston, NY | $45,080 | +18% above national |
| 84 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,040 | +18% above national |
| 85 | Grants Pass, OR | $45,020 | +18% above national |
| 86 | Savannah, GA | $44,980 | +18% above national |
| 87 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $44,940 | +18% above national |
| 88 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $44,880 | +18% above national |
| 89 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,860 | +18% above national |
| 90 | Fresno, CA | $44,740 | +17% above national |
| 91 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $44,670 | +17% above national |
| 92 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $44,660 | +17% above national |
| 93 | Bend, OR | $44,610 | +17% above national |
| 94 | New Haven, CT | $44,610 | +17% above national |
| 95 | Redding, CA | $44,580 | +17% above national |
| 96 | Salisbury, MD | $44,570 | +17% above national |
| 97 | Pittsfield, MA | $44,540 | +17% above national |
| 98 | Warner Robins, GA | $44,500 | +17% above national |
| 99 | Glens Falls, NY | $44,460 | +17% above national |
| 100 | Worcester, MA | $44,460 | +17% above national |
| 101 | Omaha, NE-IA | $44,440 | +17% above national |
| 102 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,430 | +16% above national |
| 103 | El Centro, CA | $44,370 | +16% above national |
| 104 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $44,350 | +16% above national |
| 105 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,300 | +16% above national |
| 106 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $44,260 | +16% above national |
| 107 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $44,250 | +16% above national |
| 108 | Medford, OR | $44,200 | +16% above national |
| 109 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,180 | +16% above national |
| 110 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $44,140 | +16% above national |
| 111 | Chico, CA | $44,080 | +16% above national |
| 112 | Salem, OR | $44,060 | +16% above national |
| 113 | Albuquerque, NM | $44,050 | +15% above national |
| 114 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,040 | +15% above national |
| 115 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $43,960 | +15% above national |
| 116 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $43,900 | +15% above national |
| 117 | Springfield, MA | $43,890 | +15% above national |
| 118 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,880 | +15% above national |
| 119 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,830 | +15% above national |
| 120 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $43,830 | +15% above national |
| 121 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $43,790 | +15% above national |
| 122 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,610 | +14% above national |
| 123 | Lexington Park, MD | $43,510 | +14% above national |
| 124 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $43,440 | +14% above national |
| 125 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,320 | +14% above national |
| 126 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $43,290 | +14% above national |
| 127 | Binghamton, NY | $43,080 | +13% above national |
| 128 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $43,050 | +13% above national |
| 129 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $43,030 | +13% above national |
| 130 | Rochester, MN | $42,750 | +12% above national |
| 131 | Decatur, IL | $42,740 | +12% above national |
| 132 | Greeley, CO | $42,640 | +12% above national |
| 133 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $42,570 | +12% above national |
| 134 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $42,270 | +11% above national |
| 135 | Walla Walla, WA | $41,960 | +10% above national |
| 136 | Mankato, MN | $41,820 | +10% above national |
| 137 | Yakima, WA | $41,670 | +9% above national |
| 138 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $41,480 | +9% above national |
| 139 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $41,420 | +9% above national |
| 140 | Rome, GA | $41,360 | +8% above national |
| 141 | Fargo, ND-MN | $41,170 | +8% above national |
| 142 | Colorado Springs, CO | $40,850 | +7% above national |
| 143 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $40,720 | +7% above national |
| 144 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,710 | +7% above national |
| 145 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $40,540 | +6% above national |
| 146 | Corvallis, OR | $40,300 | +6% above national |
| 147 | Bozeman, MT | $40,150 | +5% above national |
| 148 | Albany, OR | $40,010 | +5% above national |
| 149 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $39,990 | +5% above national |
| 150 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,990 | +5% above national |
| 151 | Utica-Rome, NY | $39,950 | +5% above national |
| 152 | Reno, NV | $39,940 | +5% above national |
| 153 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,870 | +5% above national |
| 154 | Bismarck, ND | $39,720 | +4% above national |
| 155 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,510 | +4% above national |
| 156 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,430 | +3% above national |
| 157 | Kokomo, IN | $39,400 | +3% above national |
| 158 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $39,390 | +3% above national |
| 159 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $39,380 | +3% above national |
| 160 | Bellingham, WA | $39,350 | +3% above national |
| 161 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,350 | +3% above national |
| 162 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | +3% above national |
| 163 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,290 | +3% above national |
| 164 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $39,280 | +3% above national |
| 165 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,160 | +3% above national |
| 166 | Grand Junction, CO | $39,140 | +3% above national |
| 167 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,110 | +3% above national |
| 168 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,920 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,920 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Rochester, NY | $38,890 | +2% above national |
| 171 | Pueblo, CO | $38,880 | +2% above national |
| 172 | Baton Rouge, LA | $38,840 | +2% above national |
| 173 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | +2% above national |
| 174 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,810 | +2% above national |
| 175 | Syracuse, NY | $38,800 | +2% above national |
| 176 | Bangor, ME | $38,780 | +2% above national |
| 177 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Jackson, MI | $38,570 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $38,530 | +1% above national |
| 180 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,470 | +1% above national |
| 181 | St. Cloud, MN | $38,420 | +1% above national |
| 182 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,360 | +1% above national |
| 183 | Springfield, IL | $38,300 | same as national |
| 184 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $38,290 | same as national |
| 185 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $38,100 | same as national |
| 186 | Madison, WI | $38,090 | same as national |
| 187 | Traverse City, MI | $38,070 | same as national |
| 188 | Anchorage, AK | $38,040 | same as national |
| 189 | Kankakee, IL | $38,030 | same as national |
| 190 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $37,990 | same as national |
| 191 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,950 | same as national |
| 192 | Duluth, MN-WI | $37,920 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,910 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,880 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Peoria, IL | $37,850 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,840 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,840 | 1% below national |
| 200 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,810 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Lincoln, NE | $37,800 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,790 | 1% below national |
| 203 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,770 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Bloomington, IL | $37,720 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $37,710 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Winchester, VA-WV | $37,660 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,500 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $37,400 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,350 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Charlottesville, VA | $37,250 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Farmington, NM | $37,230 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,220 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $37,200 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Billings, MT | $37,090 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Monroe, MI | $37,090 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Ann Arbor, MI | $37,070 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,030 | 3% below national |
| 219 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,020 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,010 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,990 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $36,890 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Alexandria, LA | $36,840 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $36,840 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,830 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $36,750 | 4% below national |
| 227 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,670 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,650 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Columbus, IN | $36,640 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $36,610 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,600 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Hammond, LA | $36,600 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Midland, MI | $36,600 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Bay City, MI | $36,570 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,570 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Saginaw, MI | $36,550 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Sheboygan, WI | $36,540 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,500 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,480 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,430 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $36,410 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $36,380 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,380 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Flagstaff, AZ | $36,330 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Jacksonville, FL | $36,330 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,330 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Battle Creek, MI | $36,310 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,270 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,250 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $36,240 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $36,230 | 5% below national |
| 254 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,170 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36,160 | 5% below national |
| 256 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $36,150 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Green Bay, WI | $36,070 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Missoula, MT | $36,040 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $36,030 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,030 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,000 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Jackson, TN | $35,980 | 6% below national |
| 264 | Richmond, VA | $35,980 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Valdosta, GA | $35,970 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $35,960 | 6% below national |
| 267 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,920 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,920 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Roanoke, VA | $35,900 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Asheville, NC | $35,890 | 6% below national |
| 272 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,870 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $35,840 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Lafayette, LA | $35,820 | 6% below national |
| 275 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $35,780 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,710 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,710 | 6% below national |
| 279 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,690 | 6% below national |
| 280 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $35,680 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,670 | 6% below national |
| 282 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,670 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $35,660 | 7% below national |
| 284 | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,650 | 7% below national |
| 285 | Fond du Lac, WI | $35,630 | 7% below national |
| 286 | Mayaguez, PR | $35,620 | 7% below national |
| 287 | Fort Wayne, IN | $35,610 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Guayama, PR | $35,600 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Hot Springs, AR | $35,600 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $35,600 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $35,590 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $35,590 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $35,540 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Lawrence, KS | $35,530 | 7% below national |
| 296 | Cleveland, OH | $35,520 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $35,490 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,480 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $35,470 | 7% below national |
| 300 | Tucson, AZ | $35,470 | 7% below national |
| 301 | Monroe, LA | $35,450 | 7% below national |
| 302 | Helena, MT | $35,440 | 7% below national |
| 303 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $35,430 | 7% below national |
| 304 | Bloomington, IN | $35,400 | 7% below national |
| 305 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,380 | 7% below national |
| 306 | Columbus, OH | $35,370 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Punta Gorda, FL | $35,340 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,330 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,320 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Evansville, IN | $35,280 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Eau Claire, WI | $35,270 | 8% below national |
| 313 | Great Falls, MT | $35,270 | 8% below national |
| 314 | Lancaster, PA | $35,240 | 8% below national |
| 315 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $35,240 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $35,230 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $35,220 | 8% below national |
| 318 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $35,210 | 8% below national |
| 319 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,210 | 8% below national |
| 320 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $35,200 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35,190 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Gainesville, FL | $35,150 | 8% below national |
| 323 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,150 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $35,130 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,120 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Midland, TX | $35,100 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $35,100 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $35,060 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $35,050 | 8% below national |
| 330 | Niles, MI | $35,050 | 8% below national |
| 331 | York-Hanover, PA | $35,050 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Columbus, GA-AL | $35,030 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $35,030 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,020 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,950 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Yuma, AZ | $34,950 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $34,890 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $34,880 | 9% below national |
| 339 | Wilmington, NC | $34,880 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Reading, PA | $34,870 | 9% below national |
| 341 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $34,860 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,840 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $34,810 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $34,780 | 9% below national |
| 345 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,740 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Kenosha, WI | $34,740 | 9% below national |
| 347 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,720 | 9% below national |
| 348 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,710 | 9% below national |
| 349 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $34,680 | 9% below national |
| 350 | Dover, DE | $34,620 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $34,620 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $34,600 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Lebanon, PA | $34,530 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,510 | 10% below national |
| 355 | Appleton, WI | $34,500 | 10% below national |
| 356 | Akron, OH | $34,490 | 10% below national |
| 357 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,490 | 10% below national |
| 358 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,480 | 10% below national |
| 359 | State College, PA | $34,440 | 10% below national |
| 360 | Ogden, UT | $34,400 | 10% below national |
| 361 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,360 | 10% below national |
| 362 | Jonesboro, AR | $34,340 | 10% below national |
| 363 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,330 | 10% below national |
| 364 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $34,330 | 10% below national |
| 365 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,300 | 10% below national |
| 366 | Elizabethtown, KY | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 367 | Spartanburg, SC | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 368 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,230 | 10% below national |
| 369 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $34,210 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Williamsport, PA | $34,210 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Altoona, PA | $34,180 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Winston-Salem, NC | $34,180 | 10% below national |
| 373 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $34,080 | 11% below national |
| 374 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $34,060 | 11% below national |
| 375 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,040 | 11% below national |
| 376 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $34,000 | 11% below national |
| 377 | Columbia, MO | $33,990 | 11% below national |
| 378 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $33,990 | 11% below national |
| 379 | Terre Haute, IN | $33,980 | 11% below national |
| 380 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $33,960 | 11% below national |
| 381 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $33,930 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 383 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $33,850 | 11% below national |
| 384 | St. George, UT | $33,810 | 11% below national |
| 385 | Beckley, WV | $33,800 | 11% below national |
| 386 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $33,800 | 11% below national |
| 387 | Gettysburg, PA | $33,720 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,690 | 12% below national |
| 389 | Burlington, NC | $33,680 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Sandusky, OH | $33,630 | 12% below national |
| 391 | Tallahassee, FL | $33,600 | 12% below national |
| 392 | Erie, PA | $33,580 | 12% below national |
| 393 | Toledo, OH | $33,580 | 12% below national |
| 394 | Ocala, FL | $33,520 | 12% below national |
| 395 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,500 | 12% below national |
| 396 | Lima, OH | $33,480 | 12% below national |
| 397 | Springfield, OH | $33,410 | 12% below national |
| 398 | Chambersburg, PA | $33,350 | 13% below national |
| 399 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $33,340 | 13% below national |
| 400 | Logan, UT-ID | $33,270 | 13% below national |
| 401 | Fayetteville, NC | $33,260 | 13% below national |
| 402 | Jefferson City, MO | $33,190 | 13% below national |
| 403 | Greenville, NC | $33,130 | 13% below national |
| 404 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $33,110 | 13% below national |
| 405 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $33,100 | 13% below national |
| 406 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $33,030 | 13% below national |
| 407 | Sebring, FL | $33,000 | 13% below national |
| 408 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $32,980 | 14% below national |
| 409 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $32,970 | 14% below national |
| 410 | Arecibo, PR | $32,740 | 14% below national |
| 411 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $32,700 | 14% below national |
| 412 | Boise City, ID | $32,660 | 14% below national |
| 413 | Wausau, WI | $32,520 | 15% below national |
| 414 | Charleston, WV | $32,450 | 15% below national |
| 415 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $32,270 | 15% below national |
| 416 | Tulsa, OK | $32,130 | 16% below national |
| 417 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,120 | 16% below national |
| 418 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $31,870 | 16% below national |
| 419 | Ponce, PR | $31,790 | 17% below national |
| 420 | Flint, MI | $31,760 | 17% below national |
| 421 | Florence, SC | $31,600 | 17% below national |
| 422 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $31,530 | 17% below national |
| 423 | Columbia, SC | $31,510 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $31,450 | 18% below national |
| 425 | Joplin, MO-KS | $31,330 | 18% below national |
| 426 | Jacksonville, NC | $31,320 | 18% below national |
| 427 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,300 | 18% below national |
| 428 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $31,280 | 18% below national |
| 429 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 430 | Dubuque, IA | $31,130 | 18% below national |
| 431 | Minot, ND | $31,000 | 19% below national |
| 432 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,900 | 19% below national |
| 433 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,850 | 19% below national |
| 434 | Iowa City, IA | $30,720 | 19% below national |
| 435 | Muncie, IN | $30,700 | 20% below national |
| 436 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,700 | 20% below national |
| 437 | Ames, IA | $30,590 | 20% below national |
| 438 | Idaho Falls, ID | $30,550 | 20% below national |
| 439 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $30,490 | 20% below national |
| 440 | Wichita Falls, TX | $30,480 | 20% below national |
| 441 | Morgantown, WV | $30,420 | 20% below national |
| 442 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $30,420 | 20% below national |
| 443 | Springfield, MO | $30,410 | 20% below national |
| 444 | Johnstown, PA | $30,380 | 20% below national |
| 445 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $30,340 | 20% below national |
| 446 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,330 | 20% below national |
| 447 | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,280 | 21% below national |
| 448 | Odessa, TX | $30,250 | 21% below national |
| 449 | Lynchburg, VA | $30,070 | 21% below national |
| 450 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,070 | 21% below national |
| 451 | Twin Falls, ID | $30,060 | 21% below national |
| 452 | Goldsboro, NC | $30,050 | 21% below national |
| 453 | El Paso, TX | $30,030 | 21% below national |
| 454 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $29,980 | 21% below national |
| 455 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $29,830 | 22% below national |
| 456 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $29,790 | 22% below national |
| 457 | Amarillo, TX | $29,700 | 22% below national |
| 458 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,700 | 22% below national |
| 459 | Waco, TX | $29,660 | 22% below national |
| 460 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,630 | 22% below national |
| 461 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,540 | 23% below national |
| 462 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,530 | 23% below national |
| 463 | Knoxville, TN | $29,500 | 23% below national |
| 464 | Corpus Christi, TX | $29,490 | 23% below national |
| 465 | Longview, TX | $29,480 | 23% below national |
| 466 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $29,450 | 23% below national |
| 467 | Tyler, TX | $29,410 | 23% below national |
| 468 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $29,390 | 23% below national |
| 469 | Johnson City, TN | $29,370 | 23% below national |
| 470 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $29,370 | 23% below national |
| 471 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,370 | 23% below national |
| 472 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,340 | 23% below national |
| 473 | Laredo, TX | $29,310 | 23% below national |
| 474 | Casper, WY | $29,250 | 23% below national |
| 475 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $29,210 | 23% below national |
| 476 | Abilene, TX | $29,190 | 23% below national |
| 477 | Mobile, AL | $29,090 | 24% below national |
| 478 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,090 | 24% below national |
| 479 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $29,070 | 24% below national |
| 480 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $29,010 | 24% below national |
| 481 | Jackson, MS | $29,000 | 24% below national |
| 482 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $28,990 | 24% below national |
| 483 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,990 | 24% below national |
| 484 | Victoria, TX | $28,950 | 24% below national |
| 485 | Lubbock, TX | $28,860 | 24% below national |
| 486 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,860 | 24% below national |
| 487 | Hattiesburg, MS | $28,830 | 24% below national |
| 488 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,820 | 24% below national |
| 489 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,800 | 24% below national |
| 490 | Huntsville, AL | $28,760 | 25% below national |
| 491 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,750 | 25% below national |
| 492 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,680 | 25% below national |
| 493 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $28,630 | 25% below national |
| 494 | Mansfield, OH | $28,620 | 25% below national |
| 495 | Birmingham, AL | $28,540 | 25% below national |
| 496 | Montgomery, AL | $28,540 | 25% below national |
| 497 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $28,490 | 25% below national |
| 498 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $28,480 | 25% below national |
| 499 | Aguadilla, PR | $28,430 | 25% below national |
| 500 | Lawton, OK | $28,390 | 26% below national |
| 501 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,360 | 26% below national |
| 502 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,340 | 26% below national |
| 503 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $28,320 | 26% below national |
| 504 | Cheyenne, WY | $28,290 | 26% below national |
| 505 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,230 | 26% below national |
| 506 | Cleveland, TN | $28,130 | 26% below national |
| 507 | Owensboro, KY | $28,110 | 26% below national |
| 508 | Bowling Green, KY | $28,040 | 26% below national |
| 509 | Paducah, KY-IL | $28,010 | 27% below national |
| 510 | Enid, OK | $27,910 | 27% below national |
| 511 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $27,780 | 27% below national |
| 512 | Dothan, AL | $27,700 | 27% below national |
| 513 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $27,660 | 27% below national |
| 514 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $27,130 | 29% below national |
| 515 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $26,640 | 30% below national |
| 516 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $26,140 | 31% below national |
| 517 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $26,100 | 32% below national |
| 518 | Gadsden, AL | $25,290 | 34% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make? ▼
The median annual salary for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education is $38,140 ($18.34/hour). The salary range spans from $28,990 at the 10th percentile to $61,390 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education at $62,150/year, which is +63% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education is Associate's degree.
How dangerous is being a Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education? ▼
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education a good career? ▼
Employment for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education is projected to grow 4.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 65,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education pay vary by state? ▼
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $62,150/year, while Oklahoma pays the least at $31,790/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education is Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area at $64,180/year. BLS reports wage data for 518 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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