Highest-paying Cities for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

The top 100 highest paying cities for kindergarten teachers, except special education (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of kindergarten teachers, except special education in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $130,760, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is the highest paying city for kindergarten teachers, except special education. It is followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California (average annual salary $111,170). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of kindergarten teachers, except special education in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$130,760	$52,570	150
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$111,170	$47,290	400
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$108,620	$53,630	2,370
4	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$107,660	$63,720	1,060
5	Merced, California	$104,960	$63,360	130
6	Visalia-Porterville, California	$103,840	$50,230	220
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$103,830	$52,930	900
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$103,220	$58,390	750
9	Salinas, California	$100,470	$54,510	120
10	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$99,430	$49,930	490
11	Kingston, New York	$97,960	$58,860	70
12	Salem, Oregon	$96,920	$47,060	120
13	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$95,890	$47,780	100
14	Yuba City, California	$95,530	$60,040	60
15	Stockton, California	$94,800	$55,370	210
16	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$93,560	$52,790	90
17	Redding, California	$92,420	$53,390	40
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$87,180	$59,930	420
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$86,700	$58,310	70
20	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$85,150	$48,280	410
21	Framingham, Massachusetts	$84,590	$46,730	140
22	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$84,230	$58,160	100
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$82,760	$41,140	930
24	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$82,480	$43,710	60
25	Fresno, California	$82,140	$61,610	180
26	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$81,670	$52,320	180
27	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,560	$49,680	1,840
28	Modesto, California	$81,540	$64,380	170
29	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$81,120	$50,430	90
30	Fairbanks, Alaska	$80,810	$47,680	320
31	Danbury, Connecticut	$80,700	$60,140	70
32	Grand Island, Nebraska	$80,520	$52,260	80
33	Bloomington, Illinois	$80,430	$57,560	50
34	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$80,370	$27,650	240
35	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$80,340	$54,800	100
36	Grants Pass, Oregon	$80,280	$31,470	40
37	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$80,270	$49,210	9,300
38	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$79,970	$44,490	580
39	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$79,890	$33,370	70
40	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$79,750	$40,560	100
41	Walla Walla, Washington	$79,640	$51,240	40
42	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$79,570	$61,410	240
43	Longview, Washington	$79,540	$52,020	70
44	Salisbury, Maryland	$79,490	$46,290	110
45	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$79,390	$49,880	50
46	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,180	$53,820	50
47	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$79,160	$60,330	2,140
48	Worcester, Massachusetts	$79,030	$50,850	220
49	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$79,010	$63,840	250
50	Yakima, Washington	$78,960	$51,210	220
51	Boulder, Colorado	$78,950	$45,910	340
52	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$78,720	$57,970	60
53	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,320	$40,450	330
54	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$78,010	$57,320	440
55	Olympia, Washington	$77,860	$49,410	180
56	Peabody, Massachusetts	$77,830	$55,910	110
57	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$77,710	$47,900	200
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$77,700	$48,940	40
59	Springfield, Massachusetts	$77,620	$49,780	300
60	Columbus, Ohio	$77,550	$41,820	500
61	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$77,540	$47,260	40
62	Waterbury, Connecticut	$77,510	$53,290	110
63	Spokane, Washington	$77,470	$50,580	360
64	Bellingham, Washington	$77,460	$51,660	140
65	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$77,420	$46,920	210
66	Chico, California	$76,980	$51,080	60
67	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$76,720	$59,570	140
68	Punta Gorda, Florida	$76,450	$68,010	60
69	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$76,370	$40,980	70
70	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$76,250	$45,330	370
71	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$76,230	$44,220	40
72	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$76,200	$50,820	90
73	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$76,190	$52,660	240
74	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$76,190	$47,070	110
75	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$75,930	$43,230	30
76	Ocean City, New Jersey	$75,760	$55,290	50
77	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$75,720	$53,340	160
78	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$75,640	$49,800	70
79	Albany, Oregon	$75,640	$34,600	40
80	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$74,890	$52,880	140
81	El Centro, California	$74,840	$36,560	40
82	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$74,810	$43,750	2,170
83	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$74,510	$44,990	2,490
84	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$74,050	$52,560	220
85	Binghamton, New York	$73,850	$51,970	120
86	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$73,140	$49,510	360
87	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$72,880	$58,860	40
88	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$72,850	$46,910	80
89	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$72,210	$47,110	150
90	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$71,900	$43,510	80
91	Brunswick, Georgia	$71,820	$43,820	90
92	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$71,680	$51,200	50
93	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$70,660	$49,130	130
94	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$70,600	$37,380	100
95	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$70,560	$46,060	80
96	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$70,230	$46,290	200
97	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$69,840	$51,630	160
98	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$69,820	$44,710	1,240
99	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,630	$52,030	600
100	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$69,410	$35,520	2,410

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for kindergarten teachers, except special education.