Highest-paying Cities for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

The top 100 highest paying cities for preschool 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 preschool teachers, except special education in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $61,280, Odessa, Texas is the highest paying city for preschool teachers, except special education. It is followed by Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey (average annual salary $56,460). 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 preschool teachers, except special education in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Odessa, Texas	$61,280	$27,990	240
2	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$56,460	$27,040	330
3	Ocean City, New Jersey	$52,410	$27,040	110
4	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$51,320	$22,470	890
5	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,060	$23,570	810
6	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,040	$25,140	40
7	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$48,650	$30,670	150
8	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$47,950	$24,570	50
9	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$47,840	$30,690	130
10	Monroe, Louisiana	$47,800	$18,410	80
11	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$47,180	$27,040	380
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$47,040	$37,500	3,840
13	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$46,970	$21,300	110
14	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$46,850	$27,420	140
15	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$46,390	$30,750	50
16	Topeka, Kansas	$46,250	$23,830	110
17	Alexandria, Louisiana	$45,870	$24,700	170
18	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$45,540	$30,640	130
19	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$45,050	$36,960	9,970
20	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$44,870	$28,740	120
21	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$44,670	$21,630	300
22	Hammond, Louisiana	$44,630	$24,210	90
23	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$44,630	$33,870	180
24	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$44,090	$21,580	80
25	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$43,900	$27,420	80
26	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,730	$21,790	80
27	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$43,460	$21,940	70
28	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$43,420	$23,570	20,910
29	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$43,250	$23,560	470
30	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$43,210	$26,850	120
31	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,960	$31,170	390
32	Fairbanks, Alaska	$42,850	$28,630	60
33	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$42,830	$32,570	3,810
34	Merced, California	$42,750	$32,090	210
35	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,740	$35,380	100
36	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,620	$26,510	n/a
37	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$41,810	$22,250	230
38	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,650	$22,990	380
39	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$41,580	$32,970	130
40	Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana	$41,560	$22,710	40
41	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,370	$22,860	330
42	Salinas, California	$41,320	$32,920	400
43	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$41,310	$21,790	60
44	Owensboro, Kentucky	$41,220	$23,170	100
45	Rome, Georgia	$41,130	$21,780	60
46	Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$41,100	$22,160	130
47	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$41,000	$17,150	240
48	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$40,850	$29,820	190
49	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$40,820	$20,470	4,880
50	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$40,670	$21,760	160
51	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$40,300	$20,690	730
52	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$40,180	$21,620	320
53	Stockton, California	$40,080	$34,570	810
54	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$40,020	$28,110	450
55	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$39,830	$34,960	490
56	Enid, Oklahoma	$39,790	$22,310	50
57	Manhattan, Kansas	$39,740	$29,710	50
58	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$39,680	$21,780	60
59	Longview, Washington	$39,640	$31,420	140
60	Modesto, California	$39,530	$30,600	580
61	El Paso, Texas	$39,510	$23,060	1,020
62	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$39,260	$19,980	180
63	Binghamton, New York	$39,230	$29,540	370
64	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$39,080	$21,920	220
65	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$39,060	$21,620	160
66	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$38,890	$21,620	340
67	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$38,870	$31,270	210
68	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$38,810	$31,000	770
69	Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$38,750	$17,120	230
70	Napa, California	$38,670	$36,400	160
71	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$38,530	$31,770	360
72	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$38,510	$23,140	390
73	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,460	$31,390	6,790
74	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$38,380	$36,020	400
75	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$38,350	$28,700	80
76	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$38,330	$33,740	310
77	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$38,310	$21,520	170
78	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$38,290	$31,060	340
79	El Centro, California	$38,290	$30,980	140
80	Visalia-Porterville, California	$38,220	$30,770	340
81	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,020	$35,960	10,160
82	Abilene, Texas	$38,000	$27,240	170
83	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,930	$30,710	680
84	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$37,810	$30,040	120
85	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,760	$28,700	120
86	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$37,740	$28,780	4,890
87	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,720	$30,960	17,580
88	Boulder, Colorado	$37,720	$34,570	550
89	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$37,680	$29,000	33,000
90	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$37,680	$31,450	3,350
91	Bowling Green, Kentucky	$37,680	$22,450	100
92	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$37,640	$26,510	40
93	Fresno, California	$37,630	$30,500	1,250
94	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$37,630	$23,760	250
95	Gainesville, Georgia	$37,580	$20,860	180
96	Brunswick, Georgia	$37,530	$22,010	80
97	Charlottesville, Virginia	$37,470	$25,310	290
98	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$37,420	$28,600	340
99	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,330	$30,750	3,630
100	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$37,320	$30,520	820

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