Highest-paying Cities for Preschool Special Education Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for preschool special education teachers (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 special education teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $101,240, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for preschool special education teachers. It is followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York (average annual salary $88,550). 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 special education teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,240	$59,620	3,590
2	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$88,550	$46,870	210
3	Binghamton, New York	$87,790	$39,700	140
4	Worcester, Massachusetts	$86,010	$58,280	50
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$83,010	$24,690	270
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$82,960	$61,100	400
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$81,270	$38,590	400
8	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,120	$47,600	590
9	Yakima, Washington	$79,470	$31,030	30
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,790	$34,870	490
11	Springfield, Massachusetts	$78,740	$51,180	110
12	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$78,320	$31,780	120
13	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$78,130	$53,050	40
14	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$76,830	$30,500	n/a
15	Utica-Rome, New York	$76,280	$41,230	40
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$76,270	$31,590	130
17	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$76,060	$53,530	30
18	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$75,900	$49,800	1,360
19	Fresno, California	$75,680	$52,560	140
20	Olympia, Washington	$75,140	$32,170	40
21	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$74,580	$58,840	210
22	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$74,400	$48,030	30
23	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$74,330	$31,130	30
24	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$74,280	$48,320	50
25	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$73,520	$53,150	30
26	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$72,480	$50,860	40
27	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$72,330	$40,940	830
28	Bellingham, Washington	$72,310	$36,040	n/a
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$72,150	$43,650	640
30	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$72,030	$52,980	50
31	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$71,610	$43,650	70
32	Akron, Ohio	$71,570	$46,960	n/a
33	Camden, New Jersey	$70,950	$54,310	210
34	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$70,120	$42,730	70
35	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$69,910	$48,650	90
36	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$69,300	$46,910	30
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$69,140	$59,110	n/a
38	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$68,620	$47,540	40
39	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$67,820	$25,360	110
40	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$67,730	$42,880	n/a
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$67,550	$39,220	780
42	Spokane, Washington	$67,420	$47,670	50
43	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$67,240	$46,850	150
44	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$66,890	$46,140	30
45	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$66,750	$28,940	n/a
46	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,600	$34,960	40
47	Tacoma, Washington	$66,570	$47,090	90
48	Boulder, Colorado	$65,590	$51,920	70
49	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$65,410	$45,700	30
50	Kingston, New York	$65,220	$47,180	30
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$64,860	$48,400	380
52	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$64,730	$49,470	30
53	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$64,360	$47,340	40
54	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$64,250	$37,860	370
55	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$63,960	$45,640	30
56	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$63,670	$49,510	40
57	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$63,550	$50,130	140
58	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$63,480	$44,760	80
59	Duluth, Wisconsin	$63,450	$38,660	80
60	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$63,400	$42,010	510
61	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$63,130	$35,980	n/a
62	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$63,110	$44,260	390
63	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$62,930	$49,400	410
64	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$62,750	$44,410	130
65	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$62,550	$43,030	50
66	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$62,310	$48,330	30
67	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,300	$37,010	30
68	Rochester, Minnesota	$62,210	$47,170	110
69	Topeka, Kansas	$62,160	$35,030	40
70	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$62,130	$38,120	50
71	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$62,110	$39,110	130
72	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$62,060	$38,280	80
73	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$61,830	$47,530	70
74	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$61,670	$41,010	210
75	Lincoln, Nebraska	$61,560	$38,670	50
76	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$61,390	$43,500	120
77	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$61,230	$38,550	60
78	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$61,190	$48,650	40
79	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$61,180	$39,180	110
80	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$61,120	$38,280	30
81	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$60,970	$41,580	100
82	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,970	$43,290	40
83	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$60,950	$38,510	500
84	St Cloud, Minnesota	$60,910	$39,820	n/a
85	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$60,900	$39,250	40
86	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$60,420	$47,210	80
87	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$60,350	$45,810	30
88	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$60,320	$33,240	40
89	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$60,170	$39,480	80
90	Greeley, Colorado	$59,720	$43,560	40
91	Salt Lake City, Utah	$59,630	$29,120	70
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$59,530	$47,560	220
93	Reading, Pennsylvania	$59,480	$23,080	50
94	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$59,470	$42,110	210
95	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$59,450	$39,900	60
96	New Haven, Connecticut	$58,950	$39,510	50
97	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$58,940	$27,450	200
98	El Paso, Texas	$58,790	$44,850	90
99	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$58,790	$42,360	230
100	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$58,780	$41,660	70

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