The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,040, California is the highest paying state for kindergarten teachers, except special education. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $85,150). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $101,040 |
$53,300 | 7,470 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $85,150 |
$48,350 | 350 |
| 3 | New York | $82,050 |
$46,390 | 7,750 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $80,850 |
$49,250 | 2,530 |
| 5 | Oregon | $80,770 |
$37,240 | 1,170 |
| 6 | Washington | $78,960 |
$57,950 | 4,480 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $78,870 |
$51,740 | 1,490 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $65,820 |
$54,160 | 5,240 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $63,940 |
$47,640 | 3,200 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $63,700 |
$51,590 | 270 |
| 11 | Alaska | $63,630 |
$49,130 | 130 |
| 12 | Michigan | $62,200 |
$39,480 | 1,040 |
| 13 | Illinois | $62,030 |
$46,470 | 4,210 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $61,800 |
$43,220 | 2,830 |
| 15 | Georgia | $61,690 |
$44,510 | 3,660 |
| 16 | Maryland | $61,160 |
$43,410 | 1,670 |
| 17 | Texas | $61,080 |
$47,850 | 14,150 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $60,850 |
$38,020 | 640 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $60,200 |
$49,270 | 470 |
| 20 | Guam | $59,700 |
$37,510 | 90 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $59,160 |
$45,570 | 1,310 |
| 22 | Ohio | $58,380 |
$33,920 | 2,300 |
| 23 | Maine | $58,190 |
$37,790 | 1,070 |
| 24 | Vermont | $57,940 |
$37,770 | 220 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $57,680 |
$36,490 | 470 |
| 26 | Florida | $57,620 |
$43,950 | 9,310 |
| 27 | Utah | $57,150 |
$32,190 | 730 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $57,100 |
$43,990 | 940 |
| 29 | Virginia | $57,080 |
$37,100 | 4,550 |
| 30 | Nevada | $56,440 |
$49,050 | 1,050 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $56,110 |
$39,410 | 2,520 |
| 32 | Colorado | $55,630 |
$39,140 | 3,260 |
| 33 | Iowa | $54,970 |
$38,220 | 1,420 |
| 34 | Delaware | $53,540 |
$39,880 | 230 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $50,770 |
$43,940 | 1,950 |
| 36 | Kansas | $50,750 |
$40,990 | 980 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $50,750 |
$46,620 | 540 |
| 38 | Missouri | $50,430 |
$37,610 | 2,120 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $49,660 |
$37,290 | 2,000 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $49,650 |
$40,180 | 3,260 |
| 41 | Alabama | $49,380 |
$29,630 | 420 |
| 42 | Arizona | $49,130 |
$38,760 | 2,830 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $48,380 |
$38,570 | 770 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $48,300 |
$39,820 | 1,060 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $48,170 |
$38,480 | 1,570 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $48,150 |
$35,560 | 3,220 |
| 47 | Indiana | $47,870 |
$38,950 | 2,100 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $47,600 |
$38,260 | 660 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $47,130 |
$35,970 | 1,520 |
| 50 | Montana | $46,340 |
$36,320 | 810 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $46,090 |
$37,270 | 1,160 |
| 52 | Idaho | $45,370 |
$22,160 | 170 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $22,600 |
$16,850 | 110 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,470 |
$17,680 | 260 |