The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,240, New York is the highest paying state for preschool special education teachers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $78,740). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $101,240 |
$49,900 | 3,470 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $78,740 |
$47,620 | 810 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $77,910 |
$64,440 | 40 |
| 4 | Maryland | $77,320 |
$30,190 | 130 |
| 5 | Washington | $77,060 |
$34,870 | 850 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $77,050 |
$31,780 | 100 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $76,120 |
$55,940 | 1,320 |
| 8 | Montana | $76,010 |
$30,110 | 50 |
| 9 | Michigan | $75,720 |
$48,980 | 80 |
| 10 | Vermont | $67,060 |
$48,320 | 80 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $65,540 |
$49,130 | 1,900 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $65,010 |
$38,320 | 680 |
| 13 | Texas | $63,690 |
$39,760 | 310 |
| 14 | California | $62,880 |
$44,260 | 1,610 |
| 15 | Georgia | $62,480 |
$37,940 | 360 |
| 16 | Illinois | $62,470 |
$42,010 | 730 |
| 17 | Virginia | $62,090 |
$48,170 | 700 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $62,030 |
$32,640 | 90 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $62,030 |
$39,510 | 320 |
| 20 | Colorado | $61,170 |
$46,120 | 850 |
| 21 | Ohio | $60,950 |
$39,480 | 1,060 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $60,820 |
$43,490 | 50 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $60,390 |
$39,900 | 90 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $59,550 |
$47,970 | 80 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $59,270 |
$42,290 | 70 |
| 26 | Florida | $58,320 |
$37,850 | 2,000 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $57,280 |
$44,060 | 270 |
| 28 | Alaska | $56,610 |
$28,940 | 110 |
| 29 | Kansas | $50,880 |
$35,360 | 350 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $50,400 |
$38,930 | 350 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $50,070 |
$45,730 | 390 |
| 32 | Arizona | $49,990 |
$44,380 | 300 |
| 33 | Utah | $49,420 |
$26,770 | 230 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $47,930 |
$37,540 | 100 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $47,340 |
$22,690 | 130 |
| 36 | Nevada | $47,330 |
$46,060 | 110 |
| 37 | Indiana | $47,100 |
$26,800 | 200 |
| 38 | Maine | $46,880 |
$28,470 | 90 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $46,600 |
$36,490 | 110 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $46,110 |
$44,730 | 0 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $45,830 |
$38,480 | 240 |
| 42 | Oregon | $45,640 |
$34,000 | 160 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $45,540 |
$26,880 | 70 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $44,960 |
$25,010 | 530 |
| 45 | Missouri | $44,340 |
$26,590 | 640 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $40,530 |
$32,090 | 30 |
| 47 | Alabama | $35,100 |
$31,140 | 140 |
| 48 | Iowa | $30,750 |
$26,450 | 290 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $29,110 |
$27,460 | 90 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $27,240 |
$22,880 | 390 |
| 51 | Idaho | $22,840 |
$20,130 | 90 |