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Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage data of preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,930
25th Percentile Wage	$23,730
50th Percentile Wage	$28,160
75th Percentile Wage	$48,720
90th Percentile Wage	$50,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,930.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool teachers, except special education from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$28,160	-24.47%	-0.50%
2021	$35,050	20.29%	-
2020	$27,940	5.26%	-
2019	$26,470	6.23%	-
2018	$24,820	-30.10%	-
2017	$32,290	7.87%	-
2016	$29,750	-23.56%	-
2015	$36,760	11.64%	-
2014	$32,480	0.95%	-
2013	$32,170	12.03%	-
2012	$28,300	-	-

Table 2. Compare Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,160 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for preschool teachers, except special education in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Enid and 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lawton.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Enid	$39,790
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$39,260
Tulsa	$35,740
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$32,260
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,600
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,420
Fort Smith	$28,160
Oklahoma City	$27,010
Lawton	$25,660