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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students. Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050) and "Substitute Teachers, Short-Term" (25-3031).


National estimates for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Industry profile for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Geographic profile for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

National estimates for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
120,080 2.0 % (4) $ 61,170 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,360 $ 46,280 $ 57,860 $ 72,440 $ 91,980
  (4)

Industry profile for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 116,680 1.42 (4) $ 61,630
Child Day Care Services 2,220 0.28 (4) $ 39,320
Religious Organizations 210 0.11 (4) $ 59,700
Other Schools and Instruction 100 0.03 (4) $ 45,490
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 60 0.00 (4) $ 45,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 116,680 1.42 (4) $ 61,630
Child Day Care Services 2,220 0.28 (4) $ 39,320
Religious Organizations 210 0.11 (4) $ 59,700
Other Schools and Instruction 100 0.03 (4) $ 45,490
Educational Support Services 40 0.02 (4) $ 57,110

Top paying industries for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 40 (7) (4) $ 61,960
Elementary and Secondary Schools 116,680 1.42 (4) $ 61,630
Religious Organizations 210 0.11 (4) $ 59,700
Educational Support Services 40 0.02 (4) $ 57,110
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 60 (7) (4) $ 45,850


Geographic profile for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 15,670 1.30 1.50 (4) $ 55,810
California 8,650 0.53 0.61 (4) $ 76,450
Florida 8,610 1.02 1.18 (4) $ 57,920
New York 6,950 0.80 0.93 (4) $ 79,650
New Jersey 5,140 1.36 1.57 (4) $ 71,620




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 5,000 1.56 1.81 (4) $ 69,140
Maine 900 1.56 1.81 (4) $ 53,990
Wyoming 400 1.54 1.78 (4) $ 58,870
South Dakota 620 1.52 1.76 (4) $ 43,670
South Carolina 3,010 1.49 1.73 (4) $ 47,900




Top paying states for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 2,570 0.77 0.89 (4) $ 80,700
New York 6,950 0.80 0.93 (4) $ 79,650
Connecticut 1,470 0.95 1.10 (4) $ 79,270
Rhode Island 300 0.68 0.79 (4) $ 79,150
Oregon 1,130 0.63 0.73 (4) $ 76,600





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 8,420 0.95 1.10 (4) $ 79,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,450 1.24 1.44 (4) $ 55,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,340 1.13 1.30 (4) $ 57,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,150 0.72 0.84 (4) $ 67,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,790 0.48 0.56 (4) $ 84,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,610 0.87 1.00 (4) $ 75,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,470 1.17 1.36 (4) $ 48,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,390 0.95 1.10 (4) $ 63,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,350 1.20 1.39 (4) $ 70,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,280 1.23 1.43 (4) $ 66,530




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 280 4.29 4.96 (4) $ 50,610
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 230 3.11 3.60 (4) $ 43,900
Bellingham, WA 220 2.72 3.15 (4) $ 70,280
Merced, CA 190 2.67 3.09 (4) $ 99,270
Yakima, WA 240 2.61 3.03 (4) $ 67,060
Fayetteville, NC 300 2.46 2.84 (4) $ 41,940
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 630 2.41 2.79 (4) $ 54,630
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 200 2.35 2.72 (4) $ 74,270
Longview, WA 90 2.33 2.70 (4) $ 68,060
Killeen-Temple, TX 320 2.32 2.69 (4) $ 54,300




Top paying metropolitan areas for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merced, CA 190 2.67 3.09 (4) $ 99,270
Modesto, CA 130 0.73 0.84 (4) $ 91,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 600 0.40 0.47 (4) $ 87,360
Redding, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 87,100
Kingston, NY 70 1.25 1.44 (4) $ 86,750
Bakersfield, CA 320 1.04 1.21 (4) $ 85,580
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 440 1.16 1.34 (4) $ 85,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 200 1.11 1.28 (4) $ 85,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,790 0.48 0.56 (4) $ 84,990
Salisbury, MD-DE 80 0.51 0.59 (4) $ 84,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 430 2.34 2.72 (4) $ 51,440
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.54 1.78 (4) $ 45,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 310 2.46 2.85 (4) $ 60,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 300 1.56 1.80 (4) $ 52,260
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 290 1.19 1.38 (4) $ 45,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 260 2.67 3.10 (4) $ 50,560
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 210 2.65 3.08 (4) $ 45,090
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 240 2.57 2.98 (4) $ 60,460
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 150 2.51 2.90 (4) $ 40,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 210 2.46 2.85 (4) $ 55,490

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 90 1.55 1.80 (4) $ 76,390
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 100 0.66 0.77 (4) $ 76,010
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 0.93 (4) $ 72,210
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 180 1.32 1.53 (4) $ 71,890
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 70,670


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021