State wages ยท Cost of living
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education pay by state
The highest published median is in Rhode Island, at $86,390. Rhode Island leads after cost of living, at $84,460. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,430).
National median
$61,430
Highest state median
$86,390
Rhode Island
Best adjusted pay
$84,460
Rhode Island
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $51,430Higher: $84,460Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Rhode Island | $86,390 | +40.6% | 102.28 | $84,460 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $83,920 | +36.6% | 103.61 | $81,000 | 2 |
| Washington | $84,500 | +37.6% | 107.013 | $78,960 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $82,440 | +34.2% | 105.757 | $77,950 | 4 |
| California | $84,550 | +37.6% | 110.72 | $76,360 | 5 |
| New Mexico | $69,690 | +13.4% | 92.212 | $75,580 | 6 |
| Oregon | $74,620 | +21.5% | 103.361 | $72,190 | 7 |
| Ohio | $65,750 | +7.0% | 92.774 | $70,870 | 8 |
| New York | $75,110 | +22.3% | 107.921 | $69,600 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | $75,210 | +22.4% | 109.901 | $68,430 | 10 |
| Maryland | $70,960 | +15.5% | 104.959 | $67,610 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $60,310 | -1.8% | 90.103 | $66,930 | 12 |
| Minnesota | $65,970 | +7.4% | 98.621 | $66,890 | 13 |
| Georgia | $63,570 | +3.5% | 96.293 | $66,020 | 14 |
| Wyoming | $61,030 | -0.7% | 92.691 | $65,840 | 15 |
| Texas | $62,700 | +2.1% | 97.057 | $64,600 | 16 |
| Michigan | $61,740 | +0.5% | 96.217 | $64,170 | 17 |
| Kentucky | $57,820 | -5.9% | 90.159 | $64,130 | 18 |
| Alaska | $65,320 | +6.3% | 102.359 | $63,810 | 19 |
| New Jersey | $69,190 | +12.6% | 108.805 | $63,590 | 20 |
| Idaho | $60,330 | -1.8% | 95.494 | $63,180 | 21 |
| Iowa | $55,420 | -9.8% | 87.762 | $63,150 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $59,130 | -3.7% | 94.095 | $62,840 | 23 |
| Missouri | $56,990 | -7.2% | 90.817 | $62,750 | 24 |
| Illinois | $62,650 | +2.0% | 99.958 | $62,680 | 25 |
| Delaware | $62,450 | +1.7% | 99.808 | $62,570 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $58,610 | -4.6% | 93.749 | $62,520 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,900 | -0.9% | 97.572 | $62,420 | 28 |
| Nevada | $62,310 | +1.4% | 99.979 | $62,320 | 29 |
| Vermont | $61,040 | -0.6% | 97.958 | $62,310 | 30 |
| Virginia | $62,350 | +1.5% | 101.104 | $61,670 | 31 |
| West Virginia | $55,170 | -10.2% | 89.497 | $61,640 | 32 |
| Maine | $59,470 | -3.2% | 97.05 | $61,280 | 33 |
| Utah | $60,420 | -1.6% | 98.864 | $61,110 | 34 |
| North Dakota | $53,950 | -12.2% | 88.959 | $60,650 | 35 |
| Kansas | $54,230 | -11.7% | 90.068 | $60,210 | 36 |
| Indiana | $55,900 | -9.0% | 93.329 | $59,900 | 37 |
| Colorado | $60,520 | -1.5% | 103.052 | $58,730 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $51,690 | -15.9% | 88.207 | $58,600 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $60,530 | -1.5% | 104.165 | $58,110 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $50,260 | -18.2% | 86.937 | $57,810 | 41 |
| Hawaii | $60,910 | -0.8% | 109.951 | $55,400 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $47,970 | -21.9% | 86.953 | $55,170 | 43 |
| Florida | $56,870 | -7.4% | 103.414 | $54,990 | 44 |
| Alabama | $48,750 | -20.6% | 88.823 | $54,880 | 45 |
| Tennessee | $50,410 | -17.9% | 91.87 | $54,870 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $48,110 | -21.7% | 88.586 | $54,310 | 47 |
| Oklahoma | $47,250 | -23.1% | 87.843 | $53,790 | 48 |
| Montana | $50,340 | -18.1% | 94.645 | $53,190 | 49 |
| North Carolina | $49,080 | -20.1% | 94.326 | $52,030 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.