State wages ยท Cost of living
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education pay by state
The highest published median is in Nebraska, at $50,270. Nebraska leads after cost of living, at $55,790. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($37,120).
National median
$37,120
Highest state median
$50,270
Nebraska
Best adjusted pay
$55,790
Nebraska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $29,670Higher: $55,790Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Nebraska | $50,270 | +35.4% | 90.103 | $55,790 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $43,990 | +18.5% | 88.959 | $49,450 | 2 |
| Kansas | $43,200 | +16.4% | 90.068 | $47,960 | 3 |
| Vermont | $44,760 | +20.6% | 97.958 | $45,690 | 4 |
| Georgia | $42,330 | +14.0% | 96.293 | $43,960 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $37,970 | +2.3% | 87.843 | $43,220 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $46,570 | +25.5% | 108.805 | $42,800 | 7 |
| Colorado | $43,890 | +18.2% | 103.052 | $42,590 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $45,030 | +21.3% | 105.757 | $42,580 | 9 |
| New York | $45,580 | +22.8% | 107.921 | $42,230 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $43,160 | +16.3% | 103.61 | $41,660 | 11 |
| California | $45,880 | +23.6% | 110.72 | $41,440 | 12 |
| Louisiana | $36,390 | -2.0% | 88.207 | $41,260 | 13 |
| New Mexico | $37,900 | +2.1% | 92.212 | $41,100 | 14 |
| District of Columbia | $45,090 | +21.5% | 109.901 | $41,030 | 15 |
| Hawaii | $44,780 | +20.6% | 109.951 | $40,730 | 16 |
| Washington | $43,350 | +16.8% | 107.013 | $40,510 | 17 |
| Minnesota | $38,650 | +4.1% | 98.621 | $39,190 | 18 |
| Tennessee | $35,980 | -3.1% | 91.87 | $39,160 | 19 |
| Missouri | $35,120 | -5.4% | 90.817 | $38,670 | 20 |
| Maine | $37,070 | -0.1% | 97.05 | $38,200 | 21 |
| Michigan | $36,720 | -1.1% | 96.217 | $38,160 | 22 |
| Oregon | $39,360 | +6.0% | 103.361 | $38,080 | 23 |
| Indiana | $35,320 | -4.8% | 93.329 | $37,840 | 24 |
| South Dakota | $33,350 | -10.2% | 88.586 | $37,650 | 25 |
| Montana | $35,590 | -4.1% | 94.645 | $37,600 | 26 |
| Illinois | $37,220 | +0.3% | 99.958 | $37,240 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | $34,950 | -5.8% | 94.095 | $37,140 | 28 |
| Alaska | $37,820 | +1.9% | 102.359 | $36,950 | 29 |
| Virginia | $37,320 | +0.5% | 101.104 | $36,910 | 30 |
| Maryland | $38,560 | +3.9% | 104.959 | $36,740 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $37,500 | +1.0% | 104.165 | $36,000 | 32 |
| Nevada | $35,970 | -3.1% | 99.979 | $35,980 | 33 |
| South Carolina | $33,260 | -10.4% | 93.749 | $35,480 | 34 |
| Ohio | $32,760 | -11.7% | 92.774 | $35,310 | 35 |
| Rhode Island | $36,040 | -2.9% | 102.28 | $35,240 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $34,250 | -7.7% | 97.572 | $35,100 | 37 |
| Arizona | $35,240 | -5.1% | 100.677 | $35,000 | 38 |
| Texas | $33,860 | -8.8% | 97.057 | $34,890 | 39 |
| Utah | $34,210 | -7.8% | 98.864 | $34,600 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $30,050 | -19.0% | 86.937 | $34,570 | 41 |
| Iowa | $29,790 | -19.7% | 87.762 | $33,940 | 42 |
| Kentucky | $29,980 | -19.2% | 90.159 | $33,250 | 43 |
| Florida | $34,270 | -7.7% | 103.414 | $33,140 | 44 |
| West Virginia | $29,610 | -20.2% | 89.497 | $33,080 | 45 |
| North Carolina | $30,980 | -16.5% | 94.326 | $32,840 | 46 |
| Wyoming | $29,250 | -21.2% | 92.691 | $31,560 | 47 |
| Delaware | $31,380 | -15.5% | 99.808 | $31,440 | 48 |
| Alabama | $27,630 | -25.6% | 88.823 | $31,110 | 49 |
| Mississippi | $26,620 | -28.3% | 86.953 | $30,610 | 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.