Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach elemental natural and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to kindergarten students. Promote physical, mental, and social development. May be required to hold State certification. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
164,910 1.3 % (4) $52,350 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $32,100 $39,910 $49,520 $62,770 $76,900
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 154,920 1.85 (4) $53,520
Child Day Care Services 8,700 1.08 (4) $32,880
Individual and Family Services 380 0.03 (4) $43,820
Religious Organizations 370 0.20 (4) $40,300
Civic and Social Organizations 190 0.05 (4) $50,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 154,920 1.85 (4) $53,520
Child Day Care Services 8,700 1.08 (4) $32,880
Religious Organizations 370 0.20 (4) $40,300
Civic and Social Organizations 190 0.05 (4) $50,740
Individual and Family Services 380 0.03 (4) $43,820

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 154,920 1.85 (4) $53,520
Civic and Social Organizations 190 0.05 (4) $50,740
Individual and Family Services 380 0.03 (4) $43,820
Religious Organizations 370 0.20 (4) $40,300
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 40 (7) (4) $39,680


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 21,560 1.54 1.19 (4) $61,150
Texas 13,280 1.29 1.00 (4) $49,570
Florida 10,880 1.52 1.18 (4) $49,580
New York 10,650 1.26 0.98 (4) $70,930
Pennsylvania 6,310 1.14 0.88 (4) $55,510




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 3,900 2.12 1.65 (4) $47,730
Arkansas 2,420 2.12 1.65 (4) $44,080
Alabama 3,510 1.94 1.51 (4) $48,320
Tennessee 5,030 1.93 1.50 (4) $45,230
Rhode Island 840 1.86 1.45 (4) $71,820




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 840 1.86 1.45 (4) $71,820
New York 10,650 1.26 0.98 (4) $70,930
Alaska 230 0.74 0.57 (4) $68,290
Connecticut 1,750 1.09 0.85 (4) $63,830
California 21,560 1.54 1.19 (4) $61,150





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,710 1.32 1.03 (4) $73,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 5,100 1.33 1.04 (4) $63,200
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,700 1.45 1.13 (4) $51,000
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 3,280 0.91 0.71 (4) $48,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,690 2.36 1.83 (4) $61,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,570 1.15 0.90 (4) $48,820
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,480 1.21 0.94 (4) $51,820
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,440 1.05 0.82 (4) $57,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 2,240 1.32 1.02 (4) $43,150
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,120 1.70 1.32 (4) $37,100




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merced, CA 280 4.86 3.78 (4) $62,800
Visalia-Porterville, CA 520 3.96 3.08 (4) $58,610
Auburn-Opelika, AL 180 3.82 2.97 (4) $57,030
Decatur, AL 190 3.67 2.86 (4) $52,170
Palm Coast, FL 60 3.52 2.74 (4) $46,830
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 120 3.39 2.64 (4) $46,270
Johnstown, PA 190 3.26 2.54 (4) $56,190
Madera-Chowchilla, CA 120 3.17 2.47 (4) $66,630
Yuba City, CA 110 3.11 2.42 (4) $50,110
Baton Rouge, LA 1,080 3.04 2.36 (4) $50,250




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,600 1.32 1.03 (4) $85,240
Kingston, NY 50 0.94 0.73 (4) $74,320
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,710 1.32 1.03 (4) $73,870
Modesto, CA 400 2.65 2.06 (4) $73,810
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 440 1.08 0.84 (4) $72,980
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 280 1.16 0.91 (4) $70,130
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 920 1.72 1.34 (4) $69,300
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 630 2.45 1.91 (4) $68,770
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 1.74 1.35 (4) $68,720
Lebanon, PA 40 0.78 0.60 (4) $68,610

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 640 1.69 1.31 (4) $41,550
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 500 2.01 1.56 (4) $45,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 490 1.76 1.37 (4) $54,250
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 480 1.74 1.35 (4) $43,400
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 420 2.43 1.89 (4) $41,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area 410 5.05 3.93 (4) $45,650
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area 290 3.70 2.88 (4) $42,490
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 3.57 2.78 (4) $65,260
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 310 3.02 2.35 (4) $41,360
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 410 2.99 2.32 (4) $44,050

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 3.57 2.78 (4) $65,260
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.94 0.73 (4) $64,130
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 160 2.67 2.07 (4) $63,490
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 1.91 1.48 (4) $62,620
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 1.44 1.12 (4) $61,400


About May 2011 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 mean 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012