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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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)
124,290 1.7 % (4) $60,210 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $37,420 $45,720 $56,850 $71,470 $90,180
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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 120,080 1.40 (4) $60,750
Child Day Care Services 2,900 0.31 (4) $40,210
Religious Organizations 260 0.13 (4) $54,460
Individual and Family Services 100 0.00 (4) $54,420
Other Schools and Instruction 90 0.02 (4) $48,980

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 120,080 1.40 (4) $60,750
Child Day Care Services 2,900 0.31 (4) $40,210
Religious Organizations 260 0.13 (4) $54,460
Educational Support Services 40 0.02 (4) $59,880
Other Schools and Instruction 90 0.02 (4) $48,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 120,080 1.40 (4) $60,750
Educational Support Services 40 0.02 (4) $59,880
Employment Services (8) (8) (4) $59,780
Religious Organizations 260 0.13 (4) $54,460
Individual and Family Services 100 (7) (4) $54,420


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Texas 15,770 1.27 1.50 (4) $55,340
California 9,870 0.57 0.67 (4) $73,480
Florida 9,180 1.04 1.23 (4) $56,970
New York 6,450 0.68 0.80 (4) $78,140
Washington 5,360 1.62 1.91 (4) $63,710




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)
Maine 1,100 1.79 2.12 (4) $53,260
New Mexico 1,370 1.67 1.97 (4) $52,290
Washington 5,360 1.62 1.91 (4) $63,710
Wyoming 430 1.56 1.85 (4) $57,420
South Dakota 630 1.48 1.75 (4) $43,060




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 1,470 0.88 1.04 (4) $78,720
Rhode Island 430 0.88 1.05 (4) $78,180
New York 6,450 0.68 0.80 (4) $78,140
Massachusetts 2,960 0.82 0.97 (4) $77,970
Oregon 1,120 0.59 0.70 (4) $74,700





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,770 0.81 0.95 (4) $77,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,200 1.15 1.36 (4) $55,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,930 0.84 0.99 (4) $58,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,870 1.27 1.50 (4) $57,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,810 0.88 1.04 (4) $73,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,680 0.43 0.51 (4) $83,610
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,460 1.22 1.44 (4) $64,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,370 1.20 1.42 (4) $66,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,360 0.89 1.06 (4) $59,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,350 1.11 1.31 (4) $45,680




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)
Yakima, WA 260 2.80 3.31 (4) $57,870
Kennewick-Richland, WA 310 2.59 3.06 (4) $61,720
Killeen-Temple, TX 360 2.56 3.02 (4) $54,540
Merced, CA 190 2.54 3.00 (4) $97,220
Bellingham, WA 220 2.51 2.97 (4) $62,440
Port St. Lucie, FL 360 2.41 2.85 (4) $60,550
Fayetteville, NC 310 2.39 2.82 (4) $42,640
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 320 2.32 2.74 (4) $54,080
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 210 2.32 2.74 (4) $69,060
Odessa, TX 190 2.31 2.73 (4) $50,010




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)
Merced, CA 190 2.54 3.00 (4) $97,220
Modesto, CA 170 0.93 1.09 (4) $91,230
Kingston, NY 90 1.45 1.71 (4) $89,850
Redding, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $87,720
Bloomington, IL 50 0.57 0.68 (4) $84,820
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 450 1.08 1.27 (4) $84,270
Bakersfield, CA 230 0.72 0.85 (4) $84,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,680 0.43 0.51 (4) $83,610
Visalia-Porterville, CA 230 1.50 1.78 (4) $81,160
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 160 0.81 0.96 (4) $80,700

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)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 480 2.47 2.92 (4) $53,490
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 430 1.56 1.84 (4) $44,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 370 1.41 1.67 (4) $47,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 350 0.89 1.06 (4) $46,110
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 320 1.28 1.52 (4) $44,730

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)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 270 2.69 3.18 (4) $50,120
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 240 2.65 3.13 (4) $50,500
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 250 2.64 3.12 (4) $59,750
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 480 2.47 2.92 (4) $53,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 180 2.43 2.87 (4) $48,090

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)
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 90 0.56 0.66 (4) $73,900
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 50 0.41 0.48 (4) $73,300
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.79 0.94 (4) $72,680
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 1.28 1.51 (4) $72,100
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.28 1.51 (4) $69,780


About May 2019 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020