What are the main factors that influence a Kindergarten's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Kindergarten's salary?

A Kindergarten's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,237 for beginners, reaching about $50,629 at mid-level, and approach $50,913 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Kindergarten?

Kindergarten salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Kindergarten roles are District of Columbia $53,218, California $53,016, Massachusetts $52,309. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Kindergarten roles make?

Salaries for Kindergarten level roles vary by specialization: Kindergarten Classroom Teacher: $54,300; Teacher Kindergarten: $54,287; Transitional Kindergarten Teacher: $51,962; Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher: $48,748; Kindergarten Lead Teacher: $46,648.

How do different companies affect a Kindergarten's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Kindergarten roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Kindergarten Salary in the United States

How much does a Kindergarten make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Kindergarten in the United States is $48,065 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Kindergarten's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,025
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,945 to $51,708
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,194

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Kindergarten Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,708	$4,309	$994	$25
Average	$48,065	$4,005	$924	$23
25th Percentile	$43,945	$3,662	$845	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Kindergarten Salaries

A Kindergarten's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Kindergarten Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Kindergarten's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,237
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,776
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,629
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,799
Expert (over 8 years): $50,913

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Kindergarten	$48,237
Intermediate Level Kindergarten	$49,776
Senior Level Kindergarten	$50,629
Specialist Level Kindergarten	$50,799
Expert Level Kindergarten	$50,913

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How Do Kindergarten Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Kindergartens. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,218.
California: $53,016.
Massachusetts: $52,309.

District of Columbia $53,218 California $53,016 Massachusetts $52,309 Washington $52,117 New Jersey $52,098 Alaska $52,031 Connecticut $51,367 New York $51,098

Hawaii $50,238 Rhode Island $49,834 Maryland $49,560 Minnesota $49,185 Colorado $49,041 Illinois $48,993 Oregon $48,810 Delaware $48,676

New Hampshire $48,591 Virginia $48,402 Pennsylvania $47,849 Nevada $47,570 North Dakota $47,479 Michigan $47,335 Wisconsin $47,282 Vermont $47,176

Texas $46,883 Maine $46,864 Arizona $46,835 Ohio $46,801 Georgia $46,359 Indiana $46,138 Wyoming $46,095 Utah $46,027

Iowa $45,998 Kansas $45,768 Louisiana $45,700 North Carolina $45,676 Missouri $45,667 Florida $45,479 Montana $45,378 Nebraska $45,282

Kentucky $45,229 South Carolina $45,037 Tennessee $44,917 Idaho $44,869 New Mexico $44,518 Oklahoma $44,441 Alabama $44,158 South Dakota $43,682

Arkansas $43,422 West Virginia $43,283 Mississippi $42,865

Top Paying Cities for Kindergartens

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $60,625
San Francisco: $60,029
Oakland: $58,697

San Jose, CA $60,625

San Francisco, CA $60,029

Oakland, CA $58,697

New York, NY $55,703

Queens Village, NY $55,342

Paramus, NJ $54,958

Passaic, NJ $54,910

Bergenfield, NJ $54,862

Stamford, CT $54,790

Huntington, NY $54,742

Newark, NJ $54,429

Bridgeport, CT $54,333

New Brunswick, NJ $54,174

Vallejo, CA $54,073

Middlesex, NJ $54,045

Somerset, NJ $54,001

Petaluma, CA $53,891

Santa Cruz, CA $53,703

Boston, MA $53,607

Monterey, CA $53,367

Fairbanks, AK $53,333

Los Angeles, CA $53,242

Washington, DC $53,218

Seattle, WA $53,131

Santa Rosa, CA $53,122

Juneau, AK $52,982

Orange, CA $52,824

Anchorage, AK $52,737

Anaheim, CA $52,704

Santa Ana, CA $52,632

Nassau, NY $52,603

Long Beach, CA $52,583

Danbury, CT $52,569

Santa Maria, CA $52,406

Everett, WA $52,396

Bremerton, WA $52,160

Trenton, NJ $52,069

Sacramento, CA $52,050

San Diego, CA $52,026

Brockton, MA $52,007

Tacoma, WA $51,987

Santa Barbara, CA $51,920

Lowell, MA $51,728

New Suffolk, NY $51,709

Nashua, NH $51,651

Lompoc, CA $51,574

Ventura, CA $51,526

Stockton, CA $51,512

New Haven, CT $51,415

Atlantic City, NJ $51,290

Hartford, CT $51,185

Modesto, CA $51,161

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,055

New Britain, CT $51,031

Olympia, WA $50,964

Kennewick, WA $50,964

New London, CT $50,954

Norwich, CT $50,940

Lawrence, MA $50,916

Bakersfield, CA $50,781

Riverside, CA $50,714

New Bedford, MA $50,714

Richland, WA $50,666

Portsmouth, NH $50,627

Vineland, NJ $50,618

San Bernardino, CA $50,579

Boulder, CO $50,445

Worcester, MA $50,406

Portland, OR $50,363

Saint Paul, MN $50,305

Minneapolis, MN $50,305

Philadelphia, PA $50,238

Honolulu, HI $49,983

Springfield, MA $49,815

Providence, RI $49,810

Chicago, IL $49,671

Bellingham, WA $49,613

Baltimore, MD $49,560

Chico, CA $49,440

Wilmington, DE $49,358

Pittsfield, MA $49,310

Manchester, NH $49,219

Spokane, WA $49,007

Denver, CO $49,003

Albany, NY $48,777

Troy, NY $48,757

Schenectady, NY $48,657

Burlington, VT $48,551

Portland, ME $48,383

Salem, OR $48,344

Yakima, WA $48,334

Ann Arbor, MI $48,320

Rochester, MN $48,185

Fresno, CA $48,161

Reno, NV $48,161

Milwaukee, WI $48,118

Detroit, MI $48,070

Allentown, PA $48,056

Carson City, NV $48,051

Houston, TX $47,979

Colorado Springs, CO $47,974

Syracuse, NY $47,950

Eugene, OR $47,859

Bismarck, ND $47,801

Gary, IN $47,801

Galveston, TX $47,801

Springfield, OR $47,762

Medford, OR $47,647

Fort Collins, CO $47,628

Austin, TX $47,589

Mesa, AZ $47,489

Phoenix, AZ $47,479

Dallas, TX $47,464

Reading, PA $47,436

Saint Cloud, MN $47,416

Concord, NH $47,373

Madison, WI $47,354

Utica, NY $47,224

Raleigh, NC $47,186

Las Vegas, NV $47,181

Rochester, NY $47,147

Des Moines, IA $47,142

Atlanta, GA $47,066

Battle Creek, MI $47,051

Salt Lake City, UT $47,037

Lancaster, PA $46,965

Champaign, IL $46,955

Harrisburg, PA $46,897

Durham, NC $46,854

Kansas City, MO $46,849

Kansas City, KS $46,840

Fort Worth, TX $46,835

Boca Raton, FL $46,816

Cleveland, OH $46,811

Columbus, OH $46,801

Pittsburgh, PA $46,796

Richmond, VA $46,777

Indianapolis, IN $46,768

Cincinnati, OH $46,705

Petersburg, VA $46,633

Billings, MT $46,527

Lansing, MI $46,527

Huntsville, AL $46,527

Lebanon, PA $46,522

Dayton, OH $46,518

Pueblo, CO $46,518

Appleton, WI $46,503

Buffalo, NY $46,484

Racine, WI $46,460

Charlotte, NC $46,455

Saint Louis, MO $46,441

Springfield, IL $46,421

Elkhart, IN $46,412

York, PA $46,412

Gastonia, NC $46,407

Benton Harbor, MI $46,407

Beaumont, TX $46,378

Lorain, OH $46,369

Toledo, OH $46,349

Binghamton, NY $46,325

Rock Hill, SC $46,321

Rockford, IL $46,296

Fargo, ND $46,272

Elyria, OH $46,272

Flagstaff, AZ $46,239

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,210

Miami, FL $46,181

Duluth, MN $46,104

Bangor, ME $46,042

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,989

Louisville, KY $45,965

Grand Rapids, MI $45,955

Hialeah, FL $45,950

Casper, WY $45,883

Scranton, PA $45,825

New Orleans, LA $45,811

Virginia Beach, VA $45,806

Akron, OH $45,782

Peoria, IL $45,720

Sarasota, FL $45,710

Green Bay, WI $45,676

Baton Rouge, LA $45,652

Charleston, SC $45,643

Nashville, TN $45,628

Jamestown, NY $45,619

Davenport, IA $45,619

Tucson, AZ $45,595

Cheyenne, WY $45,580

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,566

Tampa, FL $45,556

Omaha, NE $45,547

Port Arthur, TX $45,527

Evansville, IN $45,527

Bradenton, FL $45,508

Santa Fe, NM $45,422

Orlando, FL $45,374

Clearwater, FL $45,321

Canton, OH $45,220

La Crosse, WI $45,220

Grand Forks, ND $45,205

Albuquerque, NM $45,191

Tulsa, OK $45,191

Newport News, VA $45,186

High Point, NC $45,172

Ogden, UT $45,153

Corpus Christi, TX $45,114

Laramie, WY $45,085

Norfolk, VA $45,085

Rock Island, IL $45,056

Saginaw, MI $45,047

Jacksonville, FL $45,042

Salisbury, NC $45,032

Memphis, TN $45,023

Moline, IL $44,999

Fort Myers, FL $44,984

Waterloo, IA $44,922

Spartanburg, SC $44,874

Lincoln, NE $44,850

Fort Wayne, IN $44,840

Birmingham, AL $44,787

Cedar Falls, IA $44,778

Provo, UT $44,773

Springfield, OH $44,768

San Antonio, TX $44,758

Greensboro, NC $44,739

South Bend, IN $44,734

Winston Salem, NC $44,730

Boise, ID $44,715

Savannah, GA $44,682

Muskegon, MI $44,595

Lima, OH $44,537

Lake Charles, LA $44,518

Anderson, IN $44,508

Lexington, KY $44,494

Augusta, GA $44,480

Greenville, SC $44,480

Wichita, KS $44,436

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,436

Columbia, SC $44,393

Bloomington, IN $44,273

Roanoke, VA $44,244

Asheville, NC $44,182

Knoxville, TN $44,100

Shreveport, LA $44,095

Wilmington, NC $44,033

Frankfort, KY $43,941

Oklahoma City, OK $43,908

Chillicothe, OH $43,888

Longview, TX $43,884

Topeka, KS $43,869

Mobile, AL $43,797

Terre Haute, IN $43,778

Erie, PA $43,773

Altoona, PA $43,749

Melbourne, FL $43,735

Amarillo, TX $43,715

Killeen, TX $43,701

Fayetteville, AR $43,663

Sioux Falls, SD $43,629

Chattanooga, TN $43,600

Idaho Falls, ID $43,595

Gainesville, FL $43,494

Portsmouth, OH $43,470

Little Rock, AR $43,461

Lynchburg, VA $43,461

Lafayette, LA $43,441

Youngstown, OH $43,441

Temple, TX $43,422

Daytona Beach, FL $43,413

Clarksville, TN $43,408

Pensacola, FL $43,403

Hopkinsville, KY $43,259

Charleston, WV $43,254

Florence, SC $43,230

Sioux City, IA $43,201

Macon, GA $43,062

Tallahassee, FL $43,057

Fayetteville, NC $43,047

Waco, TX $43,038

Wichita Falls, TX $43,038

Pine Bluff, AR $43,018

Vincennes, IN $42,927

Lubbock, TX $42,908

Great Falls, MT $42,879

Alamogordo, NM $42,874

Abilene, TX $42,836

Rapid City, SD $42,773

Monroe, LA $42,773

Albany, GA $42,744

Huntington, WV $42,740

Jackson, MS $42,735

Greenville, MS $42,730

Parkersburg, WV $42,682

Montgomery, AL $42,672

Johnstown, PA $42,663

Springfield, MO $42,624

Biloxi, MS $42,600

Sumter, SC $42,499

Columbus, GA $42,495

Twin Falls, ID $42,466

Pascagoula, MS $42,403

Kingsport, TN $42,278

Gulfport, MS $42,264

Alexandria, LA $42,105

Fort Smith, AR $41,985

El Paso, TX $41,855

Helena, MT $41,793

Las Cruces, NM $41,639

Harlingen, TX $41,504

Pocatello, ID $41,461

Florence, AL $41,447

Brownsville, TX $41,437

Dothan, AL $41,360

Mcallen, TX $41,336

Columbus, MS $40,980

Altus, OK $40,759

Lawton, OK $40,668

Pierre, SD $40,495

What Skills Can Increase a Kindergarten's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
General Ledger (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Creating and keeping track of business transactions and activities to monitor financial operations.
Accounting Software (Mentioned in 1.13% Job Postings): Accounting software makes it easier for business owners to manage financial procedures, performing financial tasks correctly and quickly.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	3.25%
General Ledger	2.08%
Accounting Software	1.13%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Kindergarten's salary.

Concur: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Concur	$50,949	6%
Presentation	$50,949	6%
Innovation	$50,469	5%
Collaboration	$50,469	5%
Leadership	$50,469	5%
Process Improvement	$50,469	5%

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How Education impacts a Kindergarten's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Kindergartens enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Kindergarten with a Associate's Degree is between $48,167 and $50,899).

Kindergarten Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Kindergarten

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 38.3%

Associates 25.9%

Bachelors 32.2%

Masters 2.3%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	38.3%
Associates	25.9%
Bachelors	32.2%
Masters	2.3%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Kindergarten Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Kindergarten's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$43,945

Average $48,065/year

$51,708

$3,662

Average $4,005/month

$4,309

$845

Average $924/week

$994

$21

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,708	$4,309	$994	$25
Average	$48,065	$4,005	$924	$23
25th Percentile	$43,945	$3,662	$845	$21

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Salary Trends for Kindergarten

Salaries for a Kindergarten can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,175 in 2023 to around $44,274 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Kindergarten salary trends, .

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$45,175

2024

$44,544

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$44,274

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2024	$44,544
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