Common Industries for Pre-kindergarten Teachers

• Child day care services, elementary and secondary schools and individual family services are three common industries for pre-kindergarten teachers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2010, child day care services employed 249,600 pre-K teachers at an annual wage of $25,530. Elementary and secondary schools paid an annual mean wage of $42,150 to 67,370 teachers. Individual and family services employed 15,130 teachers and paid an annual mean wage of $29,160.
  
  

Common Industries for Kindergarten Teachers

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that elementary and secondary schools, child day care services and religious organizations had the highest level of employment for kindergarten teachers. Elementary and secondary schools employed 162,990 teachers and paid an annual mean wage of $52,660 in 2010. Child day care services paid an annual mean wage of $31,980 to 8,710 kindergarten teachers. Religious organizations employed 530 kindergarten teachers with an annual mean wage of $44,800.
  
  

Common Locations for Pre-kindergarten Teachers

• California, New York and Texas employed the highest number of pre-K teachers in 2010. California employed 45,990 such teachers at an annual mean wage of $31,230 based on Bureau of Labor Statistics wage estimates. New York employed 30,030 pre-K teachers and paid an annual mean wage of $38,200. Texas paid 25,130 teachers an annual mean wage of $29,060.
  
  

Common Locations for Kindergarten Teachers

• The majority of kindergarten teachers worked in California, Texas and New York based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. California employed 26,470 and paid an annual mean wage of $58,970. Texas paid $48,430 annually to 14,210 kindergarten teachers. New York paid an annual mean wage of $70,180 to 10,970 kindergarten teachers in 2010.
  
  

Median Incomes

• Pre-kindergarten teachers earned a mean annual wage of $29,200 and a median income of $25,700 as of 2010. The lower 10 percent earned a median income of $17,200. The lower 25 percent earned a median income of $20,080 per year. The upper 75 and 90 percentile earned median incomes of $34,420 and $46,830 per year, respectively. Kindergarten teachers earned an annual mean wage of $51,550 and a median wage of $48,800 per year. The lower 10 percent earned $31,720 and the lower 25 percent earned $39,250. The upper 75 percent earned $62,050 and the upper 90 percent earned $76,490 per year.