Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$87,020avg. a year
Annual salary · 8,180 employed
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $87,020 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $86,620. The U.S. average is $69,370.
$77,400Median pay
$87,020Average yearly
+0%vs. New York average
8,180Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for kindergarten teachers, except special education in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
150 jobs
Kingston, NY
$94,310
a year
2230 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$92,000
a year
3420 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$77,020
a year
4110 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$74,720
a year
5220 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$74,410
a year
6220 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$73,530
a year
790 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$71,070
a year
860 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$70,350
a year
940 jobs
Elmira, NY
$66,910
a year
10500 jobs
Rochester, NY
$65,890
a year
1150 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$63,800
a year
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do kindergarten teachers, except special education make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $87,020 a year, and the median is $77,400. About 8,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $86,620.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.23 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-2012. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.