Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · SOC 25-2011
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in the Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $32,980 per year ($15.86 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,360 at the 10th percentile to $48,750 at the 90th. BLS estimates 470 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area earn more than $32,980 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,920 and $38,120.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,360 | $28,920 | $32,980 | $38,120 | $48,750 |
| Hourly | $13.15 | $13.91 | $15.86 | $18.33 | $23.44 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$32,980 median for Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,920 to $38,120
- Iowastate$33,830 median for Iowa; middle half earns $29,240 to $37,550
- United Statesnational$38,140 median for United States; middle half earns $34,530 to $47,550
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −3% vs Iowa overall and −14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for preschool teachers, except special education, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areathis page$32,980 median for Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,920 to $38,120
- $37,840 median for Sioux City metro area; middle half earns $34,430 to $49,140
- $37,200 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $31,280 to $39,360
- $34,880 median for Cedar Rapids metro area; middle half earns $29,450 to $37,500
- $33,850 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $29,940 to $37,550
- $31,130 median for Dubuque metro area; middle half earns $27,410 to $44,140
- $30,720 median for Iowa City metro area; middle half earns $28,730 to $36,590
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for preschool teachers, except special educations · Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.