Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · SOC 25-2011
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in the Oklahoma
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Oklahoma
Figures describe the state of Oklahoma as a whole.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the Oklahoma earned a median of $31,790 per year ($15.29 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $23,100 at the 10th percentile to $58,130 at the 90th. BLS estimates 7,010 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the Oklahoma earn more than $31,790 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,520 and $46,930.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $23,100 | $28,520 | $31,790 | $46,930 | $58,130 |
| Hourly | $11.11 | $13.71 | $15.29 | $22.56 | $27.95 |
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
- Oklahoma$31,790 median for Oklahoma; middle half earns $28,520 to $46,930
- 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 −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Oklahoma
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.
- Oklahomathis page$31,790 median for Oklahoma; middle half earns $28,520 to $46,930
- $32,130 median for Tulsa metro area; middle half earns $29,090 to $47,120
- $31,300 median for Oklahoma City metro area; middle half earns $29,120 to $48,270
- $28,390 median for Lawton metro area; middle half earns $27,200 to $46,660
- $27,910 median for Enid metro area; middle half earns $22,280 to $43,210
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 Oklahoma
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.