Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · SOC 25-2011
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Florida nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $35,200 per year ($16.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $30,120 at the 10th percentile to $50,020 at the 90th. BLS estimates 430 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earn more than $35,200 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,640 and $37,870.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $30,120 | $30,640 | $35,200 | $37,870 | $50,020 |
| Hourly | $14.48 | $14.73 | $16.93 | $18.21 | $24.05 |
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
- South Florida nonmetropolitan area$35,200 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,640 to $37,870
- Floridastate$35,860 median for Florida; middle half earns $30,520 to $37,610
- 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 −2% vs Florida overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Florida
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.
- South Florida nonmetropolitan areathis page$35,200 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,640 to $37,870
- $38,530 median for Naples metro area; middle half earns $35,990 to $47,830
- $36,380 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $30,660 to $37,880
- $36,330 median for Jacksonville metro area; middle half earns $31,470 to $36,880
- $36,270 median for Tampa metro area; middle half earns $30,200 to $38,280
- $35,920 median for North Port metro area; middle half earns $33,640 to $39,020
- $35,920 median for Palm Bay metro area; middle half earns $30,360 to $37,700
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 South Florida 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.