Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary — Dallas, Texas

The average Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Dallas, Texas earns $61,800 a year.

$61,800 / year, mean
↓ 13.3% below national average 75th percentile in Texas

Dallas pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's noticeably below the national average for kindergarten teachers, except special education, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
890
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.1%
Cost of living 103 #36 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $366,823 #68 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $87,155 #31 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Dallas ranks #36 for cost of living and #68 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Modesto $107,550 Seattle $101,370 El Centro $101,090 Mount Vernon $100,150 Visalia $99,130 Merced $98,880 Santa Maria $98,850 Sacramento $97,930 Bremerton $94,850 Hanford $94,650 Kingston $94,310 Bellingham $94,260 Vallejo $93,580 San Jose $92,890 Oxnard $92,620 Olympia $92,070 Kiryas Joel $92,000 Kennewick $91,720 Yuba City $91,580 Napa $90,640 Santa Rosa $88,910 Spokane $87,830 Walla Walla $87,690 Los Angeles $87,400 New York $87,020 Wenatchee $86,940 Yakima $85,850 Riverside $85,810 Longview $85,440 Chico $84,880 Bakersfield $83,620 Portland $83,090 San Francisco $82,090 Redding $80,430 Stockton $80,060 Trenton $79,700 San Luis Obispo $79,490 Lexington Park $78,670 Atlantic City $78,400 Baltimore $78,130 York $77,520 Buffalo $77,020 Virginia Beach $76,670 Harrisburg $76,520 Reading $75,040 Scranton $75,020 Vineland $74,840 Utica $74,720 Lebanon $74,570 Chicago $74,470 Albany $74,410 Syracuse $73,530 Salem $72,600 Detroit $72,250 San Diego $71,670 Salisbury $71,660 Naples $71,360 Binghamton $71,070 Jacksonville $70,730 Philadelphia $70,640 Springfield $70,520 Rockford $70,480 Glens Falls $70,350 Allentown $70,140 Sarasota $69,420 Traverse City $69,000 Chambersburg $68,980 Lancaster $68,680 Sebring $68,430 Gainesville $68,170 Medford $67,810 Albany $67,580 Bloomington $67,350 Pittsburgh $67,320 Louisville $67,290 Bend $67,040 Elmira $66,910 Hagerstown $66,640 McAllen $66,210 Eugene $65,990 Rochester $65,890 Johnstown $65,560 Erie $65,350 Flint $65,130 Battle Creek $64,320 Lexington $64,310 Houston $64,180 Grand Rapids $64,100 Watertown $63,800 Weirton $63,640 Wheeling $62,270 Kalamazoo $62,100 Lansing $62,100 El Paso $61,880 Dallas $61,800 Ann Arbor $61,760 Richmond $61,570 Champaign $61,500 Orlando $61,290 Owensboro $61,190 Decatur $60,910 Paducah $60,730 Roanoke $60,570 Killeen $60,370 Fort Wayne $59,980 Deltona $59,730 Evansville $59,710 Peoria $59,100 Bowling Green $59,000 Crestview $58,870 Tampa $58,490 Indianapolis $58,240 Fort Myers $57,480 Kankakee $57,350 Austin $57,240 San Antonio $57,200 Miami $57,130 Huntington $56,850 Corpus Christi $56,690 Harrisonburg $56,220 Tallahassee $56,180 Blacksburg $55,920 Michigan City $55,700 Terre Haute $55,690 Muskegon $55,520 Lafayette $55,270 South Bend $54,930 Elkhart $54,740 Beaumont $54,340 Panama City $53,770 Port St. Lucie $53,710 Palm Bay $53,550 Pensacola $53,100 Lakeland $52,840 Tyler $52,620 Brownsville $50,800 Waco $49,150 Lynchburg $48,570
CityMean salaryvs. Dallas
Albany, Oregon$67,580+9.4%
Albany, New York$74,410+20.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$70,140+13.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$61,760-0.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$78,400+26.9%
Austin, Texas$57,240-7.4%
Bakersfield, California$83,620+35.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$78,130+26.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$64,320+4.1%
Beaumont, Texas$54,340-12.1%
Bellingham, Washington$94,260+52.5%
Bend, Oregon$67,040+8.5%
Binghamton, New York$71,070+15.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$55,920-9.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$67,350+9.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$59,000-4.5%
Bremerton, Washington$94,850+53.5%
Brownsville, Texas$50,800-17.8%
Buffalo, New York$77,020+24.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$57,480-7.0%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$68,980+11.6%
Champaign, Illinois$61,500-0.5%
Chicago, Illinois$74,470+20.5%
Chico, California$84,880+37.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$56,690-8.3%
Crestview, Florida$58,870-4.7%
Decatur, Illinois$60,910-1.4%
Deltona, Florida$59,730-3.3%
Detroit, Michigan$72,250+16.9%
El Centro, California$101,090+63.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$54,740-11.4%
Elmira, New York$66,910+8.3%
El Paso, Texas$61,880+0.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$65,350+5.7%
Eugene, Oregon$65,990+6.8%
Evansville, Indiana$59,710-3.4%
Flint, Michigan$65,130+5.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$59,980-2.9%
Gainesville, Florida$68,170+10.3%
Glens Falls, New York$70,350+13.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$64,100+3.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$66,640+7.8%
Hanford, California$94,650+53.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$76,520+23.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$56,220-9.0%
Houston, Texas$64,180+3.9%
Huntington, West Virginia$56,850-8.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,240-5.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$70,730+14.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$65,560+6.1%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$62,100+0.5%
Kankakee, Illinois$57,350-7.2%
Kennewick, Washington$91,720+48.4%
Killeen, Texas$60,370-2.3%
Kingston, New York$94,310+52.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$92,000+48.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$55,270-10.6%
Lakeland, Florida$52,840-14.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$68,680+11.1%
Lansing, Michigan$62,100+0.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$74,570+20.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$64,310+4.1%
Lexington Park, Maryland$78,670+27.3%
Longview, Washington$85,440+38.3%
Los Angeles, California$87,400+41.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$67,290+8.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$48,570-21.4%
McAllen, Texas$66,210+7.1%
Medford, Oregon$67,810+9.7%
Merced, California$98,880+60.0%
Miami, Florida$57,130-7.6%
Michigan City, Indiana$55,700-9.9%
Modesto, California$107,550+74.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$100,150+62.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$55,520-10.2%
Napa, California$90,640+46.7%
Naples, Florida$71,360+15.5%
New York, New York$87,020+40.8%
Sarasota, Florida$69,420+12.3%
Olympia, Washington$92,070+49.0%
Orlando, Florida$61,290-0.8%
Owensboro, Kentucky$61,190-1.0%
Oxnard, California$92,620+49.9%
Paducah, Kentucky$60,730-1.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$53,550-13.3%
Panama City, Florida$53,770-13.0%
Pensacola, Florida$53,100-14.1%
Peoria, Illinois$59,100-4.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$70,640+14.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$67,320+8.9%
Portland, Oregon$83,090+34.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$53,710-13.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$75,040+21.4%
Redding, California$80,430+30.1%
Richmond, Virginia$61,570-0.4%
Riverside, California$85,810+38.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$60,570-2.0%
Rochester, New York$65,890+6.6%
Rockford, Illinois$70,480+14.0%
Sacramento, California$97,930+58.5%
Salem, Oregon$72,600+17.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$71,660+16.0%
San Antonio, Texas$57,200-7.4%
San Diego, California$71,670+16.0%
San Francisco, California$82,090+32.8%
San Jose, California$92,890+50.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$79,490+28.6%
Santa Maria, California$98,850+60.0%
Santa Rosa, California$88,910+43.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$75,020+21.4%
Seattle, Washington$101,370+64.0%
Sebring, Florida$68,430+10.7%
South Bend, Indiana$54,930-11.1%
Spokane, Washington$87,830+42.1%
Springfield, Illinois$70,520+14.1%
Stockton, California$80,060+29.5%
Syracuse, New York$73,530+19.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$56,180-9.1%
Tampa, Florida$58,490-5.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$55,690-9.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$69,000+11.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$79,700+29.0%
Tyler, Texas$52,620-14.9%
Utica, New York$74,720+20.9%
Vallejo, California$93,580+51.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$74,840+21.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$76,670+24.1%
Visalia, California$99,130+60.4%
Waco, Texas$49,150-20.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$87,690+41.9%
Watertown, New York$63,800+3.2%
Weirton, West Virginia$63,640+3.0%
Wenatchee, Washington$86,940+40.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$62,270+0.8%
Yakima, Washington$85,850+38.9%
York, Pennsylvania$77,520+25.4%
Yuba City, California$91,580+48.2%
Gross salary
61,800/yr
Estimated take-home
51,836/yr
Est. total withheld
16.1%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-2012 SOC code
Official area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Fort WorthArlington
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,807,555