Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary — Seattle, Washington

The average Special Education Teachers, Preschool in Seattle, Washington earns $94,820 a year.

$94,820 / year, mean
↑ 15.2% above national average 100th percentile in Washington

Seattle sits at the very top of the range for this role in Washington — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for special education teachers, preschool. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
470
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.4%
Cost of living 111 #7 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $750,279 #12 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $112,594 #5 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Seattle ranks #7 for cost of living and #12 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.

New York $101,880 San Diego $95,070 Seattle $94,820 San Francisco $90,870 Olympia $89,240 McAllen $85,980 Vallejo $85,770 Fresno $84,830 Atlantic City $84,410 Sacramento $84,260 Philadelphia $83,780 Kennewick $83,580 Portland $83,480 Trenton $80,190 Spokane $79,430 Naples $77,890 Detroit $77,230 Grand Rapids $76,450 Dallas $76,240 Rockford $75,850 Rochester $74,600 Muskegon $74,060 Albany $72,940 Bakersfield $71,470 Houston $70,800 Kiryas Joel $70,780 Sarasota $70,430 Buffalo $68,550 Chicago $67,180 Pittsburgh $66,610 Virginia Beach $66,270 Binghamton $65,780 Richmond $64,140 Syracuse $63,610 Miami $61,610 Tampa $60,270 Crestview $58,710 San Antonio $57,830 Dover $56,070 Indianapolis $50,880
CityMean salaryvs. Seattle
Albany, New York$72,940-23.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$84,410-11.0%
Bakersfield, California$71,470-24.6%
Binghamton, New York$65,780-30.6%
Buffalo, New York$68,550-27.7%
Chicago, Illinois$67,180-29.1%
Crestview, Florida$58,710-38.1%
Dallas, Texas$76,240-19.6%
Detroit, Michigan$77,230-18.6%
Dover, Delaware$56,070-40.9%
Fresno, California$84,830-10.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,450-19.4%
Houston, Texas$70,800-25.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$50,880-46.3%
Kennewick, Washington$83,580-11.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$70,780-25.4%
McAllen, Texas$85,980-9.3%
Miami, Florida$61,610-35.0%
Muskegon, Michigan$74,060-21.9%
Naples, Florida$77,890-17.9%
New York, New York$101,880+7.4%
Sarasota, Florida$70,430-25.7%
Olympia, Washington$89,240-5.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$83,780-11.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$66,610-29.8%
Portland, Oregon$83,480-12.0%
Richmond, Virginia$64,140-32.4%
Rochester, New York$74,600-21.3%
Rockford, Illinois$75,850-20.0%
Sacramento, California$84,260-11.1%
San Antonio, Texas$57,830-39.0%
San Diego, California$95,070+0.3%
San Francisco, California$90,870-4.2%
Spokane, Washington$79,430-16.2%
Syracuse, New York$63,610-32.9%
Tampa, Florida$60,270-36.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$80,190-15.4%
Vallejo, California$85,770-9.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$66,270-30.1%
Gross salary
94,820/yr
Estimated take-home
75,536/yr
Est. total withheld
20.3%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington 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 25-2051 SOC code
Official area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
TacomaBellevue
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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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
4,021,467