{"id":345,"date":"2016-03-28T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T23:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?p=345"},"modified":"2018-12-21T22:54:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T06:54:34","slug":"an-overview-of-kindergarten-teacher-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/an-overview-of-kindergarten-teacher-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"An Overview of Kindergarten Teacher Salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019ve mentioned before, average salaries for teachers can vary depending on the grade level taught. In this post, we\u2019ll look specifically at how your salary might look in comparison to your colleagues if you\u2019re planning to teach kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>In most school districts, kindergarten teacher salaries are not set differently than the salaries of other schoolteachers. Instead, all school teachers are given salaries based on their highest degree earned, their years of experience, and the quality of their experience in terms of professional development and past fieldwork. In other words, an entry-level kindergarten teacher would\u2014in theory\u2014earn the same salary as an entry level high school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, however, the average salaries for kindergarten teachers differ from average pay for other kinds of teachers. This is because kindergarten teachers have a lower level of professional development and are less likely to hold a Master\u2019s degree in comparison with subject area teachers who work with older students.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for this disparity is because kindergarten teachers face both lower requirements and lower expectations where professional development and training is concerned. School districts may actually prefer that subject area teachers who work with older ager groups either have a master\u2019s or earn a Master\u2019s upon hire. Schools may even give tuition reimbursement to middle and high school subject teachers, and actively facilitate other forms of training. Kindergarten teachers on the other hand are never required to have a Master\u2019s degree and receive fewer subsidies and incentives to engage in professional development.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, kindergarten teachers do not rise into higher pay brackets based on their experiencing and training\u2014at least not in the same way that middle and highs school teachers might. Instead, the long-term average salary of a kindergarten teacher is more on par with that of an elementary school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Because kindergarten and elementary school teachers have similar levels of education and comparable opportunities for professional development, most salary studies measure average pay for these two groups of teachers together. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the average kindergarten and elementary school teacher salary at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/education-training-and-library\/kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$53,760 per year<\/a> as of 2014. Through a survey of school human resources data, Salary.com has come up with a similar number for 2016\u2014a national <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.salary.com\/Teacher-Kindergarten-Salary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$54,731 mean annual salary<\/a> for elementary school and kindergarten instructors.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, other factors influence the pay of individual kindergarten teachers as well. Different states have different <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/starting-salaries-for-teachers\/\">entry-level pay<\/a> and variable chances for raises and advancement. Entry level pay for kindergarten teachers can range from mid 20K to high 40K\u2014a very high spread! And pay continues to vary widely from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherportal.com\/teacher-salaries-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state-to-state<\/a> throughout teacher\u2019s careers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to remember that each individual teacher makes some of their own decisions about their professional development and continuing education. While kindergarten teachers do have lower average salaries than middle or high school instructors, it doesn\u2019t absolutely <em>have to<\/em> be that way. If you\u2019re planning a career in kindergarten and want to maximize your long-term pay, start looking into higher education and professional development options for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019ve mentioned before, average salaries for teachers can vary depending on the grade level taught. 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His work at Magoosh has been cited in<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;as_sdt=0%2C50&amp;q=Recine+magoosh&amp;btnG=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> many scholarly articles<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/handle\/1793\/65479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Master's Thesis<\/a> is featured on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwithpictures.org\/2013\/09\/research-highlight-teaching-english-language-learners-with-comics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reading with Pictures<\/a> website, and he's presented at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witesol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2014-WITESOL-Program-FINAL-10-28-14.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WITESOL (link to PDF)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/interoff\/docs\/nafsaregionv_2014conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NAFSA<\/a> conferences. David has taught K-12 ESL in South Korea as well as undergraduate English and MBA-level business English at American universities. 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