How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Kenosha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $49,520 and the 90th percentile is $93,700. The difference is $44,180, which is 73.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,800 to the 75th at $77,190, covers $25,390.

The mean annual wage is $67,310, which sits above the median of $60,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Kenosha, WI median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,861, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Wisconsin median of $61,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kenosha, WI is 101.118, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $59,861 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Kenosha, WI ranks 23rd of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 14 miles away, with a median of $60,840 and employment of 860. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,401, against $59,861 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $61,480 and employment of 6,620. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,423, against $59,861 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 57 miles away, with a median of $78,390 and employment of 45,840. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,670, against $59,861 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.68% of wage-and-salary employment in Kenosha, WI (510 of 75,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.