How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Colorado Springs, CO?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $45,760 and the 90th percentile is $75,650. The difference is $29,890, which is 50.0% 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 $49,780 to the 75th at $61,410, covers $11,630.

The mean annual wage is $58,250, which sits below the median of $59,830. 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 Colorado Springs, CO median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,410, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the Colorado median of $62,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $59,410 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $74,960 and employment of 1,610. That median is 25.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,863, against $59,410 here.
• Pueblo, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $61,990 and employment of 100. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,555, against $59,410 here.
• Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $79,150 and employment of 200. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,236, against $59,410 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (390 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 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.