How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Joplin, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $41,340 and the 90th percentile is $70,870. The difference is $29,530, which is 61.1% 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 $45,550 to the 75th at $57,820, covers $12,270.

The mean annual wage is $53,010, which sits above the median of $48,340. 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 Joplin, MO-KS median is 22.9% lower than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,394, which is 10% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.6% lower than the Missouri median of $56,590.

Joplin, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Joplin, MO-KS is 85.718, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $56,394 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. Joplin, MO-KS ranks 10th of 15 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 71 miles away, with a median of $58,980 and employment of 310. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,563, against $56,394 here.
• Springfield, MO is 75 miles away, with a median of $46,970 and employment of 160. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,023, against $56,394 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 109 miles away, with a median of $47,500 and employment of 380. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,243, against $56,394 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Joplin, MO-KS (80 of 87,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 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.