How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $49,960 and the 90th percentile is $56,930. The difference is $6,970, which is 14.0% 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 $49,960 to the 75th at $56,930, covers $6,970.

The mean annual wage is $52,840, which sits above the median of $49,960. 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,430, which is 17.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14% lower than the Florida median of $58,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $51,430 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 13th of 13 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $60,290 and employment of 1,280. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,447, against $51,430 here.
• Sebring, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $59,980 and employment of 50. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,864, against $51,430 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $59,860 and employment of 1,140. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,332, against $51,430 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (390 of 265,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.10 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.