How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $45,580 and the 90th percentile is $100,060. The difference is $54,480, which is 67.4% 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 $58,100 to the 75th at $96,670, covers $38,570.

The mean annual wage is $77,180, which sits below the median of $80,780. 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 28.9% higher than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,064, which is 22.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Minnesota median of $75,500.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $77,064 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 68 miles away, with a median of $60,880 and employment of 90. That median is 24.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,472, against $77,064 here.
• Mankato, MN is 78 miles away, with a median of $63,890 and employment of 50. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,244, against $77,064 here.
• Rochester, MN is 92 miles away, with a median of $63,510 and employment of 60. That median is 21.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,929, against $77,064 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (1,900 of 1,951,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.