How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $60,580 and the 90th percentile is $127,630. The difference is $67,050, which is 64.6% 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 $81,210 to the 75th at $124,550, covers $43,340.

The mean annual wage is $107,550, which sits above the median of $103,790. 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 Modesto, CA median is 65.6% higher than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,695, which is 59.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.7% higher than the California median of $82,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $99,695 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. Modesto, CA ranks 2nd 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $77,370 and employment of 210. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,623, against $99,695 here.
• Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $96,430 and employment of 140. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,123, against $99,695 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $84,620 and employment of 430. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,633, against $99,695 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (160 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.