How much do Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL?

Percentile spread

For Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $18,910 and the 90th percentile is $32,360. The difference is $13,450, which is 48.6% 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 $22,920 to the 75th at $28,070, covers $5,150.

The mean annual wage is $26,920, which sits below the median of $27,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL median is 27.5% lower than the national median of $38,140 for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,611, which is 14.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Alabama median of $28,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 84.817, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education at $32,611 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ranks 17th of 18 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).).

• Huntsville, AL is 56 miles away, with a median of $28,760. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,901, against $32,611 here.
• Jackson, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $35,980 and employment of 120. That median is 30.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,071, against $32,611 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $34,510 and employment of 2,290. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,822, against $32,611 here.