How much do Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $50,540. The difference is $21,940, which is 72.1% 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 $29,670 to the 75th at $40,190, covers $10,520.

The mean annual wage is $36,340, which sits above the median of $30,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $38,140 for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,329, 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 15.7% lower than the Missouri median of $36,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education at $34,329 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Springfield, MO ranks 15th of 16 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).).

• Joplin, MO-KS is 75 miles away, with a median of $31,330 and employment of 180. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,550, against $34,329 here.
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 99 miles away, with a median of $35,680 and employment of 770. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,057, against $34,329 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $33,190 and employment of 160. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,727, against $34,329 here.

Employment share

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (330 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (478,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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.