SOC 25-2051 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Special Education Teachers, Preschool make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Preschool in St. Louis, MO-IL is $50,920. The 10th percentile is $33,660 and the 90th percentile is $78,750. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$50,920

10th percentile
$33,660
25th percentile
$48,190
Median
$50,920
75th percentile
$65,670
90th percentile
$78,750
Mean
$55,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Preschool, the published 10th percentile is $33,660 and the 90th percentile is $78,750. The difference is $45,090, which is 88.6% 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 $48,190 to the 75th at $65,670, covers $17,480.

The mean annual wage is $55,960, which sits above the median of $50,920. 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 St. Louis, MO-IL median is 21.5% lower than the national median of $64,830 for Special Education Teachers, Preschool. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,550, which is 17.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.2% lower than the Missouri median of $62,250.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Preschool at $53,550 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Special Education Teachers, Preschool in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Preschool accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (400 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.

Highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL · Special Education Teachers, Preschool by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Special Education Teachers, Preschool make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Preschool in St. Louis, MO-IL is $50,920. The 10th percentile is $33,660 and the 90th percentile is $78,750. Employment is 400.

How does that compare with the national median for Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

The local median is 21.5% lower than the national median of $64,830.

What is Special Education Teachers, Preschool pay in St. Louis, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,920 is $53,550. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.