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Also called art teacher, bilingual education teacher, bilingual kindergarten teacher and classroom teacher.
$62,680
Median pay a year
108,870
People do this work
6
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Kindergarten Teacher
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Summary
Kindergarten teacher instructing students in academic and social skills, adapting methods to individual needs, and maintaining classroom order while evaluating performance and collaborating on program development
Experience
Kindergarten Teacher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Established and enforced rules for behavior and policies to maintain order among students
Instructed students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet varying needs and interests
Taught basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills
Prepared and implemented remedial programs for students requiring extra help
Observed and evaluated children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
Prepared, administered, and graded tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress
Collaborated with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs
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Established and enforced rules for student behaviorPrepared children for future academic challengesInstructed students individually and in groupsTaught basic skills like color and number recognitionRead books to classes and small groupsMaintained accurate student records and reports
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Established and enforced rules for student behavior to create a safe and structured classroom environment
Instructed students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to support diverse learning styles
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Established and enforced rules for student behavior, helping students feel more secure and focused in a structured classroom environment
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Students felt more secure and focusedClassroom disruptions decreased significantlyLearning activities ran more smoothly
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Instructed students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to support diverse learning styles
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Led a reading group for struggling studentsManaged a project for gifted learnersOversaw a classroom volunteer program
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Planning educational activities
Discussing problems with supervisors
Discussing student progress
Monitoring student performance
Monitoring health
Administering tests
Evaluating student work
Developing instructional objectives
Setting up classroom materials
Preparing tests
Evaluating educational staff performance
Establishing student policies
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What a Kindergarten Teacher does
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Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
What it pays
How much does a Kindergarten Teacher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$52,180
Median
$62,680
75th percentile
$79,910
About 108,870 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$39,820
$50,900
$63,790
AR
$50,420
$52,060
$58,980
AZ
$49,190
$52,830
$62,620
CA
$64,100
$82,550
$107,340
CO
$55,120
$62,870
$78,850
CT
$73,960
$90,030
$102,050
DC
$76,160
$81,500
$98,110
DE
$52,300
$74,030
$80,450
FL
$51,630
$58,100
$62,520
GA
$59,810
$65,680
$77,980
HI
$47,740
$53,160
$69,840
IA
$48,830
$58,420
$65,780
ID
$54,860
$62,240
$77,010
IL
$53,010
$64,020
$81,390
IN
$49,030
$58,250
$61,860
KS
$49,210
$56,670
$61,600
KY
$49,130
$60,280
$65,070
LA
$50,670
$53,130
$59,270
MA
$65,150
$84,100
$100,840
MD
$62,860
$75,910
$93,010
ME
$46,360
$52,660
$65,770
MI
$47,990
$63,300
$81,740
MN
$56,040
$75,500
$86,720
MO
$47,780
$56,590
$65,300
MS
$47,020
$48,880
$56,780
MT
$44,840
$47,590
$62,670
NC
$46,910
$53,180
$59,530
ND
$49,470
$59,420
$62,070
NE
$51,400
$62,200
$75,720
NH
$50,850
$60,240
$78,920
NJ
$62,830
$74,210
$96,940
NM
$60,740
$74,380
$80,640
NV
$55,020
$64,930
$78,040
NY
$62,380
$77,630
$103,570
OH
$57,550
$72,570
$82,080
OK
$46,540
$47,860
$56,450
OR
$57,560
$68,580
$84,920
PA
$57,700
$64,430
$80,960
PR
$51,770
$61,760
$63,270
RI
$63,420
$85,470
$96,130
SC
$50,430
$60,890
$70,140
SD
$48,050
$49,410
$57,440
TN
$49,990
$58,070
$63,070
TX
$55,960
$63,780
$66,350
UT
$58,120
$63,190
$78,360
VA
$59,390
$63,920
$82,510
VT
$55,980
$63,280
$79,650
WA
$79,150
$99,960
$108,050
WI
$48,780
$59,350
$72,090
WV
$50,240
$58,790
$62,000
WY
$58,080
$60,990
$63,680
Other names
Other names for this job
art teacher, bilingual education teacher, bilingual kindergarten teacher, classroom teacher, early childhood teacher, kinder teacher, kindergarten classroom teacher, long term substitute kindergarten teacher, montessori teacher, pe teacher, physical education teacher, physical fitness teacher.
More names for this work
private kindergarten teacher, teacher, title one kindergarten teacher, transitional kindergarten teacher, kindergarten teachers except special education, educator, instructor.
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This page is about the occupation Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.