SALARY · PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION · MISSOURI

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Missouri

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Missouri, preschool teachers, except special education sat at a median of $36,090 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$36,090

$17 per hour at the median · That is $2,050 (5.4 percent) below the national median of $38,140 for this occupation.

$39,030Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$5,580People employed in this job in Missouri

Salary range

25th: $30,440Median: $36,09075th: $44,030
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$30,440
Median (50th percentile)$36,090
75th percentile$44,030
Mean$39,030

The middle half of workers earned from $30,440 to $44,030 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$30,445 a year
$2,537 a month
Federal tax $2,151 · FICA $2,761 · State tax $734

Caveat: the annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.

Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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