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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $35,430. BLS estimates approximately 4,390 people work in this occupation in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 7.1% below the national median ($38,140).

Median salary
$35,430
Average salary
$37,050
Median hourly
$17.04
Employment
4,390

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$27,090$13.02
25th percentile$29,900$14.38
Median (50th)$35,430$17.04
75th percentile$38,160$18.35
90th percentile$49,710$23.90

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.2% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.985
Location quotient
1.29

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN’s regional price level is below the national average (index 95.37, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $37,150 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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