Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,604
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$13,966
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,830
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$72,570
Kept after tax
$58,604
Worth in national money
$63,830
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $72,570, which ranks 13 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 15.78% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 160 among 494 occupations Ohio publishes pay for.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $72,570 you keep $58,604, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $63,830 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $70,590, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Ohio ranks 13 of 50 states publishing a median for kindergarten teachers, except special education, at $72,570 — about 15.78% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 160 of 494 in Ohio places kindergarten teachers, except special education in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for kindergarten teachers, except special education on $72,570 is $58,604. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $63,830 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $70,590 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,880 |
| This salary | $72,570 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $58,604 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,883 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,206 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $70,752 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,047 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,570 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,040 and the ninetieth is $97,880 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $58,604, from $72,570, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 160 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $63,830, the adjusted value of that $72,570 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 160 of 494 locally.
- The Ohio median of $72,570 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,040 to $97,880. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,604 from $72,570. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 160 of 494 locally.
- This $63,830 adjusted figure, worked from $72,570, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 160 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 160 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,040 at the bottom tenth to $97,880 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $63,830 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $58,604 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,040 to $97,880) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $63,830 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $58,604 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.