- Preschool teachers in Colorado made average, or mean, wages of $14.35 per hour or $29,850 per year in May 2009, according to the BLS. At the kindergarten level, Colorado teachers earned $46,560 annually.
- Colorado special education teachers at the preschool, kindergarten and elementary levels made $50,700 on average in May 2009, BLS figures show.
- Colorado ranked 11th among American states and territories for preschool teacher salaries in May 2009, according to the BLS, while its salaries for kindergarten teachers placed it 24th, just behind Indiana, where the average salary for this occupation was $46,570 per year. Colorado was 20th in the country for the average salary of preschool, kindergarten and elementary special education teachers.
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