Median Earnings For Early Childhood Teachers Are Far Lower

Annual median salary of early learning and elementary school teachers in 2015

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Source: U.S. Department of Education analysis. All data except for Head Start data are from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2015. Head Start data are from Head Start PIR Data (2015) and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 1 Year Estimates.

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