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Early Childhood Teacher salary

ECE/Head Start/preschool/infant-toddler teachers (incl. associate teachers). Based on 120 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 120 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$52,000
Median
$53,040
75th percentile
$54,340
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $25.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘ25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$20M-$50M$44,72010 postings
$50M-$100M$61,36025 postings
$100M+$53,04081 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (4).

By subsector

Human Services$53,04072 postings
Youth Development$52,0008 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Religion-Related (1), Education (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$53,040103 postings
Manager / Supervisor$63,44017 postings

Organizations hiring now

Neighborhood House AssociationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$49,920–$74,880View org →YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$43,680–$58,240View org →Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$41,600–$66,560View org →Family Service AssociationRiverside County · Budget $20M-$50M$39,520–$64,480View org →Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$49,920–$62,400View org →Community Action Partnership of KernKern County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$64,480View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$54,080–$68,640View org →Para Los NiñosLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$56,160View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 120 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.