Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary — Indianapolis, Indiana
The average Special Education Teachers, Preschool in Indianapolis, Indiana earns $50,880 a year.
$50,880/ year, mean
↓ 38.2% below national average100th percentile in Indiana
Indianapolis sits at the very top of the range for this role in Indiana — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's well below the national average for special education teachers, preschool — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.
Cost of living96#95 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index1484#39 safest of 188 cities in this datasetPer 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value$295,921#105 priciest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: zillow_real
Median household income$77,065#61 highest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: Census Bureau ACS 5-year
Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone:
Indianapolis ranks #95 for cost of living and #105 for home prices
among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the
headline salary number when comparing where to live.
Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates.
Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency).
Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.
Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.
Occupation25-2051
SOC code
Official areaIndianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
BLS metro/geographic area
Area code26900
Stable geographic key
Reference year2025
BLS OEWS
The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage
Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average
comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset,
not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI
and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years
used on this specific page.
Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates
how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.
