Here's a different take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Wage estimates page. I've downloaded all the data and ranked states (for every occupation with at least 100 workers).

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Occupation Selected: Preschool teachers, except special education

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
New York 27,420 $37,520 1
New Jersey 11,990 $32,960 2
Michigan 8,750 $31,690 3
District of Columbia 1,270 $31,000 4
Minnesota 6,920 $29,870 5
Virginia 11,260 $29,040 6
Massachusetts 13,560 $28,780 7
Connecticut 6,030 $28,070 8
Rhode Island 1,080 $27,910 9
California 48,090 $27,570 10
Illinois 13,480 $27,560 11
Alaska 1,030 $27,520 12
Vermont 640 $27,140 13
Maryland 7,060 $26,930 14
Washington 3,920 $26,630 15
Hawaii 2,810 $26,300 16
South Dakota 530 $26,150 17
Delaware 1,040 $25,920 18
Colorado 4,960 $25,730 19
Utah 1,120 $25,170 20
Florida 16,490 $24,920 21
New Hampshire 3,040 $24,860 22
Kansas 1,980 $24,680 23
Kentucky 4,150 $24,670 24
Maine 2,270 $24,530 25
Oregon 4,680 $24,100 26
West Virginia 1,360 $23,610 27
Missouri 5,720 $23,490 28
Nevada 2,420 $23,390 29
Nebraska 1,790 $23,370 30
New Mexico 2,500 $23,360 31
Wisconsin 7,060 $23,240 32
Oklahoma 6,260 $23,180 33
Indiana 5,730 $23,020 34
Virgin Islands 110 $23,010
Georgia 12,760 $22,950 35
North Dakota 530 $22,710 36
Idaho 480 $22,300 37
South Carolina 3,340 $22,180 38
Arizona 5,160 $22,160 39
Texas 28,960 $21,910 40
Ohio 12,390 $21,890 41
Alabama 3,170 $21,780 42
Pennsylvania 15,510 $21,710 43
Wyoming 390 $21,300 44
Mississippi 3,410 $21,120 45
Iowa 3,430 $20,540 46
Montana 840 $20,420 47
North Carolina 18,680 $20,100 48
Puerto Rico 2,020 $19,880
Arkansas 2,760 $19,530 49
Guam 160 $19,220
Louisiana 3,200 $19,090 50
Tennessee 8,200 $18,390 51