2. Texas
Annual Salary: $51,160
Cost of living index: 90.7
Available jobs: 15,950
You only have to look at Texas’s stats to know it truly is among the best states for kindergarten teachers. Sure, its salary is a little far from the average of $56,000, but with a cost of living index that is 90.7? That’s almost the best you could get! Plus, look at how many job openings they have for kindergarten teachers.