Childcare Workers Salary

Median Salary
$34,980
per year
Hourly Rate
$16.82
per hour
Employment
518,910
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$24,260
25th percentile
$29,360
Median
$34,980
75th percentile
$38,570
90th percentile
$46,010

💰 Childcare Workers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$47,340+35.3%
Washington$41,680+19.2%
Massachusetts$40,900+16.9%
Colorado$40,750+16.5%
California$40,020+14.4%
Oregon$38,650+10.5%
Vermont$38,030+8.7%
New York$37,590+7.5%
New Hampshire$37,080+6.0%
Hawaii$37,030+5.9%
Rhode Island$36,940+5.6%
Connecticut$36,660+4.8%
New Jersey$36,390+4.0%
Maine$36,350+3.9%
Alaska$36,200+3.5%
Maryland$36,030+3.0%
New Mexico$35,840+2.5%
Illinois$35,830+2.4%
Minnesota$35,520+1.5%
Montana$35,120+0.4%
Arizona$35,100+0.3%
Virginia$34,330-1.9%
Florida$34,210-2.2%
Delaware$33,210-5.1%
Wisconsin$32,460-7.2%
Utah$31,630-9.6%
Michigan$30,970-11.5%
Missouri$30,790-12.0%
Nebraska$30,740-12.1%
North Dakota$30,290-13.4%
Indiana$30,180-13.7%
Idaho$30,160-13.8%
Pennsylvania$30,140-13.8%
Nevada$29,740-15.0%
Ohio$29,680-15.2%
Tennessee$29,660-15.2%
South Carolina$29,650-15.2%
Kansas$29,240-16.4%
North Carolina$29,140-16.7%
Kentucky$28,920-17.3%
Texas$28,570-18.3%
Arkansas$28,450-18.7%
Iowa$28,420-18.8%
Wyoming$28,250-19.2%
Georgia$28,020-19.9%
South Dakota$27,940-20.1%
Oklahoma$27,730-20.7%
West Virginia$27,710-20.8%
Louisiana$22,900-34.5%
Alabama$22,720-35.0%
Mississippi$22,050-37.0%

🏙️ Childcare Workers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,300+35.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,720+30.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,540+27.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,320+26.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,710+25.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$43,480+24.3%
Boulder, CO$43,380+24.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,860+22.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$42,300+20.9%
Modesto, CA$41,920+19.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$41,590+18.9%
Napa, CA$41,570+18.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$41,260+18.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,560+16.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$40,210+15.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$40,150+14.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$40,010+14.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,890+14.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$39,800+13.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$39,640+13.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,590+13.2%
Salinas, CA$39,520+13.0%
Worcester, MA$39,300+12.3%
Vallejo, CA$38,850+11.1%
Bellingham, WA$38,820+11.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$38,690+10.6%
Pittsfield, MA$38,410+9.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$38,390+9.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,390+9.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,390+9.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,340+9.6%
El Centro, CA$38,220+9.3%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,130+9.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$38,050+8.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,030+8.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,020+8.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37,870+8.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,840+8.2%
Redding, CA$37,820+8.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,610+7.5%
Yuba City, CA$37,550+7.3%
Bend, OR$37,520+7.3%
Ithaca, NY$37,410+6.9%
Salem, OR$37,320+6.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,230+6.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$37,230+6.4%
Visalia, CA$37,190+6.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$37,160+6.2%
Grants Pass, OR$37,150+6.2%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$36,940+5.6%
Springfield, MA$36,910+5.5%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$36,890+5.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$36,760+5.1%
Fairbanks-College, AK$36,750+5.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,710+4.9%
Greeley, CO$36,690+4.9%
Chico, CA$36,660+4.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,620+4.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,610+4.7%
Merced, CA$36,590+4.6%
New Haven, CT$36,550+4.5%
Yakima, WA$36,550+4.5%
Fresno, CA$36,480+4.3%
Bozeman, MT$36,460+4.2%
Santa Fe, NM$36,440+4.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,420+4.1%
Kingston, NY$36,360+3.9%
Albuquerque, NM$36,340+3.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,310+3.8%
Anchorage, AK$36,280+3.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,230+3.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,210+3.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,190+3.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36,170+3.4%
Walla Walla, WA$36,040+3.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,950+2.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,920+2.7%
Binghamton, NY$35,890+2.6%
Corvallis, OR$35,800+2.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,760+2.2%
Billings, MT$35,740+2.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,670+2.0%
Albany, OR$35,640+1.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,640+1.9%
Medford, OR$35,620+1.8%
Missoula, MT$35,510+1.5%
Helena, MT$35,500+1.5%
Glens Falls, NY$35,460+1.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,410+1.2%
Grand Junction, CO$35,390+1.2%
Pueblo, CO$35,230+0.7%
Jacksonville, FL$35,210+0.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$35,190+0.6%
Springfield, IL$35,170+0.5%
Ocala, FL$35,150+0.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$35,100+0.3%
Rochester, NY$35,090+0.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,990+0.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,930-0.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,860-0.3%
Bangor, ME$34,820-0.5%
Farmington, NM$34,820-0.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,750-0.7%
Decatur, IL$34,740-0.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$34,730-0.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,670-0.9%
Green Bay, WI$34,650-0.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,620-1.0%
Mankato, MN$34,590-1.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$34,570-1.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,540-1.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,520-1.3%
Rochester, MN$34,510-1.3%
Madison, WI$34,450-1.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,450-1.5%
Syracuse, NY$34,380-1.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,300-1.9%
Las Cruces, NM$34,270-2.0%
Lexington Park, MD$34,250-2.1%
Elmira, NY$34,170-2.3%
Charlottesville, VA$34,130-2.4%
St. Cloud, MN$34,030-2.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,930-3.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,790-3.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$33,790-3.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,630-3.9%
Richmond, VA$33,570-4.0%
Rockford, IL$33,560-4.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$33,530-4.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$33,510-4.2%
Salisbury, MD$33,510-4.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,460-4.3%
Vineland, NJ$33,390-4.5%
Peoria, IL$33,340-4.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,320-4.7%
Lawton, OK$33,300-4.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$33,280-4.9%
Bloomington, IL$33,140-5.3%
Traverse City, MI$33,100-5.4%
Sheboygan, WI$33,030-5.6%
Tucson, AZ$32,830-6.1%
Kankakee, IL$32,820-6.2%
Topeka, KS$32,790-6.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$32,700-6.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$32,570-6.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$32,460-7.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$32,310-7.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$32,300-7.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220-7.9%
Asheville, NC$32,150-8.1%
Fayetteville, NC$32,150-8.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$32,150-8.1%
Yuma, AZ$32,150-8.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$32,090-8.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$32,060-8.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$32,000-8.5%
Flint, MI$31,930-8.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$31,870-8.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$31,770-9.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,750-9.2%
Dubuque, IA$31,730-9.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$31,690-9.4%
Sebring, FL$31,630-9.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,610-9.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$31,390-10.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$31,330-10.4%
Great Falls, MT$31,320-10.5%
Ogden, UT$31,310-10.5%
Dover, DE$31,200-10.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$31,200-10.8%
Appleton, WI$31,140-11.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,110-11.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$31,080-11.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$31,060-11.2%
Burlington, NC$31,030-11.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$30,970-11.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$30,960-11.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$30,950-11.5%
Battle Creek, MI$30,940-11.5%
Gainesville, FL$30,870-11.7%
Jackson, MI$30,860-11.8%
St. George, UT$30,840-11.8%
Muncie, IN$30,800-11.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$30,780-12.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$30,770-12.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$30,740-12.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$30,730-12.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$30,720-12.2%
Carson City, NV$30,710-12.2%
Bismarck, ND$30,650-12.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,650-12.4%
Boise City, ID$30,630-12.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$30,630-12.4%
Lancaster, PA$30,620-12.5%
Springfield, OH$30,610-12.5%
Reno, NV$30,520-12.8%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$30,520-12.8%
Cleveland, OH$30,460-12.9%
Eau Claire, WI$30,450-13.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$30,420-13.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$30,390-13.1%
York-Hanover, PA$30,310-13.4%
Kenosha, WI$30,290-13.4%
Columbus, OH$30,280-13.4%
Logan, UT-ID$30,280-13.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,210-13.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$30,210-13.6%
Wausau, WI$30,210-13.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,150-13.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,150-13.8%
Akron, OH$30,140-13.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$30,060-14.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$30,050-14.1%
Twin Falls, ID$30,050-14.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$30,040-14.1%
Minot, ND$30,040-14.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$30,030-14.2%
Midland, TX$30,010-14.2%
Grand Island, NE$30,000-14.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,950-14.4%
Kokomo, IN$29,930-14.4%
Evansville, IN$29,880-14.6%
Midland, MI$29,880-14.6%
Lincoln, NE$29,860-14.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$29,840-14.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,840-14.7%
Tallahassee, FL$29,840-14.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,790-14.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29,790-14.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$29,760-14.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$29,710-15.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$29,670-15.2%
Gettysburg, PA$29,640-15.3%
Savannah, GA$29,630-15.3%
Springfield, MO$29,610-15.4%
Goldsboro, NC$29,590-15.4%
Knoxville, TN$29,590-15.4%
Sandusky, OH$29,570-15.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,530-15.6%
Reading, PA$29,530-15.6%
Bloomington, IN$29,510-15.6%
Lynchburg, VA$29,500-15.7%
Saginaw, MI$29,490-15.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,440-15.8%
Spartanburg, SC$29,430-15.9%
Hot Springs, AR$29,360-16.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,330-16.2%
Jacksonville, NC$29,310-16.2%
Fond du Lac, WI$29,270-16.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$29,260-16.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,240-16.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,210-16.5%
Monroe, MI$29,210-16.5%
Tulsa, OK$29,190-16.6%
Iowa City, IA$29,170-16.6%
Owensboro, KY$29,150-16.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,140-16.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,130-16.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,110-16.8%
Roanoke, VA$29,100-16.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29,090-16.8%
Lawrence, KS$29,090-16.8%
Columbia, MO$29,070-16.9%
Wilmington, NC$29,040-17.0%
Johnson City, TN$29,030-17.0%
Toledo, OH$29,000-17.1%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,970-17.2%
Elizabethtown, KY$28,940-17.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$28,860-17.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$28,860-17.5%
Columbia, SC$28,850-17.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$28,850-17.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,840-17.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,800-17.7%
Lima, OH$28,790-17.7%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$28,760-17.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$28,730-17.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$28,680-18.0%
Bay City, MI$28,660-18.1%
Jefferson City, MO$28,600-18.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-18.2%
Manhattan, KS$28,590-18.3%
Jonesboro, AR$28,550-18.4%
Lebanon, PA$28,520-18.5%
Cleveland, TN$28,510-18.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28,470-18.6%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$28,460-18.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$28,440-18.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$28,420-18.8%
Niles, MI$28,400-18.8%
Morgantown, WV$28,370-18.9%
Rapid City, SD$28,330-19.0%
Hinesville, GA$28,250-19.2%
Wichita, KS$28,210-19.4%
Terre Haute, IN$28,200-19.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,190-19.4%
Pocatello, ID$28,190-19.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$28,170-19.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$28,130-19.6%
Greenville, NC$28,110-19.6%
Cheyenne, WY$28,070-19.8%
Erie, PA$28,030-19.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$28,030-19.9%
Virgin Islands$28,010-19.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,970-20.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,940-20.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$27,920-20.2%
Casper, WY$27,860-20.4%
Ames, IA$27,850-20.4%
Gainesville, GA$27,800-20.5%
Morristown, TN$27,800-20.5%
Florence, SC$27,780-20.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$27,740-20.7%
Sumter, SC$27,660-20.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$27,630-21.0%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,620-21.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$27,580-21.2%
Jackson, TN$27,540-21.3%
Altoona, PA$27,520-21.3%
Williamsport, PA$27,460-21.5%
Charleston, WV$27,370-21.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,250-22.1%
Amarillo, TX$27,230-22.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$27,210-22.2%
Odessa, TX$27,210-22.2%
Chambersburg, PA$27,030-22.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$27,010-22.8%
Abilene, TX$26,810-23.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$26,800-23.4%
San Angelo, TX$26,780-23.4%
Mansfield, OH$26,770-23.5%
Waco, TX$26,760-23.5%
Lubbock, TX$26,650-23.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$26,610-23.9%
Johnstown, PA$26,570-24.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,400-24.5%
Enid, OK$26,300-24.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$26,150-25.2%
Tyler, TX$26,050-25.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$25,960-25.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$25,550-27.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$25,360-27.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$25,090-28.3%
Bowling Green, KY$24,960-28.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,680-29.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$24,120-31.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$23,910-31.6%
Warner Robins, GA$23,590-32.6%
El Paso, TX$23,410-33.1%
Longview, TX$23,410-33.1%
Victoria, TX$23,280-33.4%
Huntsville, AL$23,110-33.9%
Albany, GA$23,080-34.0%
Birmingham, AL$23,070-34.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,940-34.4%
Montgomery, AL$22,720-35.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$22,640-35.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,630-35.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$22,610-35.4%
Puerto Rico$22,600-35.4%
Rome, GA$22,600-35.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$22,590-35.4%
Valdosta, GA$22,510-35.6%
Eagle Pass, TX$22,480-35.7%
Alexandria, LA$22,350-36.1%
Laredo, TX$22,350-36.1%
Mobile, AL$22,350-36.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,310-36.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,290-36.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,290-36.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,280-36.3%
Dalton, GA$22,260-36.4%
Aguadilla, PR$22,240-36.4%
Decatur, AL$22,170-36.6%
Hammond, LA$22,150-36.7%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,100-36.8%
Arecibo, PR$22,060-36.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,040-37.0%
Guam$22,020-37.0%
Dothan, AL$21,910-37.4%
Mayaguez, PR$21,850-37.5%
Lafayette, LA$21,840-37.6%
Ponce, PR$21,840-37.6%
Lake Charles, LA$21,820-37.6%
Jackson, MS$21,770-37.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$21,590-38.3%
Gadsden, AL$21,050-39.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$20,730-40.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.