United States
Childcare Workers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$32,050
Childcare Workers in the United States earn a median of $32,050 a year, about $15.41 an hour.
Median
$32,050
per year
Hourly
$15.41
as published
Mean
$33,140
pulled up by top earners
Workers
520,180
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $38,220 | +19% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $36,540 | +14% |
| Texas | State | $28,520 | -11% |
| New York | State | $36,630 | +14% |
| Georgia | State | $27,940 | -13% |
| New Jersey | State | $34,290 | +7% |
| Illinois | State | $32,860 | +3% |
| Florida | State | $30,880 | -4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $38,070 | +19% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $34,110 | +6% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $28,480 | -11% |
| Michigan | State | $29,290 | -9% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $28,330 | -12% |
| Virginia | State | $30,150 | -6% |
| Tennessee | State | $29,030 | -9% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $28,490 | -11% |
| Ohio | State | $28,230 | -12% |
| Massachusetts | State | $39,290 | +23% |
| North Carolina | State | $28,480 | -11% |
| South Carolina | State | $28,440 | -11% |
| Colorado | State | $38,410 | +20% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $29,760 | -7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $35,460 | +11% |
| Minnesota | State | $33,610 | +5% |
| Missouri | State | $29,810 | -7% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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