39 Series · SOC 39-9011

Childcare Workers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$32,050

per year

Median Hourly

$15.41/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$33,140

average

Employment

520,180

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$22,900$28,000$32,050$36,960$44,560
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$11.01$13.46$15.41$17.77$21.42
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$22,900

25th Percentile

$28,000

Median

$32,050

75th Percentile

$36,960

90th Percentile

$44,560

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. District of Columbia $45,400 2. Massachusetts $39,290 3. Colorado $38,410 4. California $38,220 5. Vermont $37,830

Lowest Paying States

50. Puerto Rico $21,150 51. Guam $21,350 52. Mississippi $21,760 53. Louisiana $22,100 54. Alabama $22,420
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $45,400 +42% above national
2 Massachusetts $39,290 +23% above national
3 Colorado $38,410 +20% above national
4 California $38,220 +19% above national
5 Vermont $37,830 +18% above national
6 Washington $37,800 +18% above national
7 New York $36,630 +14% above national
8 Hawaii $36,440 +14% above national
9 Oregon $36,250 +13% above national
10 Connecticut $35,290 +10% above national
11 Maryland $35,150 +10% above national
12 Arizona $35,140 +10% above national
13 Alaska $34,980 +9% above national
14 Rhode Island $34,920 +9% above national
15 Maine $34,720 +8% above national
16 New Hampshire $34,570 +8% above national
17 New Jersey $34,290 +7% above national
18 New Mexico $34,240 +7% above national
19 Minnesota $33,610 +5% above national
20 Illinois $32,860 +3% above national
21 Montana $31,440 2% below national
22 Florida $30,880 4% below national
23 Utah $30,860 4% below national
24 North Dakota $30,390 5% below national
25 Virginia $30,150 6% below national
26 Delaware $30,060 6% below national
27 Missouri $29,810 7% below national
28 Wisconsin $29,670 7% below national
29 Indiana $29,340 8% below national
30 Michigan $29,290 9% below national
31 Nevada $29,140 9% below national
32 Idaho $29,110 9% below national
33 Tennessee $29,030 9% below national
34 Nebraska $28,860 10% below national
35 Kansas $28,800 10% below national
36 Kentucky $28,570 11% below national
37 Texas $28,520 11% below national
38 North Carolina $28,480 11% below national
39 South Carolina $28,440 11% below national
40 Pennsylvania $28,330 12% below national
41 Ohio $28,230 12% below national
42 Georgia $27,940 13% below national
43 Iowa $27,930 13% below national
44 Wyoming $27,560 14% below national
45 Arkansas $27,180 15% below national
46 South Dakota $26,870 16% below national
47 Oklahoma $26,210 18% below national
48 Virgin Islands $25,940 19% below national
49 West Virginia $23,870 26% below national
50 Alabama $22,420 30% below national
51 Louisiana $22,100 31% below national
52 Mississippi $21,760 32% below national
53 Guam $21,350 33% below national
54 Puerto Rico $21,150 34% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $47,730 2. Ocala, FL $44,990 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $44,970 4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $43,640 5. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $42,810

Lowest Paying Metros

514. Ponce, PR $19,890 515. Arecibo, PR $19,900 516. Gadsden, AL $20,110 517. Aguadilla, PR $20,180 518. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $20,350
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $47,730 +49% above national
2 Ocala, FL $44,990 +40% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $44,970 +40% above national
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $43,640 +36% above national
5 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $42,810 +34% above national
6 Boulder, CO $42,730 +33% above national
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $40,180 +25% above national
8 Modesto, CA $39,610 +24% above national
9 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $39,460 +23% above national
10 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,460 +23% above national
11 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $39,290 +23% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $38,720 +21% above national
13 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $38,610 +20% above national
14 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,560 +20% above national
15 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $38,460 +20% above national
16 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $38,430 +20% above national
17 Barnstable Town, MA $38,410 +20% above national
18 Worcester, MA $38,390 +20% above national
19 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $38,290 +19% above national
20 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $38,070 +19% above national
21 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,060 +19% above national
22 Pittsfield, MA $38,010 +19% above national
23 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $37,970 +18% above national
24 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $37,970 +18% above national
25 Vallejo, CA $37,930 +18% above national
26 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,920 +18% above national
27 Flagstaff, AZ $37,910 +18% above national
28 Napa, CA $37,900 +18% above national
29 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,820 +18% above national
30 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,820 +18% above national
31 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $37,610 +17% above national
32 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $37,540 +17% above national
33 Salinas, CA $37,540 +17% above national
34 Springfield, MA $37,520 +17% above national
35 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $37,250 +16% above national
36 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,170 +16% above national
37 Colorado Springs, CO $37,090 +16% above national
38 Greeley, CO $37,070 +16% above national
39 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $37,020 +16% above national
40 Stockton-Lodi, CA $36,990 +15% above national
41 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $36,870 +15% above national
42 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,780 +15% above national
43 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $36,760 +15% above national
44 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $36,720 +15% above national
45 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $36,690 +14% above national
46 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $36,540 +14% above national
47 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $36,480 +14% above national
48 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $36,410 +14% above national
49 Fairbanks-College, AK $36,400 +14% above national
50 Urban Honolulu, HI $36,370 +13% above national
51 Visalia, CA $36,340 +13% above national
52 Santa Fe, NM $36,320 +13% above national
53 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $36,290 +13% above national
54 Longview-Kelso, WA $36,260 +13% above national
55 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $36,260 +13% above national
56 Kennewick-Richland, WA $36,220 +13% above national
57 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $36,220 +13% above national
58 Bozeman, MT $36,170 +13% above national
59 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $36,170 +13% above national
60 Ithaca, NY $36,150 +13% above national
61 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $36,060 +13% above national
62 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $36,030 +12% above national
63 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $35,980 +12% above national
64 El Centro, CA $35,970 +12% above national
65 Yakima, WA $35,960 +12% above national
66 Pueblo, CO $35,950 +12% above national
67 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $35,920 +12% above national
68 Grand Junction, CO $35,840 +12% above national
69 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $35,690 +11% above national
70 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,680 +11% above national
71 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $35,640 +11% above national
72 Yuba City, CA $35,640 +11% above national
73 Redding, CA $35,570 +11% above national
74 Salem, OR $35,570 +11% above national
75 Chico, CA $35,520 +11% above national
76 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $35,460 +11% above national
77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $35,440 +11% above national
78 Grants Pass, OR $35,420 +11% above national
79 Kingston, NY $35,370 +10% above national
80 Merced, CA $35,270 +10% above national
81 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $35,250 +10% above national
82 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $35,250 +10% above national
83 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $35,230 +10% above national
84 Bend, OR $35,200 +10% above national
85 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $35,170 +10% above national
86 Portland-South Portland, ME $35,130 +10% above national
87 Albuquerque, NM $35,010 +9% above national
88 Anchorage, AK $34,980 +9% above national
89 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $34,970 +9% above national
90 Binghamton, NY