11 Series · SOC 11-9031
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $59,300
- Median / year
- $98,240
- Top 10% earn
- -2.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 73,660
- US workers
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare earn a median of $59,300 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $59,300, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,580 (10th percentile) to $98,240 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 73,660 US workers. New York pays the most ($96,810), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare earn a median of $59,300, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 47% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #37 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 2.5% by 2033.
- $59,300
- Median annual wage
- Top 53%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #37 of 37
- in Management
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New York at $96,810. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare (SOC 11-9031) pays a national median of $59,300 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,580 at the 10th percentile to $98,240 at the 90th, with a mean of $64,800 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 73,660 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 332 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -2.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $96,810, which is +63% above the national figure. The top metro is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $98,470 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 73,660 jobs Median $59,300/yr
Median Salary
$59,300
per year
Median Hourly
$28.51/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$64,800
average
Employment
73,660
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$59,300 Bottom 47% higher than 47% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare sits on the slower-growing side at -2.5% growth and $59,300 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-2.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
5,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Monitoring 4.0
Coordination 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 3.9
Instructing 3.9
Service Orientation 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.5
Education and Training 4.3
Administration and Management 4.1
English Language 3.9
Psychology 3.5
Public Safety and Security 3.5
Personnel and Human Resources 3.5
Sales and Marketing 3.5
Administrative 3.5
Mathematics 3.3
Key Tasks
- ▸ Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- ▸ Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- ▸ Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- ▸ Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- ▸ Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- ▸ Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- ▸ Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
- ▸ Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
- ▸ Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
- ▸ Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,580
25th Percentile
$47,040
Median
$59,300
75th Percentile
$75,500
90th Percentile
$98,240
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $96,810 | +63% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $78,770 | +33% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $77,850 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $75,540 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $70,470 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $70,320 | +19% above national |
| 7 | California | $67,100 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Hawaii | $65,080 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $64,620 | +9% above national |
| 10 | South Dakota | $63,240 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Vermont | $63,220 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $62,520 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $62,020 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Utah | $60,980 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Georgia | $60,300 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Oregon | $60,250 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Nevada | $60,120 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Maine | $60,090 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $59,930 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Connecticut | $59,760 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Indiana | $58,740 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Illinois | $58,550 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Delaware | $58,230 | 2% below national |
| 24 | North Carolina | $57,200 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Kansas | $56,970 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $56,870 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Florida | $56,750 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $56,380 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Wyoming | $56,170 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Nebraska | $56,160 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $55,290 | 7% below national |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $55,120 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Virginia | $53,320 | 10% below national |
| 34 | North Dakota | $51,390 | 13% below national |
| 35 | South Carolina | $51,200 | 14% below national |
| 36 | Texas | $50,840 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Mississippi | $49,740 | 16% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $49,580 | 16% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $49,200 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $48,530 | 18% below national |
| 41 | Arizona | $48,160 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $48,140 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $47,940 | 19% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $47,480 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $46,690 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $46,030 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $45,990 | 22% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $45,660 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $44,990 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Kentucky | $44,530 | 25% below national |
| 51 | Alabama | $41,780 | 30% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $33,030 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,470 | +66% above national |
| 2 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $83,600 | +41% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $78,770 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Salinas, CA | $76,620 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $76,390 | +29% above national |
| 6 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $74,360 | +25% above national |
| 7 | Barnstable Town, MA | $74,080 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Vineland, NJ | $73,480 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Visalia, CA | $73,100 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $72,910 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $72,560 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Yakima, WA | $72,250 | +22% above national |
| 13 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $72,250 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $71,400 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $71,150 | +20% above national |
| 16 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $70,840 | +19% above national |
| 17 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $70,720 | +19% above national |
| 18 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $70,690 | +19% above national |
| 19 | Worcester, MA | $70,560 | +19% above national |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $70,470 | +19% above national |
| 21 | Napa, CA | $70,440 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $70,270 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | $70,180 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Anchorage, AK | $70,030 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Boulder, CO | $69,900 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $69,160 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Merced, CA | $68,440 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $67,140 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $67,030 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Pittsfield, MA | $66,540 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $66,280 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $65,480 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Springfield, MA | $65,110 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Las Cruces, NM | $65,020 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $65,000 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $64,900 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Rockford, IL | $64,850 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,800 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Chico, CA | $64,540 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Rochester, NY | $64,430 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $64,420 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $64,410 | +9% above national |
| 43 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $64,160 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $64,100 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Madison, WI | $63,910 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Colorado Springs, CO | $63,900 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $63,850 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $63,650 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,550 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Fresno, CA | $63,460 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Yuba City, CA | $63,250 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $63,220 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,200 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,090 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Redding, CA | $63,060 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $63,060 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $63,010 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Rochester, MN | $62,850 | +6% above national |
| 59 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,840 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Bend, OR | $62,740 | +6% above national |
| 61 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,680 | +6% above national |
| 62 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $62,500 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $62,390 | +5% above national |
| 65 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $62,060 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $62,020 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,960 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,960 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,790 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $61,760 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Vallejo, CA | $61,740 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Lincoln, NE | $61,730 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $61,530 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,520 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Savannah, GA | $61,390 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,300 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Asheville, NC | $61,230 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $61,200 | +3% above national |
| 79 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $60,890 | +3% above national |
| 80 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $60,590 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $60,540 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $60,530 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $60,290 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $60,260 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,210 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,160 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $60,100 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,000 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Ogden, UT | $59,960 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,860 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,630 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $59,500 | same as national |
| 93 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $59,490 | same as national |
| 94 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,480 | same as national |
| 95 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,430 | same as national |
| 96 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,350 | same as national |
| 97 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,340 | same as national |
| 98 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $59,310 | same as national |
| 99 | Appleton, WI | $59,240 | same as national |
| 100 | Lexington Park, MD | $59,190 | same as national |
| 101 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $59,160 | same as national |
| 102 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,150 | same as national |
| 103 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,020 | same as national |
| 104 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,970 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,960 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Reno, NV | $58,960 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Williamsport, PA | $58,960 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $58,920 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $58,840 | 1% below national |
| 110 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $58,790 | 1% below national |
| 111 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $58,780 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $58,760 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $58,730 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $58,590 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $58,540 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,500 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,470 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Jacksonville, FL | $58,370 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $58,340 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $58,330 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $58,220 | 2% below national |
| 122 | New Haven, CT | $58,200 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Medford, OR | $58,170 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Green Bay, WI | $58,080 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,920 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,810 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Wilmington, NC | $57,720 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $57,680 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Odessa, TX | $57,670 | 3% below national |
| 130 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,500 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $57,480 | 3% below national |
| 132 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,420 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $57,320 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Dover, DE | $57,280 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Gainesville, FL | $57,130 | 4% below national |
| 136 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,920 | 4% below national |
| 137 | Toledo, OH | $56,900 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Greeley, CO | $56,890 | 4% below national |
| 139 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Eau Claire, WI | $56,770 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $56,680 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $56,670 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Ocala, FL | $56,650 | 4% below national |
| 144 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $56,640 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $56,320 | 5% below national |
| 146 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $56,220 | 5% below national |
| 147 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $56,160 | 5% below national |
| 148 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $56,100 | 5% below national |
| 149 | Flint, MI | $56,050 | 5% below national |
| 150 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $55,980 | 6% below national |
| 151 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $55,730 | 6% below national |
| 152 | Cheyenne, WY | $55,450 | 6% below national |
| 153 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $55,430 | 7% below national |
| 154 | Springfield, IL | $55,390 | 7% below national |
| 155 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $55,230 | 7% below national |
| 156 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $55,210 | 7% below national |
| 157 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $55,060 | 7% below national |
| 158 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $55,060 | 7% below national |
| 159 | Saginaw, MI | $55,030 | 7% below national |
| 160 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $55,010 | 7% below national |
| 161 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $55,010 | 7% below national |
| 162 | Richmond, VA | $54,960 | 7% below national |
| 163 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $54,950 | 7% below national |
| 164 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $54,700 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $54,580 | 8% below national |
| 166 | York-Hanover, PA | $54,440 | 8% below national |
| 167 | Peoria, IL | $54,420 | 8% below national |
| 168 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 9% below national |
| 169 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $53,910 | 9% below national |
| 170 | Fort Wayne, IN | $53,850 | 9% below national |
| 171 | Lawrence, KS | $53,680 | 9% below national |
| 172 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $53,610 | 10% below national |
| 173 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $53,610 | 10% below national |
| 174 | Topeka, KS | $53,590 | 10% below national |
| 175 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,590 | 10% below national |
| 176 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $53,520 | 10% below national |
| 177 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $53,400 | 10% below national |
| 178 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $52,880 | 11% below national |
| 179 | Kenosha, WI | $52,710 | 11% below national |
| 180 | Lynchburg, VA | $52,520 | 11% below national |
| 181 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $52,390 | 12% below national |
| 182 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $51,990 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $51,810 | 13% below national |
| 184 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $51,750 | 13% below national |
| 185 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $51,710 | 13% below national |
| 186 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $51,350 | 13% below national |
| 187 | Wichita, KS | $51,190 | 14% below national |
| 188 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $50,990 | 14% below national |
| 189 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,930 | 14% below national |
| 190 | Waco, TX | $50,910 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Amarillo, TX | $50,690 | 15% below national |
| 192 | Tallahassee, FL | $50,540 | 15% below national |
| 193 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $50,410 | 15% below national |
| 194 | Yuma, AZ | $50,340 | 15% below national |
| 195 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,250 | 15% below national |
| 196 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,990 | 16% below national |
| 197 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,960 | 16% below national |
| 198 | Columbus, OH | $49,950 | 16% below national |
| 199 | Reading, PA | $49,760 | 16% below national |
| 200 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,750 | 16% below national |
| 201 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,680 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Dubuque, IA | $49,650 | 16% below national |
| 203 | El Centro, CA | $49,620 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $49,550 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Erie, PA | $49,520 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,480 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,460 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Lancaster, PA | $49,450 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,390 | 17% below national |
| 210 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,370 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Altoona, PA | $49,360 | 17% below national |
| 212 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,290 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,210 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Pittsburgh, PA | $49,170 | 17% below national |
| 215 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,120 | 17% below national |
| 216 | Bismarck, ND | $49,110 | 17% below national |
| 217 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $49,060 | 17% below national |
| 218 | El Paso, TX | $49,050 | 17% below national |
| 219 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $48,990 | 17% below national |
| 220 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $48,940 | 17% below national |
| 221 | Bloomington, IL | $48,860 | 18% below national |
| 222 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,860 | 18% below national |
| 223 | Traverse City, MI | $48,820 | 18% below national |
| 224 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,710 | 18% below national |
| 225 | Sumter, SC | $48,710 | 18% below national |
| 226 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,670 | 18% below national |
| 227 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,630 | 18% below national |
| 228 | Tyler, TX | $48,610 | 18% below national |
| 229 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,610 | 18% below national |
| 230 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $48,600 | 18% below national |
| 231 | Laredo, TX | $48,560 | 18% below national |
| 232 | Cleveland, OH | $48,550 | 18% below national |
| 233 | Omaha, NE-IA | $48,540 | 18% below national |
| 234 | Winston-Salem, NC | $48,540 | 18% below national |
| 235 | Akron, OH | $48,510 | 18% below national |
| 236 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,410 | 18% below national |
| 237 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | 18% below national |
| 238 | Jonesboro, AR | $48,360 | 18% below national |
| 239 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,350 | 18% below national |
| 240 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,240 | 19% below national |
| 241 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $48,230 | 19% below national |
| 242 | Corpus Christi, TX | $48,150 | 19% below national |
| 243 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 19% below national |
| 244 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $48,100 | 19% below national |
| 245 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,050 | 19% below national |
| 246 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,990 | 19% below national |
| 247 | Roanoke, VA | $47,950 | 19% below national |
| 248 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 19% below national |
| 249 | Lubbock, TX | $47,800 | 19% below national |
| 250 | Ames, IA | $47,660 | 20% below national |
| 251 | Columbus, GA-AL | $47,590 | 20% below national |
| 252 | Iowa City, IA | $47,570 | 20% below national |
| 253 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,560 | 20% below national |
| 254 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $47,550 | 20% below national |
| 255 | Fayetteville, NC | $47,530 | 20% below national |
| 256 | Johnstown, PA | $47,470 | 20% below national |
| 257 | Tucson, AZ | $47,460 | 20% below national |
| 258 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,450 | 20% below national |
| 259 | Tulsa, OK | $47,400 | 20% below national |
| 260 | Jefferson City, MO | $47,380 | 20% below national |
| 261 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,380 | 20% below national |
| 262 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $47,370 | 20% below national |
| 263 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $47,320 | 20% below national |
| 264 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $47,180 | 20% below national |
| 265 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | 21% below national |
| 266 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,000 | 21% below national |
| 267 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,920 | 21% below national |
| 268 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,830 | 21% below national |
| 269 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,750 | 21% below national |
| 270 | Jackson, MS | $46,690 | 21% below national |
| 271 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,590 | 21% below national |
| 272 | Columbia, SC | $46,510 | 22% below national |
| 273 | Columbia, MO | $46,430 | 22% below national |
| 274 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,420 | 22% below national |
| 275 | Jacksonville, NC | $46,410 | 22% below national |
| 276 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $46,410 | 22% below national |
| 277 | Montgomery, AL | $46,370 | 22% below national |
| 278 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,280 | 22% below national |
| 279 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,260 | 22% below national |
| 280 | Greenville, NC | $46,110 | 22% below national |
| 281 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $46,080 | 22% below national |
| 282 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,070 | 22% below national |
| 283 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,980 | 22% below national |
| 284 | Springfield, MO | $45,950 | 23% below national |
| 285 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $45,930 | 23% below national |
| 286 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $45,900 | 23% below national |
| 287 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,840 | 23% below national |
| 288 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $45,650 | 23% below national |
| 289 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $45,450 | 23% below national |
| 290 | Goldsboro, NC | $45,330 | 24% below national |
| 291 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $45,320 | 24% below national |
| 292 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 24% below national |
| 293 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | 24% below national |
| 294 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,170 | 24% below national |
| 295 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $45,080 | 24% below national |
| 296 | Billings, MT | $44,950 | 24% below national |
| 297 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,780 | 24% below national |
| 298 | Salem, OR | $44,760 | 25% below national |
| 299 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,560 | 25% below national |
| 300 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,500 | 25% below national |
| 301 | Birmingham, AL | $44,470 | 25% below national |
| 302 | Boise City, ID | $43,990 | 26% below national |
| 303 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $43,810 | 26% below national |
| 304 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $43,690 | 26% below national |
| 305 | Monroe, LA | $43,260 | 27% below national |
| 306 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $43,230 | 27% below national |
| 307 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $43,220 | 27% below national |
| 308 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,060 | 27% below national |
| 309 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $42,990 | 28% below national |
| 310 | Lafayette, LA | $42,940 | 28% below national |
| 311 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $42,530 | 28% below national |
| 312 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $42,390 | 29% below national |
| 313 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $42,010 | 29% below national |
| 314 | Huntsville, AL | $41,990 | 29% below national |
| 315 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $41,380 | 30% below national |
| 316 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,570 | 32% below national |
| 317 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,420 | 32% below national |
| 318 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,640 | 33% below national |
| 319 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 34% below national |
| 320 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,020 | 34% below national |
| 321 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,940 | 34% below national |
| 322 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,630 | 35% below national |
| 323 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,580 | 35% below national |
| 324 | Lawton, OK | $38,500 | 35% below national |
| 325 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,010 | 36% below national |
| 326 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,000 | 38% below national |
| 327 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,750 | 38% below national |
| 328 | Dothan, AL | $36,450 | 39% below national |
| 329 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,210 | 39% below national |
| 330 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,050 | 39% below national |
| 331 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,330 | 40% below national |
| 332 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,900 | 41% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make? ▼
The median annual salary for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is $59,300 ($28.51/hour). The salary range spans from $38,580 at the 10th percentile to $98,240 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare the most? ▼
New York pays the highest median salary for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare at $96,810/year, which is +63% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is Bachelor's degree. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare a good career? ▼
Employment for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is projected to decline 2.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 5,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay vary by state? ▼
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New York at $96,810/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $45,660/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $98,470/year. BLS reports wage data for 332 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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