Salary by Metro

SOC 39-9011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Childcare Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$34,980

10th percentile
$24,260
25th percentile
$29,360
Median
$34,980
75th percentile
$38,570
90th percentile
$46,010
Mean
$35,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 518,910.

That median is 31.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Childcare Workers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL1,530$31,300$47,300$79,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,090$37,780$45,720$62,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA8,260$37,930$44,540$57,410
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO7,870$35,860$44,320$49,300
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,520$36,080$43,710$53,810
Barnstable Town, MA270$36,440$43,480$48,580
Boulder, CO1,060$34,590$43,380$59,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA370$34,580$42,860$47,050
Longview-Kelso, WA30$37,160$42,300$45,800
Modesto, CA660$34,570$41,920$50,160
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,440$34,570$41,590$49,790
Napa, CA170$35,630$41,570$50,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA620$36,350$41,260$51,680
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA240$33,190$40,560$48,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA5,110$36,040$40,210$49,710
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA60$35,350$40,150$45,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA810$34,320$40,010$49,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA16,530$34,980$39,890$48,390
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4,420$35,400$39,800$50,670
Flagstaff, AZ150$32,920$39,640$45,780

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Childcare Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ48,780$34,360$37,870$46,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17,540$31,200$36,610$45,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA16,530$34,980$39,890$48,390
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA13,220$23,870$28,840$37,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV11,650$32,160$37,610$50,220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,440$34,570$41,590$49,790
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,690$22,490$29,530$38,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,660$23,990$31,110$37,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA8,260$37,930$44,540$57,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD7,960$28,550$34,520$40,350
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO7,870$35,860$44,320$49,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI7,740$29,730$36,310$46,370
Kansas City, MO-KS6,660$28,470$31,770$39,770
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,150$28,600$34,750$44,400
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI5,810$27,210$31,060$44,320
St. Louis, MO-IL5,710$29,370$33,320$43,230
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN5,280$23,630$34,450$43,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA5,110$36,040$40,210$49,710
Omaha, NE-IA4,940$28,700$31,330$36,610
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4,420$35,400$39,800$50,670

States and territories

State estimates for Childcare Workers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia1,350$39,050$47,340$56,790
Washington4,340$35,340$41,680$50,080
Massachusetts13,140$34,130$40,900$49,790
Colorado13,310$33,430$40,750$49,190
California52,780$35,340$40,020$52,670
Oregon5,240$32,580$38,650$46,450
VermontNot available$32,140$38,030$46,030
New York44,020$33,630$37,590$46,970
New Hampshire2,820$27,850$37,080$44,500
Hawaii1,870$30,850$37,030$47,270
Rhode Island1,800$31,410$36,940$45,140
Connecticut12,020$34,940$36,660$44,760
New Jersey25,070$32,220$36,390$44,800
Maine4,990$31,200$36,350$46,020
Alaska1,340$30,640$36,200$46,640
Maryland9,750$31,570$36,030$47,280
New Mexico4,120$29,880$35,840$42,190
Illinois23,900$31,200$35,830$44,980
Minnesota11,570$28,560$35,520$44,880
Montana2,190$27,770$35,120$38,750
Arizona5,530$30,830$35,100$45,660
Virginia13,930$28,150$34,330$44,100
Florida21,760$27,960$34,210$44,730
Delaware1,230$31,200$33,210$40,410
Wisconsin5,560$24,650$32,460$42,830
Utah4,830$23,040$31,630$43,440
Michigan14,010$27,210$30,970$39,340
Missouri12,430$28,600$30,790$41,600
Nebraska9,390$28,130$30,740$36,660
North Dakota4,030$23,310$30,290$37,070
Indiana8,280$23,880$30,180$38,250
Idaho4,430$17,550$30,160$42,150
Pennsylvania13,000$22,710$30,140$39,290
Nevada3,740$27,520$29,740$38,560
Ohio11,300$23,800$29,680$40,390
Tennessee13,650$21,730$29,660$38,050
South Carolina10,660$22,020$29,650$37,720
Kansas7,430$22,810$29,240$37,280
North Carolina12,550$22,840$29,140$40,990
Kentucky5,820$21,860$28,920$39,550
Texas34,160$21,750$28,570$37,290
Arkansas5,400$23,940$28,450$33,640
Iowa6,020$21,950$28,420$37,220
Wyoming1,110$21,960$28,250$50,040
Georgia21,040$22,170$28,020$36,980
Virgin Islands50$23,480$28,010$35,050
South Dakota2,370$26,500$27,940$37,840
Oklahoma7,590$22,040$27,730$38,580
West Virginia1,930$22,170$27,710$35,890
Louisiana8,000$18,650$22,900$33,610
Alabama4,580$18,680$22,720$32,330
Puerto Rico1,960$21,840$22,600$30,370
Mississippi5,420$18,230$22,050$33,600
GuamNot available$22,020$22,020$27,000

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Childcare Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Childcare Workers is $34,980. Employment is 518,910.

How does Childcare Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Childcare Workers is 31.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Childcare Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is highest on this page's list at $47,300.