How much do Childcare Workers make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Childcare Workers, the published 10th percentile is $17,600 and the 90th percentile is $30,660. The difference is $13,060, which is 57.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $19,750 to the 75th at $27,940, covers $8,190.

The mean annual wage is $24,090, which sits above the median of $22,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 35.3% lower than the national median of $34,980 for Childcare Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,747, which is 26.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the Alabama median of $22,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Childcare Workers at $25,747 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Childcare Workers. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 17th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbus, GA-AL is 40 miles away, with a median of $26,150 and employment of 510. That median is 15.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,285, against $25,747 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $22,720 and employment of 660. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,334, against $25,747 here.
• Dothan, AL is 86 miles away, with a median of $21,910 and employment of 140. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,135, against $25,747 here.