How much do Childcare Workers make in Barnstable Town, MA?

Percentile spread

For Childcare Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,440 and the 90th percentile is $48,580. The difference is $12,140, which is 27.9% 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 $37,080 to the 75th at $45,970, covers $8,890.

The mean annual wage is $42,580, which sits below the median of $43,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Barnstable Town, MA median is 24.3% higher than the national median of $34,980 for Childcare Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,209, which is 26.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $40,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Childcare Workers at $44,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Childcare Workers. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 1st of 16 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).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $37,230 and employment of 2,880. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,581, against $44,209 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $41,590 and employment of 10,440. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,415, against $44,209 here.
• Worcester, MA is 100 miles away, with a median of $39,300 and employment of 1,230. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,333, against $44,209 here.

Employment share

Childcare Workers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Barnstable Town, MA (270 of 94,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (518,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.