How much do Childcare Workers make in Hinesville, GA?

Percentile spread

For Childcare Workers, the published 10th percentile is $22,180 and the 90th percentile is $34,420. The difference is $12,240, which is 43.3% 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 $23,260 to the 75th at $28,890, covers $5,630.

The mean annual wage is $27,510, which sits below the median of $28,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hinesville, GA median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $34,980 for Childcare Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,075, which is 14% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Georgia median of $28,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hinesville, GA is 93.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Childcare Workers at $30,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Childcare Workers. Hinesville, GA ranks 12th of 20 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).).

• Savannah, GA is 29 miles away, with a median of $29,630 and employment of 920. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,122, against $30,075 here.
• Brunswick-St. Simons, GA is 33 miles away, with a median of $28,760 and employment of 180. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,791, against $30,075 here.
• Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 61 miles away, with a median of $30,740 and employment of 220. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,362, against $30,075 here.

Employment share

Childcare Workers accounts for 0.64% of wage-and-salary employment in Hinesville, GA (130 of 20,330). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (518,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.92 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.