How much do Childcare Workers make in Niles, MI?

Percentile spread

For Childcare Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,570 and the 90th percentile is $35,960. The difference is $8,390, which is 29.5% 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 $28,210 to the 75th at $33,550, covers $5,340.

The mean annual wage is $30,590, which sits above the median of $28,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Niles, MI median is 18.8% lower than the national median of $34,980 for Childcare Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,746, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Michigan median of $30,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Niles, MI is 92.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Childcare Workers at $30,746 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

44 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Childcare Workers. Niles, MI ranks 44th of 45 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).).

• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 17 miles away, with a median of $28,970 and employment of 70. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,598, against $30,746 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $29,840 and employment of 380. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,135, against $30,746 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 47 miles away, with a median of $29,790 and employment of 130. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,981, against $30,746 here.

Employment share

Childcare Workers accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Niles, MI (230 of 59,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (518,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.