How much do Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, the published 10th percentile is $50,990 and the 90th percentile is $125,440. The difference is $74,450, which is 94.5% 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 $61,950 to the 75th at $93,220, covers $31,270.

The mean annual wage is $83,040, which sits above the median of $78,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 32.8% higher than the national median of $59,300 for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,132, which is 14.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.4% higher than the California median of $67,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare at $68,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 15 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).).

• Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $61,740 and employment of 120. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,914, against $68,132 here.
• Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $70,440 and employment of 50. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,583, against $68,132 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $60,210 and employment of 60. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,788, against $68,132 here.

Employment share

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (1,920 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 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.