Childcare Workers salary by location
National median: $34,980 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $47,340 | +35.3% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $47,300 | +35.2% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $45,720 | +30.7% | 3,090 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $44,540 | +27.3% | 8,260 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $44,320 | +26.7% | 7,870 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $43,710 | +25.0% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $43,480 | +24.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $43,380 | +24.0% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $42,860 | +22.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $42,300 | +20.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $41,920 | +19.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $41,680 | +19.2% | 4,340 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $41,590 | +18.9% | 10,440 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $41,570 | +18.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $41,260 | +18.0% | 620 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $40,900 | +16.9% | 13,140 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $40,750 | +16.5% | 13,310 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $40,560 | +16.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $40,210 | +15.0% | 5,110 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $40,150 | +14.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $40,020 | +14.4% | 52,780 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $40,010 | +14.4% | 810 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $39,890 | +14.0% | 16,530 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $39,800 | +13.8% | 4,420 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $39,640 | +13.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $39,590 | +13.2% | 3,020 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $39,520 | +13.0% | 530 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $39,300 | +12.3% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,850 | +11.1% | 570 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $38,820 | +11.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $38,690 | +10.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $38,650 | +10.5% | 5,240 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $38,410 | +9.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $38,390 | +9.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,390 | +9.7% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $38,390 | +9.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $38,340 | +9.6% | 860 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $38,220 | +9.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $38,130 | +9.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $38,050 | +8.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $38,030 | +8.7% | — | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $38,030 | +8.7% | — | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $38,020 | +8.7% | 3,720 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $37,870 | +8.3% | 48,780 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $37,840 | +8.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $37,820 | +8.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $37,610 | +7.5% | 11,650 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $37,590 | +7.5% | 44,020 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $37,550 | +7.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $37,520 | +7.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $37,410 | +6.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $37,320 | +6.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $37,230 | +6.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $37,230 | +6.4% | 2,880 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $37,190 | +6.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $37,160 | +6.2% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $37,150 | +6.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $37,080 | +6.0% | 2,820 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $37,030 | +5.9% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $36,940 | +5.6% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $36,940 | +5.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $36,910 | +5.5% | 600 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $36,890 | +5.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $36,760 | +5.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $36,750 | +5.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $36,710 | +4.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $36,690 | +4.9% | 490 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $36,660 | +4.8% | 12,020 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $36,660 | +4.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $36,620 | +4.7% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $36,610 | +4.7% | 17,540 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $36,590 | +4.6% | 390 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $36,550 | +4.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $36,550 | +4.5% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $36,480 | +4.3% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $36,460 | +4.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $36,440 | +4.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $36,420 | +4.1% | 740 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $36,390 | +4.0% | 25,070 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $36,360 | +3.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $36,350 | +3.9% | 4,990 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $36,340 | +3.9% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $36,310 | +3.8% | 7,740 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $36,280 | +3.7% | 860 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $36,230 | +3.6% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $36,210 | +3.5% | 910 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $36,200 | +3.5% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $36,190 | +3.5% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $36,170 | +3.4% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $36,040 | +3.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $36,030 | +3.0% | 9,750 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $35,950 | +2.8% | 810 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $35,920 | +2.7% | 3,630 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $35,890 | +2.6% | 640 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $35,840 | +2.5% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $35,830 | +2.4% | 23,900 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $35,800 | +2.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $35,760 | +2.2% | 4,230 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $35,740 | +2.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $35,670 | +2.0% | 1,350 | 2025 |