Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary by location
National median: $59,300 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $98,470 | +66.1% | 5,020 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $96,810 | +63.3% | 3,950 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $83,600 | +41.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,770 | +32.8% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $78,770 | +32.8% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $77,850 | +31.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $76,620 | +29.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $76,390 | +28.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $75,540 | +27.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $74,080 | +24.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $73,480 | +23.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $73,100 | +23.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $72,910 | +23.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $72,560 | +22.4% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $72,250 | +21.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $71,150 | +20.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $70,560 | +19.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $70,470 | +18.8% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $70,470 | +18.8% | 950 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $70,440 | +18.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $70,320 | +18.6% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $70,270 | +18.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $70,180 | +18.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $70,030 | +18.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $69,900 | +17.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $69,160 | +16.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $68,440 | +15.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $67,140 | +13.2% | 2,570 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $67,100 | +13.2% | 9,810 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $67,030 | +13.0% | 720 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $66,540 | +12.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $66,280 | +11.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $65,480 | +10.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $65,110 | +9.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $65,080 | +9.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $65,020 | +9.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $65,000 | +9.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $64,850 | +9.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $64,800 | +9.3% | 810 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $64,620 | +9.0% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $64,540 | +8.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $64,430 | +8.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $64,420 | +8.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $64,410 | +8.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,910 | +7.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $63,900 | +7.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $63,850 | +7.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $63,650 | +7.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $63,550 | +7.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $63,460 | +7.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $63,250 | +6.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $63,240 | +6.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $63,220 | +6.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $63,220 | +6.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $63,200 | +6.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $63,090 | +6.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $63,060 | +6.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $63,060 | +6.3% | 710 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $62,850 | +6.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $62,840 | +6.0% | 830 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,740 | +5.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $62,520 | +5.4% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $62,500 | +5.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $62,060 | +4.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $62,020 | +4.6% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $61,960 | +4.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $61,960 | +4.5% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $61,790 | +4.2% | — | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $61,740 | +4.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $61,730 | +4.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $61,530 | +3.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $61,520 | +3.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $61,390 | +3.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $61,300 | +3.4% | 840 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $61,230 | +3.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Macon, GA | metropolitan | $61,200 | +3.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $60,980 | +2.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $60,540 | +2.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $60,530 | +2.1% | 870 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $60,300 | +1.7% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $60,290 | +1.7% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $60,250 | +1.6% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $60,210 | +1.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $60,160 | +1.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $60,120 | +1.4% | — | 2025 |
| ME | state | $60,090 | +1.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $60,000 | +1.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $59,960 | +1.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $59,930 | +1.1% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $59,860 | +0.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $59,760 | +0.8% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $59,630 | +0.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $59,500 | +0.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $59,490 | +0.3% | 650 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $59,480 | +0.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $59,430 | +0.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $59,340 | +0.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $59,310 | +0.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $59,240 | −0.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $59,190 | −0.2% | 40 | 2025 |