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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary in SC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in SC have a median annual salary of $51,200, with 700 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $33,960 at the 10th percentile to $83,730 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,200

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.61

Employment

700

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$33,960
10th
$43,780
25th
$51,200
Median
$65,710
75th
$83,730
90th

Local compared with national

SC

$51,200

Median annual · 2025

United States

$59,300

Median annual · 2025

The SC median is 13.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,100).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.9
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  11. 11.InstructingImportance 3.9
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • ACS Technologies HeadMaster
  • Auburn Software Debit Square
  • B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
  • Bloomz
  • Cirrus Group Daycare Works
  • eChurch.com SchoolPerfect
  • Emerging Technologies Office Center
  • GroupMe
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care
  • Kressa Software SchoolLeader
  • MAGGEY Child Care Management Software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook

Common tasks

  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
  • Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
  • Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
  • Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
  • Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  • Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.
  • Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
  • Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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