WorthByZip

Childcare Workers Salary by Metro

US median salary $34,980 range $24,260 - $46,010
US mean salary $35,030

The tables below rank 150 US metro areas by median Childcare Workers pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.

Metros ranked by Childcare Workers pay

MetroMedianWorth (cost-adj.)vs US
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $47,300 $35,698 +35%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $45,720 $22,860 +31%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $44,540 $23,742 +27%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $44,320 $31,189 +27%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $43,710 $28,813 +25%
Modesto, CA $41,920 $34,054 +20%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $41,590 $27,112 +19%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $41,260 $25,205 +18%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $40,210 $28,721 +15%
Stockton-Lodi, CA $40,010 $30,426 +14%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $39,890 $25,489 +14%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $39,800 $23,371 +14%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $39,590 $30,268 +13%
Salinas, CA $39,520 $25,350 +13%
Worcester, MA $39,300 $36,322 +12%
Vallejo, CA $38,850 $23,675 +11%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $38,390 $27,819 +10%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,390 $23,756 +10%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $38,340 $21,821 +10%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $38,020 $26,737 +9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $37,870 $27,284 +8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $37,610 $24,470 +8%
Salem, OR $37,320 $35,174 +7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $37,230 $37,568 +6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $37,230 $38,822 +6%
Visalia, CA $37,190 $38,301 +6%
Colorado Springs, CO $37,160 $28,829 +6%
Springfield, MA $36,910 $42,819 +6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR $36,760 $35,759 +5%
Urban Honolulu, HI $36,710 $23,234 +5%
Portland-South Portland, ME $36,620 $32,522 +5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $36,610 $33,742 +5%
New Haven, CT $36,550 $31,590 +4%
Fresno, CA $36,480 $34,545 +4%
Albuquerque, NM $36,340 $41,437 +4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $36,310 $33,251 +4%
Anchorage, AK $36,280 $32,803 +4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $36,230 $29,171 +4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH $36,210 $29,415 +4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $36,190 $36,704 +3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $36,170 $37,250 +3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $35,920 $33,445 +3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $35,760 $27,699 +2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT $35,670 $35,352 +2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $35,640 $28,952 +2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $35,410 $44,152 +1%
Jacksonville, FL $35,210 $30,671 +1%
Ocala, FL $35,150 $36,275 +0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,100 $40,672 +0%
Rochester, NY $35,090 $40,473 +0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $34,860 $28,527 +0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,750 $24,506 -1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL $34,670 $24,554 -1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,620 $30,422 -1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $34,540 $33,180 -1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $34,520 $30,766 -1%
Madison, WI $34,450 $33,544 -2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,450 $29,724 -2%
Syracuse, NY $34,380 $42,081 -2%
Port St. Lucie, FL $33,930 $28,322 -3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $33,790 $28,135 -3%
Richmond, VA $33,570 $30,602 -4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,530 $27,150 -4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $33,460 $28,356 -4%
St. Louis, MO-IL $33,320 $39,479 -5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $33,280 $38,519 -5%
Tucson, AZ $32,830 $35,724 -6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $32,310 $24,892 -8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,300 $45,238 -8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $32,220 $31,130 -8%
Asheville, NC $32,150 $32,706 -8%
Fayetteville, NC $32,150 $34,984 -8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $32,060 $31,217 -8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $32,000 $38,835 -9%
Flint, MI $31,930 $42,573 -9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $31,870 $26,187 -9%
Kansas City, MO-KS $31,770 $33,548 -9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $31,690 $34,748 -9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $31,610 $27,180 -10%
Omaha, NE-IA $31,330 $34,657 -10%
Ogden, UT $31,310 $27,513 -10%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $31,200 $23,371 -11%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $31,110 $25,417 -11%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $31,060 $33,945 -11%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,970 $27,851 -11%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $30,770 $29,758 -12%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $30,650 $33,942 -12%
Boise City, ID $30,630 $27,154 -12%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $30,630 $40,250 -12%
Lancaster, PA $30,620 $29,757 -12%
Reno, NV $30,520 $25,286 -13%
Youngstown-Warren, OH $30,520 $43,600 -13%
Cleveland, OH $30,460 $38,266 -13%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $30,390 $27,207 -13%
York-Hanover, PA $30,310 $33,492 -13%
Columbus, OH $30,280 $31,346 -13%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $30,210 $34,408 -14%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $30,150 $35,979 -14%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,150 $35,638 -14%
Akron, OH $30,140 $38,493 -14%
Winston-Salem, NC $30,060 $38,988 -14%
Fort Wayne, IN $30,050 $39,488 -14%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,950 $32,590 -14%
Pittsburgh, PA $29,840 $37,347 -15%
Tallahassee, FL $29,840 $31,411 -15%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $29,790 $26,574 -15%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $29,760 $34,128 -15%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $29,670 $24,063 -15%
Savannah, GA $29,630 $26,863 -15%
Springfield, MO $29,610 $40,176 -15%
Knoxville, TN $29,590 $34,090 -15%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $29,530 $27,217 -16%
Reading, PA $29,530 $32,958 -16%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,440 $28,472 -16%
Spartanburg, SC $29,430 $36,696 -16%
Greensboro-High Point, NC $29,240 $35,271 -16%
Tulsa, OK $29,190 $35,685 -17%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $29,140 $36,980 -17%
Wilmington, NC $29,040 $27,578 -17%
Toledo, OH $29,000 $40,730 -17%
Chattanooga, TN-GA $28,860 $32,721 -17%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,860 $31,200 -17%
Columbia, SC $28,850 $31,878 -18%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $28,850 $30,305 -18%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $28,840 $22,744 -18%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $28,800 $36,000 -18%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $28,730 $33,840 -18%
Raleigh-Cary, NC $28,680 $24,040 -18%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $28,470 $21,749 -19%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $28,440 $32,615 -19%
Wichita, KS $28,210 $37,664 -19%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $27,630 $29,935 -21%
Corpus Christi, TX $27,210 $28,139 -22%
Canton-Massillon, OH $26,610 $38,014 -24%
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,960 $28,126 -26%
Baton Rouge, LA $25,550 $29,675 -27%
Oklahoma City, OK $25,090 $29,448 -28%
El Paso, TX $23,410 $28,619 -33%
Huntsville, AL $23,110 $25,764 -34%
Birmingham, AL $23,070 $25,951 -34%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,940 $27,342 -34%
Montgomery, AL $22,720 $27,373 -35%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $22,630 $32,329 -35%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $22,590 $29,376 -35%
Mobile, AL $22,350 $28,008 -36%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,310 $30,730 -36%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $22,290 $31,843 -36%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $22,290 $26,791 -36%
Lafayette, LA $21,840 $29,474 -38%
Jackson, MS $21,770 $26,777 -38%