Childcare Workers Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$36,340
+4% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$41,437
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $31,090 |
| 25th percentile | $31,650 |
| Median (50th) | $36,340 |
| 75th percentile | $37,110 |
| 90th percentile | $42,120 |
| Mean | $36,000 |
| Employed in metro | 2,190 |
A Childcare Workers in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $36,340 per year. That is 4% above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $41,437 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.