Childcare Workers Salary in Jackson, MS
Median annual salary
$21,770
-38% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$26,777
cost index 81.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Jackson, MS
| 10th percentile | $18,350 |
| 25th percentile | $19,720 |
| Median (50th) | $21,770 |
| 75th percentile | $26,390 |
| 90th percentile | $37,560 |
| Mean | $24,560 |
| Employed in metro | 1,600 |
A Childcare Workers in Jackson, MS earns a median of $21,770 per year. That is 38% below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Jackson, MS has a cost index of 81.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $26,777 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $61,644, median gross rent $1,072/mo, and the median home value $200,500. See the full Jackson, MS cost-of-living profile.