Childcare Workers Salary in Portland-South Portland, ME
Median annual salary
$36,620
+5% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$32,522
cost index 112.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Portland-South Portland, ME
| 10th percentile | $32,140 |
| 25th percentile | $36,050 |
| Median (50th) | $36,620 |
| 75th percentile | $37,750 |
| 90th percentile | $46,000 |
| Mean | $37,800 |
| Employed in metro | 2,460 |
A Childcare Workers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns a median of $36,620 per year. That is 5% above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Portland-South Portland, ME has a cost index of 112.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $32,522 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $92,175, median gross rent $1,485/mo, and the median home value $420,000. See the full Portland-South Portland, ME cost-of-living profile.