Childcare Workers Salary in Reading, PA
Median annual salary
$29,530
-16% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$32,958
cost index 89.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Reading, PA
| 10th percentile | $22,040 |
| 25th percentile | $27,230 |
| Median (50th) | $29,530 |
| 75th percentile | $34,750 |
| 90th percentile | $38,010 |
| Mean | $31,250 |
| Employed in metro | 390 |
A Childcare Workers in Reading, PA earns a median of $29,530 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Reading, PA has a cost index of 89.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $32,958 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $79,777, median gross rent $1,181/mo, and the median home value $257,300. See the full Reading, PA cost-of-living profile.