Childcare Workers Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$39,520
+13% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$25,350
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $35,090 |
| 25th percentile | $37,980 |
| Median (50th) | $39,520 |
| 75th percentile | $44,980 |
| 90th percentile | $50,220 |
| Mean | $42,380 |
| Employed in metro | 530 |
A Childcare Workers in Salinas, CA earns a median of $39,520 per year. That is 13% above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $25,350 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.