Childcare Workers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$39,800
+14% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$23,371
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $35,400 |
| 25th percentile | $37,500 |
| Median (50th) | $39,800 |
| 75th percentile | $45,480 |
| 90th percentile | $50,670 |
| Mean | $42,370 |
| Employed in metro | 4,420 |
A Childcare Workers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $39,800 per year. That is 14% above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a cost index of 170.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $23,371 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $106,268, median gross rent $2,246/mo, and the median home value $854,700. See the full San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA cost-of-living profile.