Childcare Workers Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$30,630
-12% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,250
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $23,580 |
| 25th percentile | $27,560 |
| Median (50th) | $30,630 |
| 75th percentile | $35,260 |
| 90th percentile | $37,180 |
| Mean | $31,960 |
| Employed in metro | 600 |
A Childcare Workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $30,630 per year. That is 12% below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $40,250 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.