Childcare Workers Salary in Springfield, MO
Median annual salary
$29,610
-15% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,176
cost index 73.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Springfield, MO
| 10th percentile | $28,600 |
| 25th percentile | $28,750 |
| Median (50th) | $29,610 |
| 75th percentile | $35,890 |
| 90th percentile | $37,240 |
| Mean | $32,350 |
| Employed in metro | 920 |
A Childcare Workers in Springfield, MO earns a median of $29,610 per year. That is 15% below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Springfield, MO has a cost index of 73.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $40,176 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,071, median gross rent $972/mo, and the median home value $230,700. See the full Springfield, MO cost-of-living profile.