Childcare Workers Salary in Wichita, KS
Median annual salary
$28,210
-19% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$37,664
cost index 74.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wichita, KS
| 10th percentile | $21,860 |
| 25th percentile | $24,290 |
| Median (50th) | $28,210 |
| 75th percentile | $30,070 |
| 90th percentile | $35,560 |
| Mean | $28,290 |
| Employed in metro | 1,490 |
A Childcare Workers in Wichita, KS earns a median of $28,210 per year. That is 19% below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Wichita, KS has a cost index of 74.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $37,664 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,655, median gross rent $987/mo, and the median home value $201,200. See the full Wichita, KS cost-of-living profile.