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Childcare Workers Salary by City (2026)

384 metro areas · National average: $31,035 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Childcare Workers salaries across 384 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
North Port, FL $51,310
Ocala, FL $47,080
San Francisco, CA $46,960
San Jose, CA $46,590
Boulder, CO $42,880
Seattle, WA $42,730
Santa Rosa, CA $41,830
El Centro, CA $41,730
Modesto, CA $41,660
Boston, MA $41,600
Salinas, CA $41,310
Vallejo, CA $41,130
Kahului, HI $40,860
Napa, CA $40,830
Oxnard, CA $40,800
Barnstable Town, MA $40,670
San Diego, CA $40,520
Amherst Town, MA $40,360
Visalia, CA $40,340
Los Angeles, CA $40,210
San Luis Obispo, CA $40,080
Bremerton, WA $40,070
Denver, CO $39,990
Riverside, CA $39,970
Worcester, MA $39,910
Pittsfield, MA $39,900
Longview, WA $39,690
Kalamazoo, MI $39,590
Santa Cruz, CA $39,540
Mount Vernon, WA $39,520
Sacramento, CA $39,440
Stockton, CA $39,420
Kennewick, WA $39,380
Yuba City, CA $39,310
Springfield, MA $39,230
Santa Maria, CA $39,070
Spokane, WA $38,810
Hanford, CA $38,780
Burlington, VT $38,710
Portland, OR $38,680
Merced, CA $38,520
Olympia, WA $38,520
New York, NY $38,370
Chico, CA $38,290
Fairbanks, AK $38,210
Wenatchee, WA $38,200
Phoenix, AZ $38,150
Redding, CA $38,060
Bridgeport, CT $38,000
Fresno, CA $37,910
Flagstaff, AZ $37,800
Bakersfield, CA $37,740
Colorado Springs, CO $37,350
Washington, DC $37,350
Greeley, CO $37,310
Bellingham, WA $36,990
Yakima, WA $36,950
Albany, NY $36,870
Prescott Valley, AZ $36,720
Santa Fe, NM $36,700
Deltona, FL $36,530
Fort Collins, CO $36,530
New Haven, CT $36,350
Kiryas Joel, NY $36,330
Anchorage, AK $36,240
Ithaca, NY $36,110
Walla Walla, WA $36,100
Kingston, NY $36,020
Salem, OR $35,800
Providence, RI $35,760
Grand Junction, CO $35,580
Hartford, CT $35,580
Pueblo, CO $35,530
Bend, OR $35,510
Urban Honolulu, HI $35,410
Minneapolis, MN $35,350
Norwich, CT $35,340
Buffalo, NY $35,290
Binghamton, NY $35,250
Trenton, NJ $35,190
Grants Pass, OR $35,180
Baltimore, MD $35,160
Chicago, IL $35,090
Waterbury, CT $35,040
Jacksonville, FL $34,870
Utica, NY $34,860
Medford, OR $34,840
Portland, ME $34,800
Bozeman, MT $34,790
Elmira, NY $34,770
Glens Falls, NY $34,690
Lexington Park, MD $34,640
Miami, FL $34,630
Watertown, NY $34,410
Syracuse, NY $34,380
Vineland, NJ $34,370
Corvallis, OR $34,280
Albuquerque, NM $34,260
Rochester, NY $34,140
Eugene, OR $34,130
Lewiston, ME $33,800
Atlantic City, NJ $33,780
Decatur, IL $33,660
Bangor, ME $33,630
Punta Gorda, FL $33,620
Naples, FL $33,580
Springfield, IL $33,520
Albany, OR $33,510
Tucson, AZ $33,440
St. Louis, MO $33,330
Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,320
Philadelphia, PA $33,190
Bloomington, IL $33,110
Las Cruces, NM $33,080
Salisbury, MD $32,970
Champaign, IL $32,950
Farmington, NM $32,880
Missoula, MT $32,760
Traverse City, MI $32,720
Reno, NV $32,700
Flint, MI $32,660
Palm Bay, FL $32,610
Peoria, IL $32,610
Rockford, IL $32,390
Helena, MT $32,340
Davenport, IA $32,320
Dover, DE $32,300
Charleston, SC $32,280
Hagerstown, MD $32,270
Des Moines, IA $32,130
Madison, WI $32,100
Tampa, FL $32,090
Billings, MT $32,050
Columbia, MO $32,040
Fargo, ND $32,000
Kankakee, IL $31,970
Kansas City, MO $31,970
Rochester, MN $31,920
St. Cloud, MN $31,870
Lawton, OK $31,840
Salt Lake City, UT $31,840
Nashville, TN $31,830
Cape Coral, FL $31,820
Mankato, MN $31,780
Coeur d'Alene, ID $31,720
Akron, OH $31,650
Asheville, NC $31,620
Lexington, KY $31,590
Muncie, IN $31,580
Lakeland, FL $31,550
Manchester, NH $31,530
Durham, NC $31,480
Sebastian, FL $31,470
Ogden, UT $31,430
Ann Arbor, MI $31,390
Grand Rapids, MI $31,370
Carson City, NV $31,360
Topeka, KS $31,330
Lewiston, ID $31,320
Charlottesville, VA $31,300
Port St. Lucie, FL $31,270
Great Falls, MT $31,230
Dubuque, IA $31,220
Sheboygan, WI $31,180
Orlando, FL $31,080
Dallas, TX $31,060
Crestview, FL $30,970
Green Bay, WI $30,950
Bismarck, ND $30,930
Gainesville, FL $30,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $30,890
Austin, TX $30,800
Brownsville, TX $30,800
Gettysburg, PA $30,790
Omaha, NE $30,780
Detroit, MI $30,720
Indianapolis, IN $30,620
Provo, UT $30,600
Harrisonburg, VA $30,530
Dayton, OH $30,520
Springfield, MO $30,500
Lincoln, NE $30,490
Duluth, MN $30,430
Lansing, MI $30,420
Allentown, PA $30,410
Fond du Lac, WI $30,370
Logan, UT $30,350
Cincinnati, OH $30,330
Richmond, VA $30,320
Wilmington, NC $30,320
Las Vegas, NV $30,170
La Crosse, WI $30,110
Winchester, VA $30,110
Cleveland, OH $30,090
Milwaukee, WI $30,090
Pensacola, FL $30,050
Winston, NC $30,030
Columbus, OH $30,020
Jackson, MI $30,020
Racine, WI $30,010
Twin Falls, ID $30,010
Grand Forks, ND $29,960
Midland, MI $29,920
Ames, IA $29,890
St. George, UT $29,850
Tallahassee, FL $29,850
Atlanta, GA $29,790
Battle Creek, MI $29,760
Hilton Head Island, SC $29,730
Iowa City, IA $29,690
Panama City, FL $29,690
Raleigh, NC $29,680
San Antonio, TX $29,680
York, PA $29,650
Virginia Beach, VA $29,630
Charlotte, NC $29,570
Hickory, NC $29,510
Houston, TX $29,510
Saginaw, MI $29,480
Sebring, FL $29,470
Joplin, MO $29,410
Staunton, VA $29,410
Muskegon, MI $29,400
South Bend, IN $29,390
Sandusky, OH $29,380
Monroe, MI $29,360
Toledo, OH $29,310
Fayetteville, NC $29,300
Fort Wayne, IN $29,290
St. Joseph, MO $29,260
Springfield, OH $29,240
Boise City, ID $29,200
Oshkosh, WI $29,170
Hot Springs, AR $29,150
Cape Girardeau, MO $29,140
Corpus Christi, TX $29,130
Greensboro, NC $29,130
Fayetteville, AR $29,110
Evansville, IN $29,100
Midland, TX $29,060
Appleton, WI $29,040
Lafayette, IN $29,010
Jefferson City, MO $28,990
Savannah, GA $28,960
Pinehurst, NC $28,900
Grand Island, NE $28,880
Jonesboro, AR $28,830
Tulsa, OK $28,790
Knoxville, TN $28,760
Elkhart, IN $28,670
Lawrence, KS $28,660
Spartanburg, SC $28,650
Harrisburg, PA $28,590
Scranton, PA $28,590
Lancaster, PA $28,570
Eau Claire, WI $28,530
Lynchburg, VA $28,520
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,460
Memphis, TN $28,460
Kenosha, WI $28,330
Kokomo, IN $28,330
Sioux City, IA $28,240
Odessa, TX $28,180
Roanoke, VA $28,160
Blacksburg, VA $28,150
Niles, MI $28,120
Waterloo, IA $28,100
Pittsburgh, PA $28,030
Wildwood, FL $27,980
Chattanooga, TN $27,870
Lima, OH $27,860
Morgantown, WV $27,820
Owensboro, KY $27,800
Little Rock, AR $27,750
Youngstown, OH $27,720
Janesville, WI $27,660
Columbia, SC $27,610
Burlington, NC $27,550
Paducah, KY $27,540
Wichita, KS $27,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $27,470
Brunswick, GA $27,450
Myrtle Beach, SC $27,440
Reading, PA $27,440
Pocatello, ID $27,420
College Station, TX $27,370
Kingsport, TN $27,370
Wausau, WI $27,350
Jacksonville, NC $27,320
Greenville, SC $27,270
Michigan City, IN $27,250
Morristown, TN $27,210
Goldsboro, NC $27,200
Tyler, TX $27,180
Williamsport, PA $27,140
Waco, TX $27,110
Rocky Mount, NC $27,100
Bowling Green, KY $27,090
Erie, PA $27,090
Bloomington, IN $27,080
Bay City, MI $27,050
Lebanon, PA $27,050
Cleveland, TN $27,000
Clarksville, TN $26,960
Manhattan, KS $26,890
Mansfield, OH $26,850
Abilene, TX $26,800
Wheeling, WV $26,790
New Orleans, LA $26,730
Elizabethtown, KY $26,660
Macon, GA $26,640
Rapid City, SD $26,640
Canton, OH $26,610
Fort Smith, AR $26,600
Augusta, GA $26,580
Johnson City, TN $26,570
Sumter, SC $26,570
State College, PA $26,560
Cheyenne, WY $26,520
Sioux Falls, SD $26,510
Idaho Falls, ID $26,390
Oklahoma City, OK $26,290
Terre Haute, IN $26,210
Chambersburg, PA $26,170
Florence, SC $26,160
Greenville, NC $26,140
Albany, GA $26,010
Casper, WY $26,010
Lubbock, TX $26,010
Dalton, GA $25,950
Hinesville, GA $25,940
Huntsville, AL $25,900
Amarillo, TX $25,860
Warner Robins, GA $25,800
Sherman, TX $25,750
Athens, GA $25,590
Altoona, PA $25,560
Columbus, GA $25,480
Jackson, TN $25,460
Shreveport, LA $25,260
Killeen, TX $25,180
San Angelo, TX $25,180
Longview, TX $24,990
Auburn, AL $24,970
Birmingham, AL $24,950
Baton Rouge, LA $24,820
Charleston, WV $24,720
Lake Charles, LA $24,710
Wichita Falls, TX $24,710
Rome, GA $24,690
Valdosta, GA $24,690
Slidell, LA $24,680
Enid, OK $24,520
Daphne, AL $24,480
Texarkana, TX $24,340
Victoria, TX $24,320
Beaumont, TX $24,270
Parkersburg, WV $24,200
Houma, LA $24,180
Montgomery, AL $24,160
Huntington, WV $24,060
El Paso, TX $23,970
Johnstown, PA $23,850
Alexandria, LA $23,820
Lafayette, LA $23,800
Decatur, AL $23,730
Hammond, LA $23,560
Mobile, AL $23,560
Eagle Pass, TX $23,250
Anniston, AL $23,210
Gulfport, MS $23,180
Aguadilla, PR $23,060
San Juan, PR $22,930
Beckley, WV $22,910
Jackson, MS $22,780
Florence, AL $22,760
McAllen, TX $22,660
Ponce, PR $22,520
Laredo, TX $22,340
Dothan, AL $22,300
Mayaguez, PR $21,900
Hattiesburg, MS $21,200
Gadsden, AL $20,750
Arecibo, PR $20,700