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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary by City
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary by City (2024)
237 metro areas · National average: $58,709 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salaries across 237 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Yakima, WA $99,080
$61,830
$40,950
$107,080
Modesto, CA $91,710
$73,660
$47,150
$161,000
New York, NY $91,640
$79,000
$52,340
$158,930
San Jose, CA $87,670
$77,120
$51,480
$157,920
Seattle, WA $86,060
$77,390
$52,000
$111,230
Merced, CA $84,600
$61,880
$47,020
$130,600
San Francisco, CA $84,470
$76,580
$61,140
$120,760
Trenton, NJ $82,290
$69,820
$48,470
$130,000
Atlantic City, NJ $81,880
$61,020
$49,990
$124,280
San Luis Obispo, CA $79,280
$61,100
$45,090
$134,190
Syracuse, NY $79,130
$62,670
$48,650
$142,480
San Diego, CA $78,880
$62,530
$43,890
$122,130
Salinas, CA $78,150
$74,690
$58,560
$102,260
Vineland, NJ $77,510
$65,080
$39,070
$120,460
Santa Maria, CA $76,500
$62,250
$43,150
$133,910
Fresno, CA $75,590
$63,460
$46,800
$134,430
Binghamton, NY $75,560
$62,860
$48,840
$98,790
Santa Cruz, CA $75,300
$61,610
$47,040
$136,710
Bakersfield, CA $74,900
$62,980
$42,400
$128,020
Vallejo, CA $74,230
$61,420
$46,450
$127,850
Oxnard, CA $73,920
$62,100
$46,150
$124,950
Kennewick, WA $73,840
$63,730
$45,610
$105,280
Kiryas Joel, NY $73,720
$62,010
$48,200
$109,990
El Centro, CA $73,550
$59,990
$45,410
$129,060
Boston, MA $73,170
$71,240
$50,170
$99,790
Bridgeport, CT $73,160
$71,280
$41,980
$105,790
Santa Rosa, CA $73,010
$62,140
$46,610
$104,580
Anchorage, AK $72,290
$65,990
$42,720
$134,360
Albany, NY $71,890
$61,930
$51,030
$102,030
Los Angeles, CA $71,810
$61,880
$44,950
$99,010
New Haven, CT $71,590
$63,220
$38,400
$103,480
Visalia, CA $71,010
$62,460
$46,210
$126,300
Amherst Town, MA $70,820
$64,130
$48,780
$103,770
Denver, CO $70,810
$64,180
$46,990
$101,890
Worcester, MA $70,660
$63,730
$49,380
$105,290
Albuquerque, NM $70,380
$67,450
$47,210
$97,740
Rochester, NY $70,190
$60,990
$48,170
$99,890
Sacramento, CA $69,720
$59,790
$45,070
$99,500
Washington, DC $69,580
$61,490
$48,880
$95,620
Riverside, CA $69,510
$61,180
$44,900
$102,230
Spokane, WA $69,230
$59,990
$40,690
$94,140
Lynchburg, VA $68,920
$59,350
$39,580
$98,710
Barnstable Town, MA $68,660
$64,330
$49,950
$93,980
Lincoln, NE $68,610
$63,860
$44,660
$98,080
Buffalo, NY $67,700
$60,390
$48,960
$100,410
Rockford, IL $66,850
$60,330
$40,000
$101,130
Lexington Park, MD $66,540
$57,390
$46,850
$109,140
Springfield, MA $65,830
$64,000
$47,930
$80,910
Hartford, CT $65,760
$60,190
$38,180
$98,240
Chico, CA $65,450
$61,230
$41,030
$95,520
Boulder, CO $65,430
$58,170
$48,060
$100,310
Urban Honolulu, HI $65,420
$66,350
$49,230
$74,670
Salt Lake City, UT $65,400
$58,020
$39,370
$99,740
Minneapolis, MN $65,350
$60,630
$47,850
$97,740
Stockton, CA $65,170
$59,820
$45,600
$94,440
Las Cruces, NM $65,140
$64,620
$43,530
$79,000
Asheville, NC $64,970
$57,880
$36,970
$94,030
Pittsfield, MA $64,610
$64,030
$50,420
$81,120
Raleigh, NC $64,340
$55,060
$38,700
$97,910
Utica, NY $64,070
$50,700
$44,240
$102,650
Philadelphia, PA $63,480
$55,490
$36,020
$93,680
Ogden, UT $62,800
$57,390
$33,180
$94,840
Grand Rapids, MI $62,110
$58,940
$37,700
$94,510
Redding, CA $62,040
$58,540
$37,280
$93,820
Naples, FL $61,980
$57,660
$40,370
$92,220
Charlotte, NC $61,840
$58,730
$38,280
$91,540
Reno, NV $61,710
$61,780
$35,400
$84,720
Waterbury, CT $61,500
$54,140
$37,640
$97,240
Austin, TX $61,420
$58,900
$36,700
$87,750
Fort Wayne, IN $61,300
$50,820
$36,570
$114,280
Portland, OR $61,100
$54,680
$46,680
$82,740
Durham, NC $61,070
$57,700
$37,480
$88,430
Colorado Springs, CO $60,950
$58,520
$46,600
$85,080
Wilmington, NC $60,950
$56,310
$37,360
$97,760
Burlington, VT $60,910
$58,260
$45,910
$76,150
Las Vegas, NV $60,910
$60,200
$35,430
$99,070
Dover, DE $60,830
$60,910
$38,220
$96,780
Miami, FL $60,720
$52,000
$39,180
$86,090
Omaha, NE $60,610
$51,360
$40,800
$88,480
Ann Arbor, MI $60,530
$57,930
$35,710
$95,330
Greensboro, NC $60,530
$53,510
$37,200
$94,450
Rochester, MN $60,330
$59,230
$39,940
$86,710
Cleveland, OH $60,300
$48,710
$37,260
$108,010
Ocala, FL $60,100
$56,090
$37,060
$82,090
Oshkosh, WI $59,950
$59,660
$38,470
$85,480
Midland, TX $59,840
$54,840
$31,200
$104,440
Lansing, MI $59,790
$55,990
$37,790
$93,150
Logan, UT $59,590
$46,690
$36,140
$91,580
Allentown, PA $59,490
$48,040
$40,350
$108,540
Bend, OR $59,450
$52,970
$43,420
$81,460
Fort Collins, CO $59,230
$57,240
$44,440
$90,500
Fargo, ND $59,030
$59,300
$41,670
$98,050
Topeka, KS $58,960
$54,380
$39,090
$87,920
Lakeland, FL $58,910
$47,780
$36,780
$83,400
Tallahassee, FL $58,860
$48,160
$35,740
$87,580
Norwich, CT $58,820
$51,430
$36,980
$97,630
Flint, MI $58,720
$51,870
$34,830
$93,340
Hickory, NC $58,590
$56,420
$35,290
$84,990
Tampa, FL $58,590
$54,300
$38,810
$86,440
Chattanooga, TN $58,580
$46,790
$37,770
$78,980
South Bend, IN $58,510
$52,900
$36,890
$86,050
Duluth, MN $58,450
$56,270
$37,410
$90,700
Eugene, OR $58,350
$49,710
$42,540
$86,270
Madison, WI $58,310
$61,760
$38,960
$72,890
Champaign, IL $58,210
$53,500
$39,000
$76,120
St. Cloud, MN $58,050
$49,760
$44,000
$94,030
Providence, RI $58,030
$50,230
$49,010
$78,180
Detroit, MI $57,700
$56,620
$35,140
$79,130
Memphis, TN $57,700
$49,410
$36,050
$96,720
Greeley, CO $57,480
$51,000
$46,440
$86,670
Salem, OR $57,340
$48,650
$41,630
$80,690
Medford, OR $57,310
$50,310
$36,150
$79,910
Youngstown, OH $57,180
$46,710
$34,610
$99,360
Greenville, SC $57,150
$48,490
$37,160
$73,730
Atlanta, GA $57,070
$44,510
$37,050
$92,310
Waco, TX $57,050
$58,350
$29,200
$85,960
Palm Bay, FL $56,890
$49,500
$38,080
$84,750
Sebastian, FL $56,870
$49,990
$37,400
$83,860
Appleton, WI $56,770
$59,090
$38,160
$62,390
Dallas, TX $56,740
$52,880
$39,460
$79,080
North Port, FL $56,740
$48,870
$37,660
$87,340
Davenport, IA $56,620
$48,670
$36,000
$94,850
Akron, OH $56,610
$47,860
$36,610
$90,670
Bozeman, MT $56,380
$59,500
$37,910
$76,330
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,280
$49,640
$37,350
$85,320
Fayetteville, NC $56,130
$49,890
$34,600
$79,150
Kahului, HI $56,020
$54,320
$45,490
$75,960
Virginia Beach, VA $55,690
$54,130
$36,680
$81,850
Winston, NC $55,670
$48,480
$37,230
$79,740
Gainesville, FL $55,560
$48,130
$37,400
$83,440
Charleston, SC $55,440
$45,450
$37,530
$81,020
Sioux City, IA $55,430
$49,020
$36,390
$82,740
Jacksonville, FL $55,240
$49,990
$33,960
$77,170
Reading, PA $55,240
$48,160
$35,530
$81,700
Richmond, VA $55,240
$47,240
$39,210
$71,830
Manchester, NH $55,210
$47,480
$35,360
$79,120
Dayton, OH $55,170
$47,750
$37,400
$87,020
New Orleans, LA $55,080
$47,230
$35,260
$87,630
Deltona, FL $55,060
$47,020
$37,150
$83,320
Indianapolis, IN $54,970
$49,800
$34,320
$82,360
Roanoke, VA $54,880
$48,520
$36,680
$79,450
Green Bay, WI $54,730
$56,570
$36,870
$72,990
Lawrence, KS $54,720
$52,030
$47,210
$63,090
Sioux Falls, SD $54,720
$55,050
$39,640
$77,670
Chicago, IL $54,660
$47,470
$40,990
$74,810
Greenville, NC $54,650
$47,590
$35,360
$78,300
Bangor, ME $54,620
$50,590
$38,950
$83,990
Tulsa, OK $54,610
$46,990
$35,630
$81,870
Cape Coral, FL $54,500
$48,670
$37,650
$86,030
Billings, MT $54,480
$52,300
$30,940
$87,450
Phoenix, AZ $54,240
$53,950
$38,750
$71,670
Orlando, FL $54,010
$47,000
$37,470
$85,850
Amarillo, TX $53,980
$48,780
$29,050
$85,230
Kalamazoo, MI $53,930
$52,110
$35,490
$75,820
Baton Rouge, LA $53,900
$48,160
$35,810
$85,890
Kansas City, MO $53,840
$49,100
$33,940
$80,980
Janesville, WI $53,670
$56,180
$36,910
$68,590
San Antonio, TX $53,610
$48,510
$29,610
$87,120
Milwaukee, WI $53,460
$57,020
$31,490
$71,190
Burlington, NC $53,250
$48,650
$34,070
$78,420
Peoria, IL $53,090
$50,330
$38,570
$60,990
Eau Claire, WI $53,030
$49,150
$36,370
$68,260
Columbus, OH $52,810
$47,080
$38,520
$68,300
Lancaster, PA $52,480
$47,430
$34,960
$81,880
Oklahoma City, OK $52,320
$44,420
$30,960
$79,500
Springfield, IL $52,290
$48,550
$38,450
$73,670
Crestview, FL $52,250
$46,280
$37,040
$85,890
Portland, ME $52,170
$47,230
$43,540
$69,520
Des Moines, IA $52,160
$48,220
$34,930
$72,800
Canton, OH $52,000
$45,380
$32,200
$74,270
Toledo, OH $52,000
$45,760
$36,690
$74,100
Wichita, KS $51,980
$48,330
$38,610
$79,290
Houston, TX $51,940
$48,850
$36,670
$62,530
Cincinnati, OH $51,870
$45,930
$36,650
$67,990
Nashville, TN $51,830
$45,620
$38,420
$67,280
Charlottesville, VA $51,810
$46,440
$38,490
$70,980
Harrisburg, PA $51,280
$47,050
$34,760
$72,570
Jacksonville, NC $51,250
$45,580
$33,860
$77,270
Columbia, SC $51,150
$44,680
$34,580
$71,910
Pensacola, FL $51,030
$45,170
$37,440
$82,730
Erie, PA $51,010
$46,130
$31,640
$68,540
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,920
$45,540
$35,860
$80,220
Bloomington, IL $50,830
$47,880
$38,520
$63,880
La Crosse, WI $50,770
$49,150
$33,180
$66,030
Panama City, FL $50,720
$44,860
$36,740
$82,130
Kenosha, WI $50,680
$49,570
$37,600
$63,000
Sebring, FL $50,400
$46,160
$35,510
$79,040
State College, PA $50,300
$47,290
$34,360
$67,110
Tucson, AZ $50,180
$47,540
$36,650
$61,900
York, PA $50,080
$46,750
$35,800
$70,690
El Paso, TX $49,970
$47,140
$27,880
$72,970
Knoxville, TN $49,900
$42,530
$35,820
$71,670
San Juan, PR $49,900
$39,600
$32,630
$74,390
Cedar Rapids, IA $49,700
$45,020
$36,230
$77,860
Laredo, TX $49,620
$45,710
$30,300
$83,320
Pittsburgh, PA $49,590
$48,310
$23,570
$70,060
Lexington, KY $49,580
$44,310
$35,560
$74,280
Iowa City, IA $49,550
$47,030
$35,920
$72,560
Little Rock, AR $49,550
$45,170
$29,220
$86,590
Ames, IA $49,500
$46,200
$35,060
$70,910
College Station, TX $49,400
$47,120
$29,420
$63,660
Scranton, PA $49,280
$47,630
$35,420
$62,650
Fayetteville, AR $49,150
$48,500
$30,870
$70,040
Racine, WI $49,000
$46,670
$27,130
$63,800
Killeen, TX $48,630
$47,850
$29,060
$63,170
Auburn, AL $48,530
$49,920
$34,770
$59,470
Birmingham, AL $48,460
$43,960
$33,170
$62,620
Jonesboro, AR $48,400
$40,700
$29,190
$69,180
Dubuque, IA $48,130
$44,950
$34,540
$77,720
Shreveport, LA $48,050
$35,470
$28,930
$77,660
Myrtle Beach, SC $47,900
$42,110
$37,990
$71,890
Huntington, WV $47,820
$40,950
$31,630
$73,000
Yuma, AZ $47,730
$48,400
$32,100
$57,010
Corpus Christi, TX $47,710
$44,060
$28,960
$72,520
Lubbock, TX $47,690
$47,160
$28,270
$60,720
Columbia, MO $47,240
$37,090
$27,060
$80,800
Huntsville, AL $47,080
$44,390
$34,730
$62,020
Lafayette, LA $47,080
$36,660
$29,830
$76,820
Waterloo, IA $46,630
$44,720
$35,100
$69,100
Mobile, AL $46,600
$47,280
$33,740
$58,460
Montgomery, AL $46,480
$46,290
$29,160
$62,750
McAllen, TX $46,200
$46,490
$27,440
$70,000
Bowling Green, KY $45,970
$36,220
$31,840
$60,780
Augusta, GA $45,770
$39,630
$30,970
$67,860
Prescott Valley, AZ $45,760
$46,740
$35,950
$53,700
Daphne, AL $45,730
$44,240
$28,030
$60,280
Brownsville, TX $45,490
$46,140
$27,150
$68,460
Gulfport, MS $45,180
$37,230
$27,060
$60,960
Longview, TX $44,630
$41,280
$28,170
$58,840
Houma, LA $44,420
$43,220
$29,920
$66,210
Jackson, MS $43,940
$38,690
$27,530
$64,210
Tyler, TX $43,590
$44,010
$28,870
$60,290
Springfield, MO $43,470
$39,500
$27,260
$64,570
Texarkana, TX $43,310
$37,180
$27,820
$70,700
Fort Smith, AR $42,650
$41,320
$27,620
$54,730
Lawton, OK $40,100
$38,560
$25,760
$48,300
Joplin, MO $39,040
$38,640
$26,430
$54,240
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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