What are the main factors that influence a Childcare Worker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Childcare Worker's salary?

A Childcare Worker's salary grows with experience: a Child Care Center Teacher (0-0 years)earns $42,538, a Childcare Worker (0-1 years)earns $32,509, a Child Caregiver II (1-3 years)earns $36,683,

What are the highest paying states for a Childcare Worker?

Childcare Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Childcare Worker roles are District of Columbia $35,400, California $35,266, Massachusetts $34,796. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Childcare Worker roles make?

Salaries for Childcare Worker level roles vary by specialization: Childcare Practitioner: $175,558; Director Of Childcare: $78,815; Childcare Manager: $77,488; Childcare Director: $76,284; Childcare Educator: $66,385.

How do different companies affect a Childcare Worker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Childcare Worker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Childcare Worker Salary in the United States

How much does a Childcare Worker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Childcare Worker in the United States is $31,972 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

However, a Childcare Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,897
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,395 to $34,550
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,048

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Childcare Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,550	$2,879	$664	$17
Average	$31,972	$2,664	$615	$15
25th Percentile	$29,395	$2,450	$565	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Childcare Worker Salaries

A Childcare Worker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Childcare Worker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Childcare Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,400.
California: $35,266.
Massachusetts: $34,796.

District of Columbia $35,400 California $35,266 Massachusetts $34,796 Washington $34,668 New Jersey $34,655 Alaska $34,610 Connecticut $34,169 New York $33,990

Hawaii $33,418 Rhode Island $33,149 Maryland $32,967 Minnesota $32,717 Colorado $32,621 Illinois $32,589 Oregon $32,468 Delaware $32,378

New Hampshire $32,322 Virginia $32,196 Pennsylvania $31,829 Nevada $31,643 North Dakota $31,582 Michigan $31,486 Wisconsin $31,451 Vermont $31,381

Texas $31,186 Maine $31,173 Arizona $31,154 Ohio $31,132 Georgia $30,837 Indiana $30,690 Wyoming $30,662 Utah $30,617

Iowa $30,598 Kansas $30,444 Louisiana $30,399 North Carolina $30,383 Missouri $30,377 Florida $30,252 Montana $30,185 Nebraska $30,121

Kentucky $30,086 South Carolina $29,958 Tennessee $29,878 Idaho $29,846 New Mexico $29,613 Oklahoma $29,562 Alabama $29,373 South Dakota $29,057

Arkansas $28,884 West Virginia $28,791 Mississippi $28,513

Top Paying Cities for Childcare Workers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $40,327
San Francisco: $39,885
Oakland: $39,045

San Jose, CA $40,327

San Francisco, CA $39,885

Oakland, CA $39,045

New York, NY $36,813

Paramus, NJ $36,365

Queens Village, NY $36,363

Passaic, NJ $36,333

Bergenfield, NJ $36,330

Stamford, CT $36,260

Huntington, NY $36,247

Newark, NJ $36,011

Bridgeport, CT $35,943

Vallejo, CA $35,879

New Brunswick, NJ $35,867

Petaluma, CA $35,847

Middlesex, NJ $35,787

Somerset, NJ $35,764

Santa Cruz, CA $35,723

Boston, MA $35,528

Monterey, CA $35,416

Seattle, WA $35,342

Santa Rosa, CA $35,336

Los Angeles, CA $35,326

Juneau, AK $35,243

Washington, DC $35,208

Orange, CA $35,094

Santa Ana, CA $35,010

Long Beach, CA $34,978

Anaheim, CA $34,971

Anchorage, AK $34,955

Santa Maria, CA $34,860

Everett, WA $34,853

Danbury, CT $34,741

Bremerton, WA $34,696

Tacoma, WA $34,581

New Suffolk, NY $34,581

Sacramento, CA $34,572

Santa Barbara, CA $34,537

Trenton, NJ $34,501

San Diego, CA $34,501

Brockton, MA $34,466

Fairbanks, AK $34,388

Lompoc, CA $34,306

Lowell, MA $34,280

Ventura, CA $34,274

Nashua, NH $34,268

Stockton, CA $34,265

Modesto, CA $34,031

Poughkeepsie, NY $33,961

Olympia, WA $33,900

Kennewick, WA $33,900

New Haven, CT $33,888

Lawrence, MA $33,772

Hartford, CT $33,740

Riverside, CA $33,734

New Bedford, MA $33,702

Richland, WA $33,702

Bakersfield, CA $33,657

San Bernardino, CA $33,645

New Britain, CT $33,641

Atlantic City, NJ $33,641

New London, CT $33,629

Norwich, CT $33,619

Portsmouth, NH $33,613

Boulder, CO $33,545

Portland, OR $33,501

Worcester, MA $33,497

Minneapolis, MN $33,398

Philadelphia, PA $33,354

Honolulu, HI $33,248

Saint Paul, MN $33,233

Vineland, NJ $33,226

Providence, RI $33,133

Chicago, IL $33,040

Bellingham, WA $33,002

Springfield, MA $32,976

Baltimore, MD $32,967

Chico, CA $32,887

Pittsfield, MA $32,800

Manchester, NH $32,740

Spokane, WA $32,599

Denver, CO $32,596

Albany, NY $32,446

Troy, NY $32,433

Nassau, NY $32,399

Schenectady, NY $32,366

Wilmington, DE $32,340

Burlington, VT $32,295

Salem, OR $32,283

Portland, ME $32,183

Yakima, WA $32,151

Rochester, MN $32,052

Reno, NV $32,036

Fresno, CA $32,036

Milwaukee, WI $32,008

Detroit, MI $31,976

Ann Arbor, MI $31,970

Allentown, PA $31,966

Colorado Springs, CO $31,912

Syracuse, NY $31,896

Carson City, NV $31,896

Houston, TX $31,851

Eugene, OR $31,835

Gary, IN $31,797

Springfield, OR $31,771

Bismarck, ND $31,765

Galveston, TX $31,742

Medford, OR $31,694

Fort Collins, CO $31,681

Concord, NH $31,665

Austin, TX $31,656

Mesa, AZ $31,589

Reading, PA $31,586

Phoenix, AZ $31,582

Dallas, TX $31,573

Saint Cloud, MN $31,542

Madison, WI $31,499

Utica, NY $31,413

Rochester, NY $31,362

Des Moines, IA $31,359

Raleigh, NC $31,355

Atlanta, GA $31,307

Battle Creek, MI $31,298

Salt Lake City, UT $31,288

Lancaster, PA $31,240

Harrisburg, PA $31,195

Kansas City, MO $31,163

Champaign, IL $31,157

Kansas City, KS $31,157

Fort Worth, TX $31,154

Columbus, OH $31,148

Boca Raton, FL $31,141

Pittsburgh, PA $31,128

Richmond, VA $31,116

Indianapolis, IN $31,109

Cleveland, OH $31,106

Las Vegas, NV $31,068

Cincinnati, OH $31,068

Petersburg, VA $31,020

Huntsville, AL $30,972

Lansing, MI $30,950

Lebanon, PA $30,946

Pueblo, CO $30,943

Appleton, WI $30,933

Buffalo, NY $30,921

Dayton, OH $30,911

Racine, WI $30,905

Charlotte, NC $30,901

Saint Louis, MO $30,892

York, PA $30,873

Elkhart, IN $30,873

Gastonia, NC $30,866

Billings, MT $30,859

Beaumont, TX $30,850

Lorain, OH $30,844

Benton Harbor, MI $30,837

Toledo, OH $30,831

Binghamton, NY $30,815

Rock Hill, SC $30,812

Rockford, IL $30,796

Springfield, IL $30,783

Elyria, OH $30,780

Fargo, ND $30,780

Flagstaff, AZ $30,757

Fort Lauderdale, FL $30,738

Duluth, MN $30,719

Miami, FL $30,719

Cheyenne, WY $30,697

Grand Forks, ND $30,697

Bangor, ME $30,626

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,591

Durham, NC $30,578

Louisville, KY $30,575

Grand Rapids, MI $30,569

Hialeah, FL $30,566

Casper, WY $30,521

Scranton, PA $30,482

New Orleans, LA $30,473

Virginia Beach, VA $30,470

Akron, OH $30,454

Peoria, IL $30,412

Sarasota, FL $30,406

Nashville, TN $30,383

Omaha, NE $30,383

Green Bay, WI $30,383

Baton Rouge, LA $30,367

Charleston, SC $30,361

Jamestown, NY $30,345

Davenport, IA $30,345

Tucson, AZ $30,329

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,310

Tampa, FL $30,303

Evansville, IN $30,284

Port Arthur, TX $30,284

Bradenton, FL $30,271

Santa Fe, NM $30,214

Orlando, FL $30,156

Clearwater, FL $30,147

Canton, OH $30,080

La Crosse, WI $30,080

Albuquerque, NM $30,060

Newport News, VA $30,057

High Point, NC $30,048

Ogden, UT $30,035

Corpus Christi, TX $30,009

Norfolk, VA $29,990

Laramie, WY $29,990

Rock Island, IL $29,971

Saginaw, MI $29,965

Jacksonville, FL $29,961

Salisbury, NC $29,955

Boise, ID $29,949

Moline, IL $29,933

Fort Myers, FL $29,923

Memphis, TN $29,917

Tulsa, OK $29,901

Waterloo, IA $29,881

Spartanburg, SC $29,849

Lincoln, NE $29,833

Fort Wayne, IN $29,827

Provo, UT $29,824

Cedar Falls, IA $29,785

San Antonio, TX $29,773

Greensboro, NC $29,760

South Bend, IN $29,757

Savannah, GA $29,722

Muskegon, MI $29,709

Birmingham, AL $29,706

Winston Salem, NC $29,690

Lake Charles, LA $29,613

Anderson, IN $29,606

Lexington, KY $29,597

Augusta, GA $29,587

Greenville, SC $29,587

Lima, OH $29,562

Wichita, KS $29,558

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,558

Columbia, SC $29,530

Springfield, OH $29,523

Asheville, NC $29,472

Bloomington, IN $29,450

Knoxville, TN $29,335

Shreveport, LA $29,331

Wilmington, NC $29,290

Roanoke, VA $29,290

Topeka, KS $29,232

Frankfort, KY $29,229

Oklahoma City, OK $29,207

Chillicothe, OH $29,194

Longview, TX $29,191

Melbourne, FL $29,188

Sioux Falls, SD $29,136

Mobile, AL $29,133

Terre Haute, IN $29,120

Altoona, PA $29,101

Amarillo, TX $29,079

Killeen, TX $29,069

Fayetteville, AR $29,044

Chattanooga, TN $29,034

Sioux City, IA $29,005

Idaho Falls, ID $28,999

Lynchburg, VA $28,973

Gainesville, FL $28,932

Portsmouth, OH $28,916

Little Rock, AR $28,909

Lafayette, LA $28,897

Youngstown, OH $28,897

Daytona Beach, FL $28,877

Clarksville, TN $28,874

Pensacola, FL $28,871

Temple, TX $28,869

Hopkinsville, KY $28,775

Erie, PA $28,769

Florence, SC $28,756

Charleston, WV $28,705

Great Falls, MT $28,689

Macon, GA $28,644

Tallahassee, FL $28,641

Fayetteville, NC $28,634

Waco, TX $28,628

Helena, MT $28,606

Pine Bluff, AR $28,594

Vincennes, IN $28,555

Lubbock, TX $28,542

Alamogordo, NM $28,523

Twin Falls, ID $28,494

Rapid City, SD $28,484

Jackson, MS $28,427

Huntington, WV $28,424

Greenville, MS $28,423

Parkersburg, WV $28,391

Montgomery, AL $28,385

Wichita Falls, TX $28,353

Springfield, MO $28,353

Biloxi, MS $28,337

Monroe, LA $28,305

Johnstown, PA $28,283

Sumter, SC $28,270

Columbus, GA $28,267

Pascagoula, MS $28,206

Abilene, TX $28,206

Kingsport, TN $28,123

Albany, GA $28,123

Gulfport, MS $28,113

Alexandria, LA $28,008

Fort Smith, AR $27,928

El Paso, TX $27,842

Las Cruces, NM $27,698

Harlingen, TX $27,616

Pocatello, ID $27,611

Florence, AL $27,570

Brownsville, TX $27,563

Mcallen, TX $27,496

Dothan, AL $27,452

Columbus, MS $27,262

Altus, OK $27,113

Lawton, OK $27,052

Pierre, SD $26,937

What Skills Can Increase a Childcare Worker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Child Development (Mentioned in 9.81% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 4.68% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.73%
Child Development	9.81%
Early Childhood Education	4.68%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Childcare Worker's salary.

Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Motivating	$36,768	15%
Coordination	$34,850	9%
Problem Solving	$34,530	8%
Accountability	$34,530	8%
Customer Service	$34,210	7%
Leadership	$33,891	6%

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Childcare Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Childcare Worker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$29,395

Average $31,972/year

$34,550

$2,450

Average $2,664/month

$2,879

$565

Average $615/week

$664

$14

Average $15/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,550	$2,879	$664	$17
Average	$31,972	$2,664	$615	$15
25th Percentile	$29,395	$2,450	$565	$14

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Salary Trends for Childcare Worker

Salaries for a Childcare Worker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $36,296 in 2023 to around $35,313 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Childcare Worker salary trends, .

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