What are the main factors that influence an Infant Caregiver's salary?

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

How does experience change an Infant Caregiver's salary?

An Infant Caregiver's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,372 for beginners, reaching about $34,288 at mid-level, and approach $34,503 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Infant Caregiver?

Infant Caregiver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Infant Caregiver roles are District of Columbia $36,541, California $36,402, Massachusetts $35,917. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Infant Caregiver roles make?

Salaries for Infant Caregiver level roles vary by specialization: Infant Development Specialist: $53,467; Lead Infant Teacher: $44,005; Infant Assistant: $43,735; Infant Teacher: $43,096; Infant Educator: $42,530.

How do different companies affect an Infant Caregiver's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Infant Caregiver 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.

Infant Caregiver Salary in the United States

How much does an Infant Caregiver make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Infant Caregiver in the United States is $33,003 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, an Infant Caregiver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,088
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,343 to $35,664
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,920

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Infant Caregiver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,664	$2,972	$686	$17
Average	$33,003	$2,750	$635	$16
25th Percentile	$30,343	$2,529	$584	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Infant Caregiver Salaries

An Infant Caregiver'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 Experience Level Affects Infant Caregiver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Infant Caregiver's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,372
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,858
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,288
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $34,417
Expert (over 8 years): $34,503

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Infant Caregiver	$33,372
Intermediate Level Infant Caregiver	$33,858
Senior Level Infant Caregiver	$34,288
Specialist Level Infant Caregiver	$34,417
Expert Level Infant Caregiver	$34,503

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How Do Infant Caregiver 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 Infant Caregivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,541.
California: $36,402.
Massachusetts: $35,917.

District of Columbia $36,541 California $36,402 Massachusetts $35,917 Washington $35,785 New Jersey $35,772 Alaska $35,726 Connecticut $35,270 New York $35,085

Hawaii $34,495 Rhode Island $34,217 Maryland $34,029 Minnesota $33,772 Colorado $33,673 Illinois $33,640 Oregon $33,514 Delaware $33,422

New Hampshire $33,364 Virginia $33,234 Pennsylvania $32,854 Nevada $32,663 North Dakota $32,600 Michigan $32,501 Wisconsin $32,465 Vermont $32,392

Texas $32,191 Maine $32,178 Arizona $32,158 Ohio $32,135 Georgia $31,831 Indiana $31,679 Wyoming $31,650 Utah $31,604

Iowa $31,584 Kansas $31,425 Louisiana $31,379 North Carolina $31,363 Missouri $31,356 Florida $31,227 Montana $31,158 Nebraska $31,092

Kentucky $31,056 South Carolina $30,924 Tennessee $30,841 Idaho $30,808 New Mexico $30,567 Oklahoma $30,514 Alabama $30,320 South Dakota $29,993

Arkansas $29,815 West Virginia $29,719 Mississippi $29,432

Top Paying Cities for Infant Caregivers

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: $41,627
San Francisco: $41,217
Oakland: $40,303

San Jose, CA $41,627

San Francisco, CA $41,217

Oakland, CA $40,303

New York, NY $38,247

Queens Village, NY $38,000

Paramus, NJ $37,736

Passaic, NJ $37,703

Bergenfield, NJ $37,670

Stamford, CT $37,620

Huntington, NY $37,587

Newark, NJ $37,372

Bridgeport, CT $37,306

New Brunswick, NJ $37,198

Vallejo, CA $37,128

Middlesex, NJ $37,108

Somerset, NJ $37,079

Petaluma, CA $37,003

Santa Cruz, CA $36,874

Boston, MA $36,808

Monterey, CA $36,643

Fairbanks, AK $36,620

Los Angeles, CA $36,557

Washington, DC $36,541

Seattle, WA $36,481

Santa Rosa, CA $36,475

Juneau, AK $36,379

Orange, CA $36,270

Anchorage, AK $36,211

Anaheim, CA $36,188

Santa Ana, CA $36,138

Nassau, NY $36,118

Long Beach, CA $36,105

Danbury, CT $36,095

Santa Maria, CA $35,983

Everett, WA $35,976

Bremerton, WA $35,815

Trenton, NJ $35,752

Sacramento, CA $35,739

San Diego, CA $35,722

Brockton, MA $35,709

Tacoma, WA $35,696

Santa Barbara, CA $35,650

Lowell, MA $35,518

New Suffolk, NY $35,505

Nashua, NH $35,465

Lompoc, CA $35,412

Ventura, CA $35,379

Stockton, CA $35,369

New Haven, CT $35,303

Atlantic City, NJ $35,217

Hartford, CT $35,145

Modesto, CA $35,128

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,056

New Britain, CT $35,039

Olympia, WA $34,993

Kennewick, WA $34,993

New London, CT $34,986

Norwich, CT $34,976

Lawrence, MA $34,960

Bakersfield, CA $34,868

Riverside, CA $34,821

New Bedford, MA $34,821

Richland, WA $34,788

Portsmouth, NH $34,762

Vineland, NJ $34,755

San Bernardino, CA $34,729

Boulder, CO $34,637

Worcester, MA $34,610

Portland, OR $34,580

Saint Paul, MN $34,541

Minneapolis, MN $34,541

Philadelphia, PA $34,495

Honolulu, HI $34,320

Springfield, MA $34,204

Providence, RI $34,201

Chicago, IL $34,105

Bellingham, WA $34,066

Baltimore, MD $34,029

Chico, CA $33,947

Wilmington, DE $33,891

Pittsfield, MA $33,858

Manchester, NH $33,795

Spokane, WA $33,650

Denver, CO $33,646

Albany, NY $33,491

Troy, NY $33,478

Schenectady, NY $33,409

Burlington, VT $33,336

Portland, ME $33,221

Salem, OR $33,194

Yakima, WA $33,188

Ann Arbor, MI $33,178

Rochester, MN $33,085

Fresno, CA $33,069

Reno, NV $33,069

Milwaukee, WI $33,039

Detroit, MI $33,006

Allentown, PA $32,996

Carson City, NV $32,993

Houston, TX $32,943

Colorado Springs, CO $32,940

Syracuse, NY $32,924

Eugene, OR $32,861

Bismarck, ND $32,821

Gary, IN $32,821

Galveston, TX $32,821

Springfield, OR $32,795

Medford, OR $32,716

Fort Collins, CO $32,703

Austin, TX $32,676

Mesa, AZ $32,607

Phoenix, AZ $32,600

Dallas, TX $32,590

Reading, PA $32,571

Saint Cloud, MN $32,557

Concord, NH $32,528

Madison, WI $32,514

Utica, NY $32,425

Raleigh, NC $32,399

Las Vegas, NV $32,396

Rochester, NY $32,373

Des Moines, IA $32,369

Atlanta, GA $32,316

Battle Creek, MI $32,307

Salt Lake City, UT $32,297

Lancaster, PA $32,247

Champaign, IL $32,241

Harrisburg, PA $32,201

Durham, NC $32,171

Kansas City, MO $32,168

Kansas City, KS $32,161

Fort Worth, TX $32,158

Boca Raton, FL $32,145

Cleveland, OH $32,142

Columbus, OH $32,135

Pittsburgh, PA $32,132

Richmond, VA $32,118

Indianapolis, IN $32,112

Cincinnati, OH $32,069

Petersburg, VA $32,019

Billings, MT $31,947

Lansing, MI $31,947

Huntsville, AL $31,947

Lebanon, PA $31,944

Dayton, OH $31,940

Pueblo, CO $31,940

Appleton, WI $31,930

Buffalo, NY $31,917

Racine, WI $31,901

Charlotte, NC $31,897

Saint Louis, MO $31,887

Springfield, IL $31,874

Elkhart, IN $31,868

York, PA $31,868

Gastonia, NC $31,864

Benton Harbor, MI $31,864

Beaumont, TX $31,844

Lorain, OH $31,838

Toledo, OH $31,825

Binghamton, NY $31,808

Rock Hill, SC $31,805

Rockford, IL $31,788

Fargo, ND $31,772

Elyria, OH $31,772

Flagstaff, AZ $31,749

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,729

Miami, FL $31,709

Duluth, MN $31,656

Bangor, ME $31,613

Cedar Rapids, IA $31,577

Louisville, KY $31,561

Grand Rapids, MI $31,554

Hialeah, FL $31,551

Casper, WY $31,505

Scranton, PA $31,465

New Orleans, LA $31,455

Virginia Beach, VA $31,452

Akron, OH $31,435

Peoria, IL $31,392

Sarasota, FL $31,386

Green Bay, WI $31,363

Baton Rouge, LA $31,346

Charleston, SC $31,340

Nashville, TN $31,330

Jamestown, NY $31,323

Davenport, IA $31,323

Tucson, AZ $31,307

Cheyenne, WY $31,297

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,287

Tampa, FL $31,280

Omaha, NE $31,274

Port Arthur, TX $31,260

Evansville, IN $31,260

Bradenton, FL $31,247

Santa Fe, NM $31,188

Orlando, FL $31,155

Clearwater, FL $31,118

Canton, OH $31,049

La Crosse, WI $31,049

Grand Forks, ND $31,039

Albuquerque, NM $31,029

Tulsa, OK $31,029

Newport News, VA $31,026

High Point, NC $31,016

Ogden, UT $31,003

Corpus Christi, TX $30,977

Laramie, WY $30,957

Norfolk, VA $30,957

Rock Island, IL $30,937

Saginaw, MI $30,930

Jacksonville, FL $30,927

Salisbury, NC $30,920

Memphis, TN $30,914

Moline, IL $30,897

Fort Myers, FL $30,887

Waterloo, IA $30,845

Spartanburg, SC $30,812

Lincoln, NE $30,795

Fort Wayne, IN $30,788

Birmingham, AL $30,752

Cedar Falls, IA $30,746

Provo, UT $30,742

Springfield, OH $30,739

San Antonio, TX $30,732

Greensboro, NC $30,719

South Bend, IN $30,716

Winston Salem, NC $30,712

Boise, ID $30,703

Savannah, GA $30,679

Muskegon, MI $30,620

Lima, OH $30,580

Lake Charles, LA $30,567

Anderson, IN $30,561

Lexington, KY $30,551

Augusta, GA $30,541

Greenville, SC $30,541

Wichita, KS $30,511

Tuscaloosa, AL $30,511

Columbia, SC $30,481

Bloomington, IN $30,399

Roanoke, VA $30,379

Asheville, NC $30,336

Knoxville, TN $30,280

Shreveport, LA $30,277

Wilmington, NC $30,234

Frankfort, KY $30,171

Oklahoma City, OK $30,148

Chillicothe, OH $30,135

Longview, TX $30,132

Topeka, KS $30,122

Mobile, AL $30,072

Terre Haute, IN $30,059

Erie, PA $30,056

Altoona, PA $30,039

Melbourne, FL $30,029

Amarillo, TX $30,016

Killeen, TX $30,006

Fayetteville, AR $29,980

Sioux Falls, SD $29,957

Chattanooga, TN $29,937

Idaho Falls, ID $29,934

Gainesville, FL $29,864

Portsmouth, OH $29,848

Little Rock, AR $29,841

Lynchburg, VA $29,841

Lafayette, LA $29,828

Youngstown, OH $29,828

Temple, TX $29,815

Daytona Beach, FL $29,808

Clarksville, TN $29,805

Pensacola, FL $29,802

Hopkinsville, KY $29,703

Charleston, WV $29,699

Florence, SC $29,683

Sioux City, IA $29,663

Macon, GA $29,567

Tallahassee, FL $29,564

Fayetteville, NC $29,557

Waco, TX $29,551

Wichita Falls, TX $29,551

Pine Bluff, AR $29,538

Vincennes, IN $29,475

Lubbock, TX $29,462

Great Falls, MT $29,442

Alamogordo, NM $29,439

Abilene, TX $29,412

Rapid City, SD $29,369

Monroe, LA $29,369

Albany, GA $29,349

Huntington, WV $29,346

Jackson, MS $29,343

Greenville, MS $29,340

Parkersburg, WV $29,307

Montgomery, AL $29,300

Johnstown, PA $29,293

Springfield, MO $29,267

Biloxi, MS $29,250

Sumter, SC $29,181

Columbus, GA $29,178

Twin Falls, ID $29,158

Pascagoula, MS $29,115

Kingsport, TN $29,029

Gulfport, MS $29,019

Alexandria, LA $28,911

Fort Smith, AR $28,828

El Paso, TX $28,739

Helena, MT $28,696

Las Cruces, NM $28,590

Harlingen, TX $28,498

Pocatello, ID $28,468

Florence, AL $28,458

Brownsville, TX $28,452

Dothan, AL $28,399

Mcallen, TX $28,382

Columbus, MS $28,138

Altus, OK $27,986

Lawton, OK $27,924

Pierre, SD $27,805

What Skills Can Increase an Infant Caregiver'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 an Infant Caregiver'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	$37,953	15%
Coordination	$35,973	9%
Problem Solving	$35,643	8%
Accountability	$35,643	8%
Customer Service	$35,313	7%
Leadership	$34,983	6%

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Infant Caregiver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Infant Caregiver'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 January 01, 2026

$30,343

Average $33,003/year

$35,664

$2,529

Average $2,750/month

$2,972

$584

Average $635/week

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Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,664	$2,972	$686	$17
Average	$33,003	$2,750	$635	$16
25th Percentile	$30,343	$2,529	$584	$15

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Salary Trends for Infant Caregiver

Salaries for an Infant Caregiver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,449 in 2023 to around $36,435 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Infant Caregiver salary trends, .

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