Day Care Worker Salary in Illinois

How much does a Day Care Worker make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Day Care Worker in Illinois is $33,297 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,054
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,907 to $36,310
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,731

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Day Care Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,310	$3,026	$698	$17
Average	$33,297	$2,775	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,907	$2,576	$594	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Day Care Worker Salaries

A Day Care 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 Day Care 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 Day Care Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,168.
California: $36,031.
Massachusetts: $35,551.

District of Columbia $36,168 California $36,031 Massachusetts $35,551 Washington $35,420 New Jersey $35,407 Alaska $35,361 Connecticut $34,911 New York $34,728

Hawaii $34,143 Rhode Island $33,869 Maryland $33,682 Minnesota $33,428 Colorado $33,330 Illinois $33,297 Oregon $33,173 Delaware $33,081

New Hampshire $33,024 Virginia $32,895 Pennsylvania $32,519 Nevada $32,330 North Dakota $32,268 Michigan $32,170 Wisconsin $32,134 Vermont $32,062

Texas $31,863 Maine $31,850 Arizona $31,830 Ohio $31,807 Georgia $31,507 Indiana $31,356 Wyoming $31,327 Utah $31,281

Iowa $31,262 Kansas $31,105 Louisiana $31,059 North Carolina $31,043 Missouri $31,036 Florida $30,909 Montana $30,840 Nebraska $30,775

Kentucky $30,739 South Carolina $30,608 Tennessee $30,527 Idaho $30,494 New Mexico $30,256 Oklahoma $30,203 Alabama $30,011 South Dakota $29,687

Arkansas $29,511 West Virginia $29,416 Mississippi $29,132

Top Paying Cities for Day Care 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:

Effingham: $30,693
Saint Peter: $30,651
Salem: $30,768

Effingham, IL $30,693 Saint Peter, IL $30,651 Salem, IL $30,768 Sandoval, IL $30,865 Scheller, IL $30,730 Sesser, IL $30,734 Shobonier, IL $30,750 Harwood Heights, IL $33,722

Elmwood Park, IL $33,735 Lincolnwood, IL $33,728 Niles, IL $33,692 Alsip, IL $33,420 Cicero, IL $33,743 Evergreen Park, IL $33,622 Riverdale, IL $33,109 Kankakee, IL $31,505

Aroma Park, IL $31,487 Ashkum, IL $30,922 Beaverville, IL $31,312 Bone Gap, IL $30,362 Bonnie, IL $30,675 Broughton, IL $30,670 Browns, IL $30,453 Buckner, IL $30,728

Burnt Prairie, IL $30,585 Carmi, IL $30,798 Christopher, IL $30,802 Cisne, IL $30,639 Clay City, IL $30,534 Coello, IL $30,751 Crossville, IL $30,666 Dahlgren, IL $30,664

Dale, IL $30,731 Dix, IL $30,753 Du Bois, IL $30,805 Du Quoin, IL $30,795 Ellery, IL $30,526 Emma, IL $30,812 Enfield, IL $30,687 Ewing, IL $30,668

Fairfield, IL $30,637 Farina, IL $30,623 Flora, IL $30,686 Frankfort Heights, IL $30,749 Freeman Spur, IL $30,772 Geff, IL $30,607 Golden Gate, IL $30,530 Grayville, IL $30,585

Ina, IL $30,721 Irvington, IL $30,915 Iuka, IL $30,641 Johnsonville, IL $30,631 Keenes, IL $30,628 Keensburg, IL $30,403 Kell, IL $30,714 Kinmundy, IL $30,634

Lancaster, IL $29,974 Logan, IL $30,751 Loogootee, IL $30,634 Louisville, IL $30,630 Mc Leansboro, IL $30,704 Macedonia, IL $30,655 Maunie, IL $30,823 Mill Shoals, IL $30,637

Mount Carmel, IL $30,240 Mount Vernon, IL $30,741 Mulkeytown, IL $30,686 Nason, IL $30,683 New Haven, IL $30,806 Noble, IL $30,425 Norris City, IL $30,751 Odin, IL $30,814

Omaha, IL $30,723 Opdyke, IL $30,688 Orient, IL $30,747 Patoka, IL $30,807 Radom, IL $30,861 Richview, IL $30,836 Rinard, IL $30,618 Sailor Springs, IL $30,648

Allendale, IL $29,638 Altamont, IL $30,655 Annapolis, IL $30,212 Beecher City, IL $30,629 Bridgeport, IL $29,530 Brownstown, IL $30,671 Calhoun, IL $30,008 Casey, IL $30,398

Claremont, IL $29,896 Cowden, IL $30,684 Dennison, IL $29,789 Dieterich, IL $30,634 Dundas, IL $30,245 Edgewood, IL $30,633 Flat Rock, IL $29,562 Greenup, IL $30,506

Herrick, IL $30,724 Hidalgo, IL $30,477 Hutsonville, IL $30,015 Ingraham, IL $30,515 Janesville, IL $30,614 Jewett, IL $30,564 Lakewood, IL $30,707 Lawrenceville, IL $29,338

Lerna, IL $30,644 Marshall, IL $29,932 Martinsville, IL $30,143 Alden, IL $31,468 Antioch, IL $31,658 Arlington Heights, IL $32,999 Elk Grove Village, IL $33,215 Rolling Meadows, IL $33,026

Barrington, IL $32,381 Crystal Lake, IL $31,678 Cary, IL $31,963 Deerfield, IL $32,954 Des Plaines, IL $33,447 Fox Lake, IL $31,653 Fox River Grove, IL $32,094 Glencoe, IL $33,344

Glenview, IL $33,534 Mansfield, IL $31,547 Milmine, IL $31,321 Monticello, IL $31,481 Muncie, IL $31,356 Oakwood, IL $31,220 Ogden, IL $31,540 Penfield, IL $31,461

Pesotum, IL $31,555 Philo, IL $31,649 Potomac, IL $31,321 Rantoul, IL $31,582 Ridge Farm, IL $30,719 Royal, IL $31,568 Sadorus, IL $31,582 Saint Joseph, IL $31,654

Savoy, IL $31,801 Seymour, IL $31,698 Sidell, IL $31,065 Sidney, IL $31,609 Thomasboro, IL $31,668 Tolono, IL $31,685 Weldon, IL $31,252 Westville, IL $30,961

White Heath, IL $31,612 Arcola, IL $31,051 Arthur, IL $31,225 Ashmore, IL $30,679 Atwood, IL $31,394 Bethany, IL $30,885 Brocton, IL $30,698 Camargo, IL $31,244

Charleston, IL $30,762 Chrisman, IL $30,422 Dalton City, IL $30,892 Gays, IL $30,726 Hammond, IL $31,257 Hindsboro, IL $30,955 Humboldt, IL $30,893 Hume, IL $30,874

Kansas, IL $30,357 La Place, IL $31,073 Lovington, IL $31,018 Mattoon, IL $30,793 Metcalf, IL $30,756 Murdock, IL $31,234 Newman, IL $31,161 Oakland, IL $30,830

Paris, IL $30,045 Redmon, IL $30,486 Oquawka, IL $30,710 Homer, IL $31,494 Indianola, IL $30,930 Ivesdale, IL $31,584 Longview, IL $31,453 Sullivan, IL $30,930

Tuscola, IL $31,339 Vermilion, IL $29,867 Villa Grove, IL $31,420 Windsor, IL $30,721 Alhambra, IL $31,221 Alton, IL $31,325 Batchtown, IL $30,998 Benld, IL $31,092

Bethalto, IL $31,330 Bingham, IL $30,716 Brighton, IL $31,229 Brussels, IL $31,192 Bunker Hill, IL $31,192 Butler, IL $30,866 Carrollton, IL $30,927 Coffeen, IL $30,869

Cottage Hills, IL $31,341 Donnellson, IL $30,901 Dorsey, IL $31,253 Dow, IL $31,250 Eagarville, IL $31,065 East Alton, IL $31,370 Edwardsville, IL $31,355 Eldred, IL $30,890

Elsah, IL $31,278 Fidelity, IL $31,122 Fieldon, IL $31,105 Fillmore, IL $30,782 Gillespie, IL $31,057 Glen Carbon, IL $31,422 Godfrey, IL $31,304 Golden Eagle, IL $31,205

Grafton, IL $31,206 Granite City, IL $31,513 Greenfield, IL $30,870 Hamburg, IL $30,857 Hamel, IL $31,267 Hardin, IL $31,007 Hartford, IL $31,476 Hillsboro, IL $30,920

Hillview, IL $30,736 Irving, IL $30,847 Jerseyville, IL $31,153 Kampsville, IL $30,827 Kane, IL $30,992 Litchfield, IL $30,968 Livingston, IL $31,173 Dover, IL $30,886

Eldena, IL $31,036 Grand Ridge, IL $30,818 Granville, IL $30,827 Hennepin, IL $30,818 Kasbeer, IL $30,792 Ladd, IL $30,892 La Moille, IL $30,801 Lee Center, IL $31,142

Leonore, IL $30,894 Long Point, IL $30,860 Lostant, IL $30,808 Mc Nabb, IL $30,822 Magnolia, IL $30,813 Malden, IL $30,804 Manlius, IL $30,790 Mark, IL $30,910

Marseilles, IL $31,053 Mendota, IL $30,921 Mineral, IL $30,733 Neponset, IL $30,737 New Bedford, IL $30,826 Oglesby, IL $30,858 Depue, IL $30,882 Ohio, IL $30,770

Ottawa, IL $30,869 Paw Paw, IL $31,163 Peru, IL $30,876 Princeton, IL $30,798 Rutland, IL $30,843 Seatonville, IL $30,884 Seneca, IL $31,183 Sheffield, IL $30,741

Spring Valley, IL $30,871 Standard, IL $30,897 Streator, IL $30,921 Sublette, IL $30,873 Tiskilwa, IL $30,777 Toluca, IL $30,890 Tonica, IL $30,820 Triumph, IL $30,957

Troy Grove, IL $30,881 Utica, IL $30,795 Van Orin, IL $30,804 Varna, IL $30,897 Walnut, IL $30,772 Wenona, IL $30,846 West Brooklyn, IL $31,012 Wyanet, IL $30,767

Galesburg, IL $30,794 Abingdon, IL $30,753 Adair, IL $30,679 Alexis, IL $30,702 Alpha, IL $30,702 Altona, IL $30,719 Avon, IL $30,719 Bardolph, IL $30,782

Berwick, IL $30,660 Biggsville, IL $30,661 Bishop Hill, IL $30,716 Blandinsville, IL $30,625 Bradford, IL $30,759 Bushnell, IL $30,740 Cameron, IL $30,689 Camp Grove, IL $30,860

Carman, IL $30,637 Castleton, IL $30,817 Cuba, IL $30,878 Dahinda, IL $30,777 East Galesburg, IL $30,821 Ellisville, IL $30,752 Fairview, IL $30,838 Fiatt, IL $30,893

Galva, IL $30,727 Gerlaw, IL $30,701 Gilson, IL $30,732 Gladstone, IL $30,662 Good Hope, IL $30,663 Henderson, IL $30,710 Industry, IL $30,653 Ipava, IL $30,760

Keithsburg, IL $30,693 Kewanee, IL $30,728 Kirkwood, IL $30,689 Knoxville, IL $30,770 La Fayette, IL $30,751 La Harpe, IL $30,640 Laura, IL $30,862 Littleton, IL $30,601

Little York, IL $30,689 Lomax, IL $30,646 Macomb, IL $30,722 Maquon, IL $30,801 Marietta, IL $30,721 Media, IL $30,642 Monmouth, IL $30,740 New Windsor, IL $30,700

North Henderson, IL $30,703 Oneida, IL $30,716 Ophiem, IL $30,695 Bloomington, IL $31,079 Anchor, IL $31,018 Armington, IL $30,970 Arrowsmith, IL $31,203 Atlanta, IL $30,956

Bellflower, IL $31,416 Carlock, IL $30,951 Chenoa, IL $30,853 Clinton, IL $30,967 Colfax, IL $30,924 Congerville, IL $30,958 Cooksville, IL $30,867 Cropsey, IL $30,982

Danvers, IL $30,973 Deer Creek, IL $31,002 Delavan, IL $30,973 Dewitt, IL $31,157 Downs, IL $30,937 Ellsworth, IL $30,927 El Paso, IL $30,889 Fairbury, IL $30,912

Flanagan, IL $30,857 Forrest, IL $30,954 Goodfield, IL $30,978 Graymont, IL $30,849 Gridley, IL $30,882 Heyworth, IL $30,914 Hopedale, IL $30,974 Hudson, IL $30,935

Kenney, IL $30,938 Lane, IL $31,153 Lawndale, IL $30,946 Le Roy, IL $31,027 Lexington, IL $30,885 Mc Lean, IL $30,954 Mackinaw, IL $30,986 Maroa, IL $30,932

Merna, IL $30,904 Minier, IL $30,963 Minonk, IL $30,875 Normal, IL $31,048 Pontiac, IL $30,892 Saunemin, IL $30,788 Saybrook, IL $31,286 Secor, IL $30,933

Shirley, IL $30,903 Sibley, IL $31,083 Stanford, IL $30,966 Strawn, IL $30,999 Towanda, IL $30,908 Wapella, IL $30,893 Waynesville, IL $30,874 Urbana, IL $31,833

Allerton, IL $31,252 Alvin, IL $31,002 Armstrong, IL $31,504 Bement, IL $31,407 Bismarck, IL $30,979 Bondville, IL $31,753 Broadlands, IL $31,418 Catlin, IL $31,055

Cerro Gordo, IL $31,225 Champaign, IL $31,833 Cisco, IL $31,294 Collison, IL $31,359 Danville, IL $31,093 Tilton, IL $31,106 De Land, IL $31,418 Dewey, IL $31,610

Fairmount, IL $31,256 Farmer City, IL $31,336 Fisher, IL $31,558 Fithian, IL $31,402 Foosland, IL $31,473 Georgetown, IL $30,825 Gifford, IL $31,502 Henning, IL $31,149

Prairie City, IL $30,719 Raritan, IL $30,796 Rio, IL $30,705 Roseville, IL $30,660 Saint Augustine, IL $30,704 Sciota, IL $30,610 Seaton, IL $30,697 Smithfield, IL $30,761

Smithshire, IL $30,647 Speer, IL $30,915 Stronghurst, IL $30,656 Table Grove, IL $30,719 Toulon, IL $30,793 Vermont, IL $30,706 Victoria, IL $30,752 Viola, IL $30,704

Wataga, IL $30,712 Williamsfield, IL $30,818 Woodhull, IL $30,706 Wyoming, IL $30,860 Astoria, IL $30,743 Benson, IL $30,913 Brimfield, IL $30,975 Bryant, IL $30,906

Canton, IL $30,939 Chillicothe, IL $30,980 Dunfermline, IL $30,928 Dunlap, IL $31,014 Edelstein, IL $30,973 Edwards, IL $31,040 Elmwood, IL $30,944 Eureka, IL $30,978

Farmington, IL $30,904 Forest City, IL $30,954 Glasford, IL $31,005 Green Valley, IL $30,982 Groveland, IL $31,045 Hanna City, IL $31,034 Henry, IL $30,842 Kingston Mines, IL $31,020

Lacon, IL $30,928 La Rose, IL $30,912 Lewistown, IL $30,855 Liverpool, IL $30,931 London Mills, IL $30,790 Lowpoint, IL $30,977 Manito, IL $30,975 Mapleton, IL $31,034

Metamora, IL $31,012 Morton, IL $31,034 Mossville, IL $31,036 Norris, IL $30,921 Pekin, IL $31,037 Princeville, IL $30,945 Putnam, IL $30,804 Roanoke, IL $30,947

Rome, IL $31,002 Saint David, IL $30,924 South Pekin, IL $31,014 Sparland, IL $30,894 Topeka, IL $30,941 Tremont, IL $31,011 Trivoli, IL $30,980 Washburn, IL $30,954

Washington, IL $31,038 Yates City, IL $30,879 Peoria, IL $31,072 Creve Coeur, IL $31,073 East Peoria, IL $31,072 Peoria Heights, IL $31,072 Sims, IL $30,639 Andalusia, IL $30,745

Springerton, IL $30,644 Tamaroa, IL $30,795 Texico, IL $30,655 Thompsonville, IL $30,676 Valier, IL $30,790 Vernon, IL $30,766 Walnut Hill, IL $30,791 Waltonville, IL $30,720

Wayne City, IL $30,653 West Frankfort, IL $30,743 Whittington, IL $30,680 Woodlawn, IL $30,785 Xenia, IL $30,632 Carbondale, IL $30,783 Alto Pass, IL $30,635 Anna, IL $30,716

Ava, IL $30,750 Belknap, IL $30,604 Boles, IL $30,657 Brookport, IL $30,515 Buncombe, IL $30,662 Cairo, IL $30,656 Cambria, IL $30,806 Campbell Hill, IL $30,834

Carrier Mills, IL $30,706 Carterville, IL $30,750 Cave In Rock, IL $30,590 Cobden, IL $30,682 Colp, IL $30,777 Ridott, IL $31,363 Rochelle, IL $31,356 Rock City, IL $31,364

Rock Falls, IL $30,874 Rockton, IL $31,450 Roscoe, IL $31,450 Savanna, IL $30,790 Scales Mound, IL $30,800 Seward, IL $31,419 Shannon, IL $31,073 Shirland, IL $31,432

South Beloit, IL $31,418 Sterling, IL $30,891 Stillman Valley, IL $31,411 Stockton, IL $30,917 Warren, IL $31,008 Winnebago, IL $31,466 Winslow, IL $31,087 Woosung, IL $30,980

Rockford, IL $31,464 Loves Park, IL $31,471 Machesney Park, IL $31,471 Rock Island, IL $30,621 Albany, IL $30,720 Aledo, IL $30,708 Dana, IL $30,826 Chandlerville, IL $30,989

Bluford, IL $30,662 Mahomet, IL $31,629 Andover, IL $30,694 Chapin, IL $30,866 Chatham, IL $31,356 Chesterfield, IL $30,925 Concord, IL $30,893 Easton, IL $30,928

Elkhart, IL $31,208 Emden, IL $30,960 Franklin, IL $31,109 Frederick, IL $30,724 Girard, IL $31,107 Greenview, IL $31,149 Hartsburg, IL $30,956 Havana, IL $30,874

Hettick, IL $30,897 Jacksonville, IL $31,039 Kilbourne, IL $30,950 Lincoln, IL $31,040 Lincolns New Salem, IL $31,173 Literberry, IL $31,053 Loami, IL $31,299 Lowder, IL $31,198

Manchester, IL $30,972 Mason City, IL $30,972 Meredosia, IL $30,794 Middletown, IL $31,159 Modesto, IL $31,088 Murrayville, IL $30,933 New Berlin, IL $31,288 New Holland, IL $31,031

Nilwood, IL $31,081 Oakford, IL $31,041 Palmyra, IL $30,976 Petersburg, IL $31,179 Pleasant Plains, IL $31,299 Rushville, IL $30,705 San Jose, IL $30,966 Scottville, IL $30,959

Sherman, IL $31,370 Shipman, IL $31,113 Tallula, IL $31,215 Thayer, IL $31,211 Virden, IL $31,185 Virginia, IL $30,929 Waverly, IL $31,180 Williamsville, IL $31,294

Winchester, IL $30,806 Woodson, IL $31,069 Springfield, IL $31,451 Bonfield, IL $31,410 Creal Springs, IL $30,687 Annawan, IL $30,725 Atkinson, IL $30,715 Barstow, IL $30,666

Buffalo Prairie, IL $30,728 Cambridge, IL $30,704 Carbon Cliff, IL $30,643 Coal Valley, IL $30,640 Colona, IL $30,671 Cordova, IL $30,723 Deer Grove, IL $30,763 East Moline, IL $30,657

Erie, IL $30,718 Fenton, IL $30,734 Fulton, IL $30,738 Geneseo, IL $30,703 Hampton, IL $30,689 Hillsdale, IL $30,708 Hooppole, IL $30,728 Illinois City, IL $30,733

Joy, IL $30,710 Lyndon, IL $30,760 Lynn Center, IL $30,693 Matherville, IL $30,702 Milan, IL $30,691 Moline, IL $30,582 Morrison, IL $30,782 New Boston, IL $30,716

Orion, IL $30,673 Osco, IL $30,687 Port Byron, IL $30,710 Preemption, IL $30,698 Prophetstown, IL $30,741 Rapids City, IL $30,700 Reynolds, IL $30,718 Sherrard, IL $30,694

Silvis, IL $30,630 Tampico, IL $30,760 Taylor Ridge, IL $30,735 Thomson, IL $30,786 La Salle, IL $30,855 Amboy, IL $30,930 Ancona, IL $30,831 Arlington, IL $30,750

Blackstone, IL $30,804 Buda, IL $30,738 Bureau, IL $30,866 Cedar Point, IL $30,888 Cherry, IL $30,872 Compton, IL $31,062 Cornell, IL $30,870 Dalzell, IL $30,910

Cypress, IL $30,657 De Soto, IL $30,701 Dongola, IL $30,664 Dowell, IL $30,794 Eddyville, IL $30,632 Eldorado, IL $30,757 Elizabethtown, IL $30,599 Elkville, IL $30,691

Energy, IL $30,767 Equality, IL $30,695 Galatia, IL $30,692 Golconda, IL $30,588 Goreville, IL $30,699 Gorham, IL $30,636 Grand Chain, IL $30,611 Grand Tower, IL $30,622

Grantsburg, IL $30,650 Harrisburg, IL $30,729 Herod, IL $30,603 Herrin, IL $30,778 Hurst, IL $30,766 Jacob, IL $30,634 Johnston City, IL $30,740 Jonesboro, IL $30,652

Joppa, IL $30,709 Junction, IL $30,686 Karbers Ridge, IL $30,636 Karnak, IL $30,634 Mc Clure, IL $30,596 Makanda, IL $30,685 Marion, IL $30,737 Metropolis, IL $30,646

Millcreek, IL $30,720 Miller City, IL $30,485 Mound City, IL $30,672 Mounds, IL $30,648 Muddy, IL $30,757 Murphysboro, IL $30,718 New Burnside, IL $30,679 Olive Branch, IL $30,634

Olmsted, IL $30,615 Oraville, IL $30,759 Ozark, IL $30,663 Perks, IL $30,643 Pittsburg, IL $30,700 Pomona, IL $30,620 Pulaski, IL $30,646 Raleigh, IL $30,713

Ridgway, IL $30,760 Rosiclare, IL $30,637 Royalton, IL $30,702 Shawneetown, IL $30,723 Simpson, IL $30,639 Stonefort, IL $30,646 Tamms, IL $30,637 Thebes, IL $30,618

Ullin, IL $30,655 Unity, IL $30,640 Vergennes, IL $30,726 Vienna, IL $30,687 Villa Ridge, IL $30,616 Willisville, IL $30,997 Wolf Lake, IL $30,579 Zeigler, IL $30,783

Centralia, IL $30,899 Hoyleton, IL $30,906 Akin, IL $30,657 Albion, IL $30,526 Alma, IL $30,707 Ashley, IL $30,820 Barnhill, IL $30,633 Belle Rive, IL $30,654

Bellmont, IL $30,516 Benton, IL $30,726 Bourbonnais, IL $31,677 Bradley, IL $31,673 Buckingham, IL $31,075 Buckley, IL $31,107 Cabery, IL $30,928 Campus, IL $31,013

Chatsworth, IL $30,996 Chebanse, IL $31,230 Cissna Park, IL $31,101 Claytonville, IL $31,049 Clifton, IL $31,040 Crescent City, IL $30,968 Cullom, IL $30,839 Danforth, IL $30,889

Donovan, IL $31,136 East Lynn, IL $31,191 Elliott, IL $31,379 Emington, IL $30,769 Essex, IL $31,403 Gibson City, IL $31,361 Gilman, IL $30,978 Goodwine, IL $31,061

Grant Park, IL $32,028 Herscher, IL $31,158 Hoopeston, IL $31,038 Hopkins Park, IL $31,524 Iroquois, IL $31,069 Kempton, IL $30,782 Loda, IL $31,264 Ludlow, IL $31,471

Manteno, IL $31,894 Martinton, IL $31,142 Melvin, IL $31,236 Milford, IL $30,926 Momence, IL $31,849 Onarga, IL $31,011 Papineau, IL $31,379 Paxton, IL $31,393

Pembroke Township, IL $31,522 Piper City, IL $30,961 Rankin, IL $31,271 Reddick, IL $31,193 Roberts, IL $31,094 Rossville, IL $31,017 Saint Anne, IL $31,398 Sheldon, IL $30,869

Stockland, IL $30,824 Thawville, IL $31,019 Union Hill, IL $31,334 Watseka, IL $30,936 Wellington, IL $30,963 Woodland, IL $30,971 Apple River, IL $30,893 Ashton, IL $31,182

Baileyville, IL $31,286 Belvidere, IL $31,435 Byron, IL $31,399 Caledonia, IL $31,440 Capron, IL $31,447 Cedarville, IL $31,297 Chadwick, IL $30,786 Chana, IL $31,296

Cherry Valley, IL $31,438 Dakota, IL $31,335 Davis, IL $31,383 Davis Junction, IL $31,422 Dixon, IL $31,015 Durand, IL $31,419 East Dubuque, IL $30,767 Eleroy, IL $31,230

Elizabeth, IL $30,776 Forreston, IL $31,169 Franklin Grove, IL $31,082 Freeport, IL $31,288 Galena, IL $30,787 Galt, IL $30,921 Garden Prairie, IL $31,450 German Valley, IL $31,348

Hanover, IL $30,748 Harmon, IL $30,788 Holcomb, IL $31,392 Kent, IL $30,982 Lanark, IL $30,935 Leaf River, IL $31,362 Lena, IL $31,089 Lindenwood, IL $31,387

Mc Connell, IL $31,262 Milledgeville, IL $30,878 Monroe Center, IL $31,416 Mount Carroll, IL $30,816 Mount Morris, IL $31,269 Nachusa, IL $31,006 Nora, IL $31,056 Orangeville, IL $31,323

Oregon, IL $31,269 Pearl City, IL $31,000 Pecatonica, IL $31,432 Polo, IL $31,027 Poplar Grove, IL $31,437 Midlothian, IL $33,151 Mason, IL $30,627 Romeoville, IL $32,805

Minooka, IL $32,099 Mokena, IL $32,751 Monee, IL $32,321 Morris, IL $31,527 New Lenox, IL $32,610 Oak Forest, IL $33,058 Oak Lawn, IL $33,615 Bridgeview, IL $33,658

Hometown, IL $33,649 Hickory Hills, IL $33,571 Justice, IL $33,669 Burbank, IL $33,670 Odell, IL $30,762 Olympia Fields, IL $32,563 Orland Park, IL $33,143 Palos Heights, IL $33,343

Palos Park, IL $33,301 Palos Hills, IL $33,485 Park Forest, IL $32,419 Peotone, IL $32,106 Posen, IL $33,092 Ransom, IL $30,827 Richton Park, IL $32,473 Robbins, IL $33,215

South Holland, IL $32,677 South Wilmington, IL $31,373 Steger, IL $32,373 Thornton, IL $32,557 Tinley Park, IL $32,900 Country Club Hills, IL $32,768 Verona, IL $31,094 Willow Springs, IL $33,465

Wilmington, IL $31,720 Worth, IL $33,468 University Park, IL $32,343 Homer Glen, IL $32,929 Bedford Park, IL $33,686 Summit Argo, IL $33,695 Aurora, IL $32,602 Batavia, IL $32,469

Big Rock, IL $31,649 Bristol, IL $32,033 Brookfield, IL $33,707 Clarendon Hills, IL $33,447 Downers Grove, IL $33,297 Woodridge, IL $33,164 Earlville, IL $31,056 Eola, IL $32,645

Hinckley, IL $31,384 Hinsdale, IL $33,544 Oak Brook, IL $33,523 La Grange, IL $33,679 La Grange Park, IL $33,693 Willowbrook, IL $33,432 Lee, IL $31,352 Leland, IL $31,117

Lisle, IL $33,105 Lyons, IL $33,713 Millbrook, IL $31,646 Millington, IL $31,536 Montgomery, IL $32,334 Mooseheart, IL $32,388 Naperville, IL $32,907 Newark, IL $31,520

North Aurora, IL $32,347 Oswego, IL $32,307 Plainfield, IL $32,541 Plano, IL $31,711 Riverside, IL $33,723 Sandwich, IL $31,462 Serena, IL $31,108 Shabbona, IL $31,297

Sheridan, IL $31,249 Somonauk, IL $31,323 Steward, IL $31,335 Sugar Grove, IL $32,014 Warrenville, IL $32,836 Waterman, IL $31,317 Wedron, IL $31,053 Western Springs, IL $33,620

Westmont, IL $33,435 Yorkville, IL $31,968 Darien, IL $33,320 Mode, IL $30,604 Montrose, IL $30,595 Mount Erie, IL $30,496 Neoga, IL $30,655 Newton, IL $30,453

Oblong, IL $30,238 Olney, IL $30,305 Palestine, IL $29,772 Parkersburg, IL $30,245 Robinson, IL $29,929 Saint Elmo, IL $30,647 Sainte Marie, IL $30,324 Saint Francisville, IL $29,506

Shumway, IL $30,617 Sigel, IL $30,623 Stewardson, IL $30,629 Stoy, IL $30,195 Strasburg, IL $30,645 Sumner, IL $29,712 Teutopolis, IL $30,655 Toledo, IL $30,607

Trilla, IL $30,624 Vandalia, IL $30,819 Watson, IL $30,658 Westfield, IL $30,589 West Liberty, IL $30,207 West Salem, IL $30,333 West Union, IL $29,930 West York, IL $30,006

Wheeler, IL $30,582 Willow Hill, IL $30,278 Yale, IL $30,356 Argenta, IL $31,042 Assumption, IL $30,917 Beason, IL $30,906 Blue Mound, IL $31,119 Boody, IL $31,083

Buffalo, IL $31,256 Bulpitt, IL $31,224 Chestnut, IL $31,053 Cornland, IL $31,246 Dawson, IL $31,337 Decatur, IL $31,045 Divernon, IL $31,250 Edinburg, IL $31,245

Elwin, IL $31,033 Farmersville, IL $31,140 Findlay, IL $30,783 Forsyth, IL $31,078 Glenarm, IL $31,318 Harristown, IL $31,073 Harvel, IL $31,045 Illiopolis, IL $31,174

Kincaid, IL $31,210 Lake Fork, IL $31,209 Latham, IL $31,074 Macon, IL $30,966 Mechanicsburg, IL $31,279 Morrisonville, IL $31,095 Mount Auburn, IL $31,187 Mount Pulaski, IL $31,146

Mt Zion, IL $31,026 Moweaqua, IL $30,949 Niantic, IL $31,112 Oconee, IL $30,787 Oreana, IL $31,026 Owaneco, IL $30,956 Palmer, IL $31,106 Pana, IL $30,917

Pawnee, IL $31,263 Raymond, IL $30,954 Riverton, IL $31,358 Rochester, IL $31,346 Shelbyville, IL $30,767 Stonington, IL $31,121 Taylorville, IL $31,120 Tovey, IL $31,220

Tower Hill, IL $30,802 West Point, IL $30,604 Fox Valley, IL $32,692 Golf, IL $33,637 Lovejoy, IL $31,562 Waggoner, IL $31,059 Warrensburg, IL $31,010 Alexander, IL $31,181

Alsey, IL $30,825 Arenzville, IL $30,837 Ashland, IL $31,132 Athens, IL $31,299 Auburn, IL $31,261 Bath, IL $30,816 Beardstown, IL $30,854 Bluffs, IL $30,792

Bluff Springs, IL $30,853 Browning, IL $30,739 Cantrall, IL $31,380 Carlinville, IL $30,945 Kingston, IL $31,425 Kirkland, IL $31,400 Lafox, IL $32,090 Lombard, IL $33,331

Malta, IL $31,395 Maple Park, IL $31,491 Marengo, IL $31,499 Maywood, IL $33,723 Westchester, IL $33,696 Broadview, IL $33,714 Lake In The Hills, IL $31,823 Medinah, IL $33,134

Schaumburg, IL $32,958 Melrose Park, IL $33,716 Hillside, IL $33,690 Berkeley, IL $33,673 Stone Park, IL $33,708 Hoffman Estates, IL $32,796 Plato Center, IL $31,863 River Grove, IL $33,724

Roselle, IL $33,023 Saint Charles, IL $32,406 Schiller Park, IL $33,701 South Elgin, IL $32,302 Sycamore, IL $31,522 Union, IL $31,540 Villa Park, IL $33,479 Wasco, IL $32,033

Wayne, IL $32,538 West Chicago, IL $32,705 Wheaton, IL $33,037 Winfield, IL $32,898 Wood Dale, IL $33,383 Evanston, IL $33,700 Chicago, IL $33,757 Oak Park, IL $33,739

River Forest, IL $33,733 Beecher, IL $32,198 Berwyn, IL $33,732 Crest Hill, IL $32,607 Shorewood, IL $32,311 Blue Island, IL $33,257 Braceville, IL $31,486 Braidwood, IL $31,662

Calumet City, IL $32,583 Channahon, IL $32,125 Chicago Heights, IL $32,413 Chicago Ridge, IL $33,554 Grayslake, IL $31,843 Gurnee, IL $31,802 Harvard, IL $31,483 Hebron, IL $31,313

Highland Park, IL $33,034 Fort Sheridan, IL $32,892 Palatine, IL $32,847 Highwood, IL $32,909 Ingleside, IL $31,678 Island Lake, IL $31,870 Kenilworth, IL $33,599 Lake Bluff, IL $32,337

Lake Forest, IL $32,627 Lake Villa, IL $31,707 Lake Zurich, IL $32,465 Libertyville, IL $32,173 Mchenry, IL $31,574 Morton Grove, IL $33,688 Mount Prospect, IL $33,281 Mundelein, IL $32,157

Vernon Hills, IL $32,487 Northbrook, IL $33,268 North Chicago, IL $32,076 Park Ridge, IL $33,666 Lincolnshire, IL $32,750 Prospect Heights, IL $33,160 Richmond, IL $31,534 Ringwood, IL $31,518

Round Lake, IL $31,725 Russell, IL $31,630 Skokie, IL $33,711 Waukegan, IL $31,855 Spring Grove, IL $31,608 Techny, IL $33,411 Wadsworth, IL $31,702 Wauconda, IL $31,999

Kaneville, IL $31,817 Pocahontas, IL $31,125 Great Lakes, IL $32,212 Coal City, IL $31,633 Crete, IL $32,314 Crestwood, IL $33,255 Dolton, IL $32,833 Dwight, IL $31,001

Elwood, IL $32,232 Flossmoor, IL $32,624 Frankfort, IL $32,526 Gardner, IL $31,232 Glenwood, IL $32,487 Harvey, IL $32,903 Markham, IL $32,927 Hazel Crest, IL $32,779

Homewood, IL $32,663 Joliet, IL $32,353 Kinsman, IL $30,905 Lansing, IL $32,464 Lemont, IL $33,147 Bolingbrook, IL $33,012 Lockport, IL $32,777 Manhattan, IL $32,251

Matteson, IL $32,576 Mazon, IL $31,301 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $31,118 Red Bud, IL $31,202 Renault, IL $31,150 Rockwood, IL $30,744 Saint Jacob, IL $31,313 Saint Libory, IL $31,193

Smithboro, IL $30,900 Smithton, IL $31,361 Sparta, IL $31,014 Steeleville, IL $30,939 Summerfield, IL $31,300 Tilden, IL $31,125 Trenton, IL $31,261 Troy, IL $31,374

Valmeyer, IL $31,255 Walsh, IL $30,959 Waterloo, IL $31,315 Quincy, IL $30,774 Augusta, IL $30,620 Barry, IL $30,621 Basco, IL $30,609 Baylis, IL $30,593

Bowen, IL $30,621 Camden, IL $30,576 Camp Point, IL $30,640 Carthage, IL $30,640 Chambersburg, IL $30,653 Clayton, IL $30,614 Coatsburg, IL $30,635 Colchester, IL $30,643

Colusa, IL $30,633 Dallas City, IL $30,634 Elvaston, IL $30,704 Ferris, IL $30,740 Fowler, IL $30,656 Golden, IL $30,643 Griggsville, IL $30,657 Hamilton, IL $30,673

Hull, IL $30,579 Huntsville, IL $30,562 Kinderhook, IL $30,594 La Prairie, IL $30,576 Liberty, IL $30,629 Lima, IL $30,662 Loraine, IL $30,620 Mendon, IL $30,640

Milton, IL $30,766 Mount Sterling, IL $30,638 Nauvoo, IL $30,646 Nebo, IL $30,720 New Canton, IL $30,576 New Salem, IL $30,602 Niota, IL $30,625 Paloma, IL $30,657

Payson, IL $30,640 Pearl, IL $30,701 Perry, IL $30,676 Pittsfield, IL $30,662 Plainville, IL $30,627 Pleasant Hill, IL $30,667 Plymouth, IL $30,603 Rockport, IL $30,562

Sutter, IL $30,578 Tennessee, IL $30,614 Timewell, IL $30,590 Ursa, IL $30,619 Versailles, IL $30,689 Warsaw, IL $30,616 Buffalo Grove, IL $32,807 Wheeling, IL $33,110

Wilmette, IL $33,640 Winnetka, IL $33,496 Winthrop Harbor, IL $31,644 Wonder Lake, IL $31,422 Woodstock, IL $31,489 Zion, IL $31,675 Addison, IL $33,337 Algonquin, IL $31,942

Bartlett, IL $32,666 Bellwood, IL $33,709 Bensenville, IL $33,549 Streamwood, IL $32,667 Bloomingdale, IL $33,054 Burlington, IL $31,570 Carpentersville, IL $32,110 Clare, IL $31,412

Cortland, IL $31,507 Creston, IL $31,374 Dekalb, IL $31,462 Carol Stream, IL $32,973 Dundee, IL $32,090 Elburn, IL $31,943 Elgin, IL $32,443 Elmhurst, IL $33,581

Esmond, IL $31,379 Forest Park, IL $33,731 Franklin Park, IL $33,704 Hanover Park, IL $32,851 Geneva, IL $32,298 Genoa, IL $31,466 Gilberts, IL $31,869 Glen Ellyn, IL $33,192

Glendale Heights, IL $33,135 Hampshire, IL $31,588 Hines, IL $33,722 Huntley, IL $31,572 Itasca, IL $33,247 Madison, IL $31,557 Marine, IL $31,284 Maryville, IL $31,430

Medora, IL $31,078 Michael, IL $30,882 Moro, IL $31,304 Mount Olive, IL $31,057 Mozier, IL $30,817 National Stock Yards, IL $31,562 New Douglas, IL $31,142 Nokomis, IL $30,904

Ohlman, IL $30,935 Panama, IL $31,006 Patterson, IL $30,836 Piasa, IL $31,166 Ramsey, IL $30,708 Rockbridge, IL $30,935 Roodhouse, IL $30,867 Rosamond, IL $30,863

Roxana, IL $31,400 Sawyerville, IL $31,105 Sorento, IL $31,003 South Roxana, IL $31,423 Staunton, IL $31,156 Taylor Springs, IL $30,963 Venice, IL $31,562 Walshville, IL $30,951

White Hall, IL $30,848 Wilsonville, IL $31,134 Witt, IL $30,877 Wood River, IL $31,385 Worden, IL $31,244 Wrights, IL $30,854 East Saint Louis, IL $31,562 Fairview Heights, IL $31,478

Addieville, IL $31,138 Albers, IL $31,180 Aviston, IL $31,195 Baldwin, IL $31,131 Bartelso, IL $31,041 Beckemeyer, IL $31,142 Belleville, IL $31,419 Mascoutah, IL $31,302

Scott Air Force Base, IL $31,360 Breese, IL $31,144 Carlyle, IL $30,964 Caseyville, IL $31,482 Chester, IL $30,944 Collinsville, IL $31,457 Columbia, IL $31,427 Coulterville, IL $30,975

Cutler, IL $30,865 Dupo, IL $31,513 East Carondelet, IL $31,494 Ellis Grove, IL $30,961 Evansville, IL $31,101 Freeburg, IL $31,326 Fults, IL $31,202 Germantown, IL $31,167

Greenville, IL $30,998 Hagarstown, IL $30,839 Hecker, IL $31,288 Highland, IL $31,224 Hoffman, IL $31,030 Huey, IL $30,944 Keyesport, IL $30,915 Lebanon, IL $31,351

Lenzburg, IL $31,206 Maeystown, IL $31,228 Marissa, IL $31,161 Menard, IL $30,950 Millstadt, IL $31,446 Modoc, IL $30,918 Mulberry Grove, IL $30,856 Nashville, IL $30,954

New Athens, IL $31,261 New Baden, IL $31,234 New Memphis, IL $31,212 Oakdale, IL $30,974 O Fallon, IL $31,416 Okawville, IL $31,108 Percy, IL $30,902 Pierron, IL $31,158

Pinckneyville, IL $30,877

Day Care Worker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Day Care Worker roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Day Care Worker positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Day Care Worker as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Day Care Worker

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,286	$21.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$36,627	$18.0	10%

Day Care Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Day Care 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 July 01, 2026

$30,907

Average $33,297/year

$36,310

$2,576

Average $2,775/month

$3,026

$594

Average $640/week

$698

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,310	$3,026	$698	$17
Average	$33,297	$2,775	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,907	$2,576	$594	$15

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