Day Care Worker Salary in Maryland

How much does a Day Care Worker make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Day Care Worker in Maryland is $33,682 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): $39,506
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,265 to $36,730
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,063

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Day Care Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,730	$3,061	$706	$18
Average	$33,682	$2,807	$648	$16
25th Percentile	$31,265	$2,605	$601	$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:

Owings: $34,681
Riverdale: $35,922
College Park: $35,881

Owings, MD $34,681 Riverdale, MD $35,922 College Park, MD $35,881 Fort Washington, MD $35,857 Oxon Hill, MD $35,961 Suitland, MD $35,949 District Heights, MD $35,931 Temple Hills, MD $35,950

Deale, MD $34,521 Dunkirk, MD $34,886 Fort George G Meade, MD $34,085 Friendship, MD $34,630 Fulton, MD $34,539 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $35,828 Savage, MD $34,136 Shady Side, MD $34,248

Galesville, MD $34,399 Greenbelt, MD $35,756 Glenn Dale, MD $35,361 Upper Marlboro, MD $35,396 Harwood, MD $34,531 Highland, MD $34,507 West River, MD $34,538 Tracys Landing, MD $34,562

Hyattsville, MD $35,951 Jessup, MD $33,968 Bethesda, MD $35,961 Glen Echo, MD $35,955 Chevy Chase, MD $35,958 Cabin John, MD $35,947 Olney, MD $35,138 Brookeville, MD $34,482

Poolesville, MD $34,785 Barnesville, MD $34,301 Beallsville, MD $34,364 Boyds, MD $34,627 Dickerson, MD $34,325 Rockville, MD $35,551 Potomac, MD $35,654 Derwood, MD $35,175

Sandy Spring, MD $34,969 Ashton, MD $34,892 Brinklow, MD $34,633 Burtonsville, MD $35,039 Montgomery Village, MD $34,752 Kensington, MD $35,927 Garrett Park, MD $35,885 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $35,603

Silver Spring, MD $35,907 Takoma Park, MD $35,954 Aberdeen, MD $32,933 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $32,926 Abingdon, MD $33,180 Gunpowder, MD $33,380 Arnold, MD $33,769 Baldwin, MD $33,318

Bel Air, MD $33,041 Belcamp, MD $33,089 Benson, MD $32,889 Boring, MD $32,962 Brooklandville, MD $33,642 Butler, MD $33,272 Chase, MD $33,534 Churchville, MD $32,794

Clarksville, MD $34,141 Cockeysville, MD $33,335 Hunt Valley, MD $33,475 Crownsville, MD $33,998 Darlington, MD $32,504 Davidsonville, MD $34,493 Dayton, MD $34,119 Edgewater, MD $34,178

Edgewood, MD $33,281 Ellicott City, MD $33,708 Columbia, MD $33,961 Fallston, MD $33,194 Finksburg, MD $33,206 Forest Hill, MD $32,861 Fork, MD $33,430 Fort Howard, MD $33,641

Freeland, MD $32,201 Gambrills, MD $34,126 Gibson Island, MD $33,660 Glen Arm, MD $33,554 Glen Burnie, MD $33,700 Glyndon, MD $33,378 Hampstead, MD $32,610 Elkridge, MD $33,737

Hanover, MD $33,756 Harmans, MD $33,755 Havre De Grace, MD $32,719 Hydes, MD $33,433 Jarrettsville, MD $32,752 Joppa, MD $33,366 Kingsville, MD $33,440 Lineboro, MD $32,119

Linthicum Heights, MD $33,705 Long Green, MD $33,499 Spencerville, MD $34,987 Clarksburg, MD $34,221 Damascus, MD $33,927 Germantown, MD $34,941 Annapolis, MD $34,030 Cumberland, MD $30,914

Accident, MD $30,862 Barton, MD $31,007 Bittinger, MD $30,949 Bloomington, MD $31,059 Corriganville, MD $30,717 Eckhart Mines, MD $30,887 Ellerslie, MD $30,756 Flintstone, MD $30,921

Friendsville, MD $30,853 Frostburg, MD $30,845 Grantsville, MD $30,846 Kitzmiller, MD $30,848 Lonaconing, MD $30,951 Luke, MD $31,061 Mc Henry, MD $30,865 Midland, MD $31,055

Midlothian, MD $30,849 Mount Savage, MD $30,708 Oakland, MD $30,775 Oldtown, MD $30,963 Pinto, MD $31,020 Rawlings, MD $31,030 Spring Gap, MD $31,001 Swanton, MD $30,926

Westernport, MD $31,060 Easton, MD $33,356 Barclay, MD $33,077 Bethlehem, MD $33,119 Betterton, MD $33,102 Bozman, MD $33,640 Cambridge, MD $33,121 Centreville, MD $33,390

Chester, MD $33,648 Chestertown, MD $33,256 Church Creek, MD $33,069 Church Hill, MD $33,212 Claiborne, MD $33,700 Cordova, MD $33,243 Crapo, MD $32,777 Crocheron, MD $32,541

Crumpton, MD $33,039 Denton, MD $33,069 East New Market, MD $32,989 Federalsburg, MD $32,983 Fishing Creek, MD $32,899 Galena, MD $32,950 Goldsboro, MD $33,005 Grasonville, MD $33,584

Greensboro, MD $33,012 Henderson, MD $33,042 Hillsboro, MD $33,266 Hurlock, MD $32,997 Ingleside, MD $33,103 Kennedyville, MD $33,009 Mcdaniel, MD $33,687 Madison, MD $33,326

Marydel, MD $32,951 Massey, MD $32,958 Millington, MD $33,004 Neavitt, MD $33,682 Newcomb, MD $33,450 Oxford, MD $33,284 Preston, MD $33,107 Price, MD $33,234

Queen Anne, MD $33,321 Queenstown, MD $33,511 Rhodesdale, MD $32,799 Ridgely, MD $33,142 Rock Hall, MD $33,459 Royal Oak, MD $33,388 Saint Michaels, MD $33,614 Secretary, MD $33,115

Sherwood, MD $33,887 Deal Island, MD $32,292 Eden, MD $32,355 Ewell, MD $32,191 Fruitland, MD $32,466 Girdletree, MD $32,117 Hebron, MD $32,436 Linkwood, MD $32,894

Manokin, MD $32,249 Mardela Springs, MD $32,553 Marion Station, MD $32,136 Nanticoke, MD $32,422 Newark, MD $32,287 Ocean City, MD $32,442 Parsonsburg, MD $32,377 Pittsville, MD $32,378

Pocomoke City, MD $32,177 Powellville, MD $32,362 Princess Anne, MD $32,332 Quantico, MD $32,372 Rehobeth, MD $32,126 Sharptown, MD $32,731 Showell, MD $32,378 Snow Hill, MD $32,263

Stockton, MD $32,070 Tyaskin, MD $32,341 Tylerton, MD $32,229 Upper Fairmount, MD $32,328 Vienna, MD $32,622 Westover, MD $32,249 Whaleyville, MD $32,361 Willards, MD $32,373

Delmar, MD $32,459 North East, MD $32,749 Perry Point, MD $32,701 Perryville, MD $32,689 Port Deposit, MD $32,608 Rising Sun, MD $32,501 Warwick, MD $32,943 Cecilton, MD $32,920

Charlestown, MD $32,744 Chesapeake City, MD $32,920 Childs, MD $32,875 Stevensville, MD $33,734 Colora, MD $32,472 Conowingo, MD $32,417 Earleville, MD $32,889 Elk Mills, MD $32,887

Elkton, MD $32,863 Georgetown, MD $32,913 Lutherville Timonium, MD $33,614 Abell, MD $33,280 Accokeek, MD $35,563 Aquasco, MD $34,683 Avenue, MD $33,333 Barstow, MD $34,269

Bel Alton, MD $34,439 Benedict, MD $34,415 Brandywine, MD $35,226 Broomes Island, MD $33,880 Bryans Road, MD $35,494 Bryantown, MD $34,852 Bushwood, MD $33,357 California, MD $33,329

Callaway, MD $33,096 Chaptico, MD $33,674 Charlotte Hall, MD $34,182 Cheltenham, MD $35,556 Clements, MD $33,674 Cobb Island, MD $33,372 Coltons Point, MD $33,216 Compton, MD $33,396

Dameron, MD $32,675 Dowell, MD $33,433 Drayden, MD $32,753 Faulkner, MD $34,255 Great Mills, MD $33,150 Helen, MD $33,989 Hollywood, MD $33,526 Hughesville, MD $34,619

Huntingtown, MD $34,477 Indian Head, MD $34,692 Ironsides, MD $34,552 Issue, MD $33,553 La Plata, MD $34,790 Leonardtown, MD $33,273 Lexington Park, MD $33,048 Loveville, MD $33,622

Lusby, MD $33,495 Marbury, MD $34,970 Mechanicsville, MD $33,982 Morganza, MD $33,784 Mount Victoria, MD $33,395 Nanjemoy, MD $34,146 Newburg, MD $33,803 Park Hall, MD $32,951

Patuxent River, MD $33,125 Piney Point, MD $32,804 Pomfret, MD $35,168 Port Republic, MD $34,065 Port Tobacco, MD $34,662 Prince Frederick, MD $34,271 Ridge, MD $32,530 Rock Point, MD $33,791

Saint Inigoes, MD $32,634 Saint Leonard, MD $33,900 Saint Marys City, MD $32,945 Scotland, MD $32,314 Solomons, MD $33,402 Sunderland, MD $34,546 Tall Timbers, MD $32,846 Valley Lee, MD $32,859

Welcome, MD $34,446 White Plains, MD $35,172 Southern Md Facility, MD $35,601 Annapolis Junction, MD $34,046 Lanham, MD $35,736 Beltsville, MD $35,685 Laurel, MD $34,907 Bladensburg, MD $35,945

Lothian, MD $34,887 Mount Rainier, MD $35,962 North Beach, MD $34,402 Bowie, MD $34,901 Brentwood, MD $35,960 Capitol Heights, MD $35,944 Chesapeake Beach, MD $34,385 Churchton, MD $34,393

Clinton, MD $35,742 Still Pond, MD $33,103 Sudlersville, MD $33,041 Taylors Island, MD $33,335 Templeville, MD $32,953 Tilghman, MD $33,811 Toddville, MD $32,616 Trappe, MD $33,141

Wingate, MD $32,744 Wittman, MD $33,700 Woolford, MD $33,198 Worton, MD $33,217 Wye Mills, MD $33,453 Frederick, MD $33,074 Adamstown, MD $33,761 Big Pool, MD $31,361

Boonsboro, MD $32,478 Braddock Heights, MD $33,057 Brownsville, MD $32,960 Brunswick, MD $33,265 Buckeystown, MD $33,510 Burkittsville, MD $33,014 Cascade, MD $32,183 Cavetown, MD $32,142

Chewsville, MD $32,191 Clear Spring, MD $31,761 Cooksville, MD $33,694 Emmitsburg, MD $32,290 Fairplay, MD $32,270 Funkstown, MD $32,266 Glenelg, MD $34,051 Glenwood, MD $33,884

Hagerstown, MD $32,103 Hancock, MD $31,207 Ijamsville, MD $33,678 Jefferson, MD $33,298 Keedysville, MD $32,581 Keymar, MD $32,565 Knoxville, MD $33,090 Ladiesburg, MD $32,682

Libertytown, MD $32,983 Lisbon, MD $33,699 Little Orleans, MD $31,034 Maugansville, MD $31,986 Middletown, MD $32,936 Monrovia, MD $33,605 Mount Airy, MD $33,403 Myersville, MD $32,508

New Market, MD $33,268 New Midway, MD $32,681 New Windsor, MD $32,977 Point Of Rocks, MD $33,697 Rocky Ridge, MD $32,464 Rohrersville, MD $32,803 Sabillasville, MD $32,226 Saint James, MD $32,274

Sharpsburg, MD $32,533 Smithsburg, MD $32,171 Sykesville, MD $33,489 Taneytown, MD $32,367 Thurmont, MD $32,500 Tuscarora, MD $33,826 Union Bridge, MD $32,843 Unionville, MD $33,002

Walkersville, MD $32,885 West Friendship, MD $33,768 Williamsport, MD $32,138 Woodbine, MD $33,695 Woodsboro, MD $32,728 Salisbury, MD $32,460 Allen, MD $32,415 Berlin, MD $32,381

Bishopville, MD $32,388 Bivalve, MD $32,507 Manchester, MD $32,218 Marriottsville, MD $33,623 Maryland Line, MD $32,119 Mayo, MD $34,102 Millersville, MD $33,824 Monkton, MD $33,028

Odenton, MD $34,166 Crofton, MD $34,361 Owings Mills, MD $33,556 Parkton, MD $32,522 Pasadena, MD $33,669 Perry Hall, MD $33,578 Perryman, MD $33,019 Phoenix, MD $33,401

Pylesville, MD $32,328 Randallstown, MD $33,608 Reisterstown, MD $33,477 Riderwood, MD $33,679 Riva, MD $34,233 Severn, MD $33,819 Severna Park, MD $33,773 Simpsonville, MD $34,102

Sparks Glencoe, MD $33,131 Crisfield, MD $32,215 Stevenson, MD $33,630 Dhs, MD $35,572 Waldorf, MD $35,151 Street, MD $32,475 Upperco, MD $32,935 Upper Falls, MD $33,473

Westminster, MD $32,936 Whiteford, MD $32,315 White Hall, MD $32,478 White Marsh, MD $33,547 Woodstock, MD $33,639 Baltimore, MD $33,682 Towson, MD $33,678 Gwynn Oak, MD $33,690

Pikesville, MD $33,666 Sparrows Point, MD $33,646 Middle River, MD $33,576 Essex, MD $33,656 Dundalk, MD $33,688 Brooklyn, MD $33,689 Curtis Bay, MD $33,695 Halethorpe, MD $33,693

Catonsville, MD $33,709 Parkville, MD $33,673 Nottingham, MD $33,639 Rosedale, MD $33,682 Windsor Mill, MD $33,672 Gaithersburg, MD $35,101 Washington Grove, MD $35,119

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	$43,787	$21.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$37,051	$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

$31,265

Average $33,682/year

$36,730

$2,605

Average $2,807/month

$3,061

$601

Average $648/week

$706

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,730	$3,061	$706	$18
Average	$33,682	$2,807	$648	$16
25th Percentile	$31,265	$2,605	$601	$15

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