What are the main factors that influence a Child Watch Staff's salary?

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

How does experience change a Child Watch Staff's salary?

A Child Watch Staff's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,455 for beginners, reaching about $34,373 at mid-level, and approach $34,588 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Child Watch Staff?

Child Watch Staff salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Child Watch Staff roles are District of Columbia $37,485, California $37,342, Massachusetts $36,845. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Child Watch Staff roles make?

Salaries for Child Watch Staff level roles vary by specialization: Watch Commander: $81,737; Child Care Center Director: $79,931; Watch Engineer: $78,053; Watch Designer: $70,783; Watch Manager: $66,096.

How do different companies affect a Child Watch Staff's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Child Watch Staff 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.

Child Watch Staff Salary in the United States

How much does a Child Watch Staff make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Child Watch Staff in the United States is $33,855 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Child Watch Staff's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,456
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,380 to $36,787
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,127

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Child Watch Staff Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,787	$3,066	$707	$18
Average	$33,855	$2,821	$651	$16
25th Percentile	$31,380	$2,615	$603	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Child Watch Staff Salaries

A Child Watch Staff'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 Child Watch Staff Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Child Watch Staff'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): $33,455
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,941
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,373
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $34,502
Expert (over 8 years): $34,588

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Child Watch Staff	$33,455
Intermediate Level Child Watch Staff	$33,941
Senior Level Child Watch Staff	$34,373
Specialist Level Child Watch Staff	$34,502
Expert Level Child Watch Staff	$34,588

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How Do Child Watch Staff 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 Child Watch Stafves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,485.
California: $37,342.
Massachusetts: $36,845.

District of Columbia $37,485

California $37,342

Massachusetts $36,845

Washington $36,709

New Jersey $36,696

Alaska $36,648

Connecticut $36,181

New York $35,992

Hawaii $35,386

Rhode Island $35,101

Maryland $34,908

Minnesota $34,644

Colorado $34,543

Illinois $34,509

Oregon $34,380

Delaware $34,285

New Hampshire $34,226

Virginia $34,092

Pennsylvania $33,703

Nevada $33,507

North Dakota $33,442

Michigan $33,341

Wisconsin $33,303

Vermont $33,229

Texas $33,022

Maine $33,009

Arizona $32,989

Ohio $32,965

Georgia $32,653

Indiana $32,498

Wyoming $32,467

Utah $32,420

Iowa $32,400

Kansas $32,237

Louisiana $32,190

North Carolina $32,173

Missouri $32,166

Florida $32,034

Montana $31,963

Nebraska $31,895

Kentucky $31,858

South Carolina $31,722

Tennessee $31,638

Idaho $31,604

New Mexico $31,357

Oklahoma $31,303

Alabama $31,103

South Dakota $30,768

Arkansas $30,585

West Virginia $30,487

Mississippi $30,192

Top Paying Cities for Child Watch Stafves

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: $42,702
San Francisco: $42,282
Oakland: $41,344

San Jose, CA $42,702

San Francisco, CA $42,282

Oakland, CA $41,344

New York, NY $39,235

Queens Village, NY $38,981

Paramus, NJ $38,710

Passaic, NJ $38,676

Bergenfield, NJ $38,642

Stamford, CT $38,592

Huntington, NY $38,558

Newark, NJ $38,338

Bridgeport, CT $38,270

New Brunswick, NJ $38,158

Vallejo, CA $38,087

Middlesex, NJ $38,067

Somerset, NJ $38,036

Petaluma, CA $37,959

Santa Cruz, CA $37,827

Boston, MA $37,759

Monterey, CA $37,590

Fairbanks, AK $37,566

Los Angeles, CA $37,502

Washington, DC $37,485

Seattle, WA $37,424

Santa Rosa, CA $37,417

Juneau, AK $37,319

Orange, CA $37,207

Anchorage, AK $37,146

Anaheim, CA $37,122

Santa Ana, CA $37,072

Nassau, NY $37,051

Long Beach, CA $37,038

Danbury, CT $37,028

Santa Maria, CA $36,912

Everett, WA $36,906

Bremerton, WA $36,740

Trenton, NJ $36,675

Sacramento, CA $36,662

San Diego, CA $36,645

Brockton, MA $36,631

Tacoma, WA $36,618

Santa Barbara, CA $36,570

Lowell, MA $36,435

New Suffolk, NY $36,422

Nashua, NH $36,381

Lompoc, CA $36,327

Ventura, CA $36,293

Stockton, CA $36,283

New Haven, CT $36,215

Atlantic City, NJ $36,127

Hartford, CT $36,053

Modesto, CA $36,036

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,961

New Britain, CT $35,944

Olympia, WA $35,897

Kennewick, WA $35,897

New London, CT $35,890

Norwich, CT $35,880

Lawrence, MA $35,863

Bakersfield, CA $35,768

Riverside, CA $35,721

New Bedford, MA $35,721

Richland, WA $35,687

Portsmouth, NH $35,660

Vineland, NJ $35,653

San Bernardino, CA $35,626

Boulder, CO $35,531

Worcester, MA $35,504

Portland, OR $35,474

Saint Paul, MN $35,433

Minneapolis, MN $35,433

Philadelphia, PA $35,386

Honolulu, HI $35,206

Springfield, MA $35,088

Providence, RI $35,084

Chicago, IL $34,986

Bellingham, WA $34,945

Baltimore, MD $34,908

Chico, CA $34,824

Wilmington, DE $34,766

Pittsfield, MA $34,732

Manchester, NH $34,668

Spokane, WA $34,519

Denver, CO $34,515

Albany, NY $34,356

Troy, NY $34,343

Schenectady, NY $34,272

Burlington, VT $34,197

Portland, ME $34,079

Salem, OR $34,052

Yakima, WA $34,045

Ann Arbor, MI $34,035

Rochester, MN $33,940

Fresno, CA $33,923

Reno, NV $33,923

Milwaukee, WI $33,893

Detroit, MI $33,859

Allentown, PA $33,849

Carson City, NV $33,845

Houston, TX $33,794

Colorado Springs, CO $33,791

Syracuse, NY $33,774

Eugene, OR $33,710

Bismarck, ND $33,669

Gary, IN $33,669

Galveston, TX $33,669

Springfield, OR $33,642

Medford, OR $33,561

Fort Collins, CO $33,547

Austin, TX $33,520

Mesa, AZ $33,449

Phoenix, AZ $33,442

Dallas, TX $33,432

Reading, PA $33,412

Saint Cloud, MN $33,398

Concord, NH $33,368

Madison, WI $33,354

Utica, NY $33,263

Raleigh, NC $33,236

Las Vegas, NV $33,232

Rochester, NY $33,209

Des Moines, IA $33,205

Atlanta, GA $33,151

Battle Creek, MI $33,141

Salt Lake City, UT $33,131

Lancaster, PA $33,080

Champaign, IL $33,073

Harrisburg, PA $33,033

Durham, NC $33,002

Kansas City, MO $32,999

Kansas City, KS $32,992

Fort Worth, TX $32,989

Boca Raton, FL $32,975

Cleveland, OH $32,972

Columbus, OH $32,965

Pittsburgh, PA $32,962

Richmond, VA $32,948

Indianapolis, IN $32,941

Cincinnati, OH $32,897

Petersburg, VA $32,846

Billings, MT $32,772

Lansing, MI $32,772

Huntsville, AL $32,772

Lebanon, PA $32,769

Dayton, OH $32,765

Pueblo, CO $32,765

Appleton, WI $32,755

Buffalo, NY $32,741

Racine, WI $32,725

Charlotte, NC $32,721

Saint Louis, MO $32,711

Springfield, IL $32,697

Elkhart, IN $32,691

York, PA $32,691

Gastonia, NC $32,687

Benton Harbor, MI $32,687

Beaumont, TX $32,667

Lorain, OH $32,660

Toledo, OH $32,647

Binghamton, NY $32,630

Rock Hill, SC $32,626

Rockford, IL $32,609

Fargo, ND $32,592

Elyria, OH $32,592

Flagstaff, AZ $32,569

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,548

Miami, FL $32,528

Duluth, MN $32,474

Bangor, ME $32,430

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,393

Louisville, KY $32,376

Grand Rapids, MI $32,369

Hialeah, FL $32,366

Casper, WY $32,318

Scranton, PA $32,278

New Orleans, LA $32,267

Virginia Beach, VA $32,264

Akron, OH $32,247

Peoria, IL $32,203

Sarasota, FL $32,196

Green Bay, WI $32,173

Baton Rouge, LA $32,156

Charleston, SC $32,149

Nashville, TN $32,139

Jamestown, NY $32,132

Davenport, IA $32,132

Tucson, AZ $32,115

Cheyenne, WY $32,105

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,095

Tampa, FL $32,088

Omaha, NE $32,081

Port Arthur, TX $32,068

Evansville, IN $32,068

Bradenton, FL $32,054

Santa Fe, NM $31,993

Orlando, FL $31,959

Clearwater, FL $31,922

Canton, OH $31,851

La Crosse, WI $31,851

Grand Forks, ND $31,841

Albuquerque, NM $31,831

Tulsa, OK $31,831

Newport News, VA $31,827

High Point, NC $31,817

Ogden, UT $31,804

Corpus Christi, TX $31,777

Laramie, WY $31,756

Norfolk, VA $31,756

Rock Island, IL $31,736

Saginaw, MI $31,729

Jacksonville, FL $31,726

Salisbury, NC $31,719

Memphis, TN $31,712

Moline, IL $31,695

Fort Myers, FL $31,685

Waterloo, IA $31,641

Spartanburg, SC $31,607

Lincoln, NE $31,590

Fort Wayne, IN $31,584

Birmingham, AL $31,546

Cedar Falls, IA $31,540

Provo, UT $31,536

Springfield, OH $31,533

San Antonio, TX $31,526

Greensboro, NC $31,513

South Bend, IN $31,509

Winston Salem, NC $31,506

Boise, ID $31,496

Savannah, GA $31,472

Muskegon, MI $31,411

Lima, OH $31,370

Lake Charles, LA $31,357

Anderson, IN $31,350

Lexington, KY $31,340

Augusta, GA $31,330

Greenville, SC $31,330

Wichita, KS $31,299

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,299

Columbia, SC $31,269

Bloomington, IN $31,184

Roanoke, VA $31,164

Asheville, NC $31,120

Knoxville, TN $31,062

Shreveport, LA $31,059

Wilmington, NC $31,015

Frankfort, KY $30,951

Oklahoma City, OK $30,927

Chillicothe, OH $30,913

Longview, TX $30,910

Topeka, KS $30,900

Mobile, AL $30,849

Terre Haute, IN $30,835

Erie, PA $30,832

Altoona, PA $30,815

Melbourne, FL $30,805

Amarillo, TX $30,791

Killeen, TX $30,781

Fayetteville, AR $30,754

Sioux Falls, SD $30,730

Chattanooga, TN $30,710

Idaho Falls, ID $30,707

Gainesville, FL $30,636

Portsmouth, OH $30,619

Little Rock, AR $30,612

Lynchburg, VA $30,612

Lafayette, LA $30,598

Youngstown, OH $30,598

Temple, TX $30,585

Daytona Beach, FL $30,578

Clarksville, TN $30,575

Pensacola, FL $30,571

Hopkinsville, KY $30,470

Charleston, WV $30,466

Florence, SC $30,449

Sioux City, IA $30,429

Macon, GA $30,331

Tallahassee, FL $30,328

Fayetteville, NC $30,321

Waco, TX $30,314

Wichita Falls, TX $30,314

Pine Bluff, AR $30,300

Vincennes, IN $30,236

Lubbock, TX $30,223

Great Falls, MT $30,202

Alamogordo, NM $30,199

Abilene, TX $30,172

Rapid City, SD $30,128

Monroe, LA $30,128

Albany, GA $30,108

Huntington, WV $30,104

Jackson, MS $30,101

Greenville, MS $30,097

Parkersburg, WV $30,064

Montgomery, AL $30,057

Johnstown, PA $30,050

Springfield, MO $30,023

Biloxi, MS $30,006

Sumter, SC $29,935

Columbus, GA $29,931

Twin Falls, ID $29,911

Pascagoula, MS $29,867

Kingsport, TN $29,779

Gulfport, MS $29,769

Alexandria, LA $29,657

Fort Smith, AR $29,573

El Paso, TX $29,481

Helena, MT $29,437

Las Cruces, NM $29,329

Harlingen, TX $29,234

Pocatello, ID $29,204

Florence, AL $29,193

Brownsville, TX $29,187

Dothan, AL $29,132

Mcallen, TX $29,116

Columbus, MS $28,865

Altus, OK $28,709

Lawton, OK $28,645

Pierre, SD $28,523

What Skills Can Increase a Child Watch Staff'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 Child Watch Staff'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	$38,934	15%
Coordination	$36,902	9%
Problem Solving	$36,564	8%
Accountability	$36,564	8%
Customer Service	$36,225	7%
Leadership	$35,887	6%

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Child Watch Staff Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Child Watch Staff'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

$31,380

Average $33,855/year

$36,787

$2,615

Average $2,821/month

$3,066

$603

Average $651/week

$707

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,787	$3,066	$707	$18
Average	$33,855	$2,821	$651	$16
25th Percentile	$31,380	$2,615	$603	$15

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Salary Trends for Child Watch Staff

Salaries for a Child Watch Staff can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,541 in 2023 to around $36,525 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Child Watch Staff salary trends, .

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