The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,280 | 8.35% | 25.12% |
| 2021 | $30,500 | -0.20% | - |
| 2020 | $30,560 | 14.40% | - |
| 2019 | $26,160 | 2.87% | - |
| 2018 | $25,410 | -0.98% | - |
| 2017 | $25,660 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $24,920 | 3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $24,030 | -3.70% | - |
| 2012 | $24,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,280 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.