The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $30,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,620.
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 | $33,980 | 7.47% | 32.49% |
| 2021 | $31,440 | 6.87% | - |
| 2020 | $29,280 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $28,260 | 6.97% | - |
| 2018 | $26,290 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $25,790 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $25,450 | 2.95% | - |
| 2015 | $24,700 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $24,180 | 4.30% | - |
| 2013 | $23,140 | 0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $22,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.