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Childcare Worker Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Childcare Workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,500
25th Percentile Wage
$24,790
50th Percentile Wage
$28,610
75th Percentile Wage
$33,780
90th Percentile Wage
$40,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,610
-6.50% 10.52%
2016
$30,470
4.53% -
2015
$29,090
-12.79% -
2014
$32,810
25.27% -
2013
$24,520
-4.40% -
2012
$25,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,610 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$40,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$38,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$38,570
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$37,270
Napa
$36,660
Visalia-Porterville
$36,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$36,170
Vallejo-Fairfield
$36,170
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$36,170
Salinas
$36,130
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$35,720
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$35,340
Fresno
$35,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$35,150
Modesto
$35,020
El Centro
$34,970
Stockton
$34,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,890
Yuba City
$34,800
Hanford-Corcoran
$34,620
Chico
$34,350
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$33,980
Redding
$33,660
Merced
$33,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$33,280
Madera-Chowchilla
$32,170
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$28,950
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$28,610
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,990
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$26,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$25,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$25,100
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,170
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$22,550