The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $33,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,770.
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 | $38,570 | 4.30% | 26.50% |
| 2021 | $36,910 | 16.61% | - |
| 2020 | $30,780 | -1.46% | - |
| 2019 | $31,230 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $31,190 | 5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $29,470 | 2.85% | - |
| 2016 | $28,630 | -2.83% | - |
| 2015 | $29,440 | -2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $30,040 | -2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $30,680 | 7.59% | - |
| 2012 | $28,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,570 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.