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Childcare Worker Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,960
25th Percentile Wage
$30,560
50th Percentile Wage
$35,340
75th Percentile Wage
$37,340
90th Percentile Wage
$41,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,340
14.23% 36.30%
2021
$30,310
2.71% -
2020
$29,490
14.28% -
2019
$25,280
3.05% -
2018
$24,510
2.94% -
2017
$23,790
-0.17% -
2016
$23,830
4.62% -
2015
$22,730
1.98% -
2014
$22,280
1.89% -
2013
$21,860
-2.97% -
2012
$22,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,340 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.2 percent (36.2%) 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

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