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Childcare Worker Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,480
25th Percentile Wage
$20,970
50th Percentile Wage
$25,420
75th Percentile Wage
$30,100
90th Percentile Wage
$36,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$25,420
-6.96% -2.28%
2013
$27,190
4.38% -
2012
$26,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,420 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 11.3 percent (11.3%) 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