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Childcare Worker Salary in Jacksonville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Jacksonville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,170
50th Percentile Wage
$27,080
75th Percentile Wage
$29,070
90th Percentile Wage
$32,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Jacksonville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,650.

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
$27,080
-3.21% 29.73%
2021
$27,950
14.42% -
2020
$23,920
-2.47% -
2019
$24,510
2.86% -
2018
$23,810
6.30% -
2017
$22,310
5.15% -
2016
$21,160
5.39% -
2015
$20,020
2.90% -
2014
$19,440
2.21% -
2013
$19,010
-0.11% -
2012
$19,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Jacksonville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,080 in Jacksonville is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Jacksonville is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Punta Gorda and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Punta Gorda
$30,040
Naples-Marco Island
$29,410
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$28,930
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$28,840
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$28,360
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$28,230
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$28,020
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$27,920
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$27,750
Sebring
$27,500
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$27,410
Port St Lucie
$27,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$27,310
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$27,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$27,180
Jacksonville
$27,080
Ocala
$26,850
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$26,680
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$25,730
Tallahassee
$24,960
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$24,350
Gainesville
$24,330
The Villages
$24,040
Palm Coast
$21,400
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$21,220
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$20,960
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$20,490
Homosassa Springs
$20,120
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$20,060
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$19,490

See also: Top paying jobs in Jacksonville, Florida.