Highest-paying Cities for Childcare Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for childcare workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of childcare workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $40,190, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for childcare workers. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $38,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of childcare workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Childcare Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$40,190	$34,860	4,520
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$38,750	$33,140	470
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,720	$31,000	11,790
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,710	$33,010	1,830
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$38,570	$33,770	1,200
6	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$37,620	$33,520	280
7	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,410	$31,540	260
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,270	$30,300	3,140
9	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,060	$29,390	370
10	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$36,790	$18,700	2,380
11	Napa, California	$36,660	$32,180	80
12	Visalia-Porterville, California	$36,470	$29,330	290
13	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$36,230	$32,560	320
14	Longview, Washington	$36,200	$30,380	40
15	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$36,170	$30,360	730
16	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$36,170	$31,740	290
17	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$36,170	$31,060	330
18	Salinas, California	$36,130	$31,330	320
19	Boulder, Colorado	$35,880	$30,620	620
20	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$35,830	$29,600	4,820
21	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$35,720	$30,680	1,910
22	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$35,570	$22,170	130
23	Worcester, Massachusetts	$35,480	$29,720	1,100
24	Springfield, Massachusetts	$35,450	$30,260	1,210
25	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$35,360	$30,330	320
26	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$35,350	$30,270	130
27	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$35,340	$29,960	210
28	Fresno, California	$35,220	$29,840	590
29	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$35,150	$30,390	370
30	Modesto, California	$35,020	$30,230	420
31	El Centro, California	$34,970	$29,440	140
32	Stockton, California	$34,950	$30,320	570
33	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,910	$28,600	37,900
34	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$34,910	$29,750	1,780
35	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,890	$30,330	290
36	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,890	$30,670	270
37	Yuba City, California	$34,800	$29,700	150
38	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$34,620	$30,560	90
39	Chico, California	$34,350	$29,570	220
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$34,250	$27,780	8,930
41	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$34,210	$31,260	60
42	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$34,150	$29,590	680
43	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$33,980	$30,620	3,010
44	Olympia, Washington	$33,940	$30,350	140
45	Redding, California	$33,660	$29,190	180
46	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$33,650	$28,040	390
47	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$33,460	$30,440	240
48	Merced, California	$33,430	$29,480	160
49	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$33,370	$30,210	160
50	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,330	$30,380	230
51	Pueblo, Colorado	$33,290	$28,100	90
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$33,280	$31,200	8,340
53	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,230	$30,150	140
54	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$33,210	$29,270	1,980
55	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$32,940	$30,160	60
56	Greeley, Colorado	$32,770	$29,830	290
57	Yakima, Washington	$32,670	$30,140	160
58	Spokane, Washington	$32,610	$30,140	350
59	Bellingham, Washington	$32,590	$31,460	160
60	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$32,520	$27,910	4,040
61	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$32,480	$29,510	380
62	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$32,170	$29,120	130
63	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$32,160	$28,870	450
64	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$32,120	$27,780	130
65	Ithaca, New York	$31,930	$29,880	300
66	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$31,870	$29,410	1,700
67	Anchorage, Alaska	$31,500	$23,660	660
68	Flagstaff, Arizona	$31,470	$28,580	80
69	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$31,380	$28,070	90
70	Utica-Rome, New York	$31,260	$27,470	460
71	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$31,260	$28,900	1,860
72	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$31,250	$27,290	30
73	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$31,200	$28,990	730
74	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$31,180	$29,070	200
75	Fairbanks, Alaska	$30,880	$29,310	90
76	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$30,810	$22,140	590
77	Prescott, Arizona	$30,800	$27,790	80
78	Kingston, New York	$30,790	$27,940	370
79	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$30,650	$20,940	280
80	Bend, Oregon	$30,630	$27,730	150
81	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$30,580	$28,210	300
82	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$30,560	$24,170	6,710
83	Walla Walla, Washington	$30,500	$30,140	40
84	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$30,490	$28,340	160
85	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$30,460	$24,770	700
86	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$30,320	$27,550	750
87	New Haven, Connecticut	$30,300	$27,810	970
88	Bangor, Maine	$30,250	$27,770	500
89	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$30,210	$29,550	110
90	Framingham, Massachusetts	$30,170	$23,850	1,000
91	Syracuse, New York	$30,160	$27,670	1,010
92	Tucson, Arizona	$30,100	$27,220	660
93	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$30,090	$27,010	250
94	Salem, Oregon	$30,060	$27,010	310
95	Punta Gorda, Florida	$30,040	$23,030	110
96	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$30,030	$21,230	200
97	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$29,970	$28,170	1,950
98	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,960	$26,950	190
99	Corvallis, Oregon	$29,900	$27,760	60
100	Grand Junction, Colorado	$29,860	$28,350	190

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for childcare workers.