The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $26,350 | 11.80% | 25.96% |
| 2021 | $23,240 | 5.03% | - |
| 2020 | $22,070 | 5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $20,930 | -2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $21,420 | 6.77% | - |
| 2017 | $19,970 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $19,510 | -16.35% | - |
| 2015 | $22,700 | 14.05% | - |
| 2012 | $19,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,350 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Carbondale-Marion is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.