The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $18,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,250.
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 | $26,670 | 16.42% | 34.50% |
| 2021 | $22,290 | 16.42% | - |
| 2020 | $18,630 | -6.66% | - |
| 2018 | $19,870 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $19,390 | 4.69% | - |
| 2016 | $18,480 | 0.16% | - |
| 2015 | $18,450 | 4.01% | - |
| 2014 | $17,710 | 0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $17,560 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $17,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,670 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Michigan City-La Porte is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 31.0 percent (31.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Muncie | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary | |
| Anderson |