The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,900 | 1.65% | 7.85% |
| 2016 | $27,440 | 4.85% | - |
| 2015 | $26,110 | -1.53% | - |
| 2014 | $26,510 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $26,300 | 2.24% | - |
| 2012 | $25,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,900 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |