The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
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 | $35,350 | 16.86% | 36.66% |
| 2021 | $29,390 | -4.73% | - |
| 2020 | $30,780 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $29,700 | 7.78% | - |
| 2018 | $27,390 | 4.64% | - |
| 2017 | $26,120 | -3.45% | - |
| 2016 | $27,020 | 2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $26,340 | 2.58% | - |
| 2014 | $25,660 | 13.45% | - |
| 2013 | $22,210 | -0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $22,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,350 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.