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Childcare Worker Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Childcare Workers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,790
25th Percentile Wage
$19,210
50th Percentile Wage
$20,970
75th Percentile Wage
$24,900
90th Percentile Wage
$32,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$20,970
4.34% -2.77%
2016
$20,060
-0.70% -
2015
$20,200
3.47% -
2014
$19,500
-1.13% -
2013
$19,720
-9.28% -
2012
$21,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,970 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$28,300
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$28,100
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$27,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$27,090
Battle Creek
$27,080
Lansing-East Lansing
$27,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$26,920
Monroe
$26,420
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$26,290
Flint
$26,220
Bay City
$25,860
Midland
$25,780
Niles-Benton Harbor
$25,770
Jackson
$25,710
South Bend-Mishawaka
$25,680
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$25,540
Kalamazoo-Portage
$25,470
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$25,250
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$23,410
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$21,630
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$20,970
Holland-Grand Haven
$20,820