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Childcare Worker Salary in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,140
25th Percentile Wage
$23,910
50th Percentile Wage
$27,060
75th Percentile Wage
$28,700
90th Percentile Wage
$33,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,140.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$27,060
11.53% 30.49%
2021
$23,940
1.84% -
2020
$23,500
3.02% -
2019
$22,790
3.51% -
2018
$21,990
7.28% -
2017
$20,390
3.78% -
2016
$19,620
2.45% -
2015
$19,140
-2.19% -
2014
$19,560
1.58% -
2013
$19,250
2.29% -
2012
$18,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Lansing-East Lansing with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,060 in Lansing-East Lansing is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Lansing-East Lansing is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 23.1 percent (23.1%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan.