The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $19,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,690.
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 | $25,680 | 10.86% | 26.91% |
| 2021 | $22,890 | -3.10% | - |
| 2020 | $23,600 | 8.64% | - |
| 2019 | $21,560 | 9.60% | - |
| 2018 | $19,490 | 2.26% | - |
| 2017 | $19,050 | -0.21% | - |
| 2016 | $19,090 | -0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $19,230 | -0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $19,340 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $19,350 | 3.00% | - |
| 2012 | $18,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,680 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in South Bend-Mishawaka is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.