The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $28,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,900.
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 | $31,260 | 7.97% | 35.54% |
| 2021 | $28,770 | 8.20% | - |
| 2020 | $26,410 | 4.28% | - |
| 2019 | $25,280 | 3.01% | - |
| 2018 | $24,520 | 4.45% | - |
| 2017 | $23,430 | 5.21% | - |
| 2016 | $22,210 | 5.81% | - |
| 2015 | $20,920 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $20,410 | 2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $19,980 | -0.85% | - |
| 2012 | $20,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,260 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.