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Childcare Worker Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,820
25th Percentile Wage
$28,140
50th Percentile Wage
$29,210
75th Percentile Wage
$31,380
90th Percentile Wage
$35,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,820.

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
$29,210
1.99% 32.76%
2021
$28,630
8.63% -
2020
$26,160
3.17% -
2019
$25,330
6.71% -
2018
$23,630
5.63% -
2017
$22,300
5.92% -
2016
$20,980
4.39% -
2015
$20,060
4.49% -
2014
$19,160
1.36% -
2013
$18,900
-3.92% -
2012
$19,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,210 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Rochester is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,570
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$34,910
Ithaca
$31,930
Utica-Rome
$31,260
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$31,260
Kingston
$30,790
Syracuse
$30,160
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$29,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,560
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,460
Rochester
$29,210
Glens Falls
$29,050
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,930
Binghamton
$28,760
Elmira
$28,520
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,160
Nassau-Suffolk
$27,250
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$26,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$23,530
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.