The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $19,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,980.
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 | $25,690 | 10.55% | 28.45% |
| 2021 | $22,980 | 17.75% | - |
| 2020 | $18,900 | 1.48% | - |
| 2019 | $18,620 | 4.40% | - |
| 2018 | $17,800 | -17.92% | - |
| 2017 | $20,990 | 12.43% | - |
| 2016 | $18,380 | 3.43% | - |
| 2015 | $17,750 | -3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $18,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,690 in Chambersburg-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.