The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Newark-Union 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 | $18,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,770 | 3.56% | 12.82% |
| 2016 | $21,960 | 3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $21,280 | 0.89% | - |
| 2014 | $21,090 | 4.69% | - |
| 2013 | $20,100 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $19,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,770 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Newark-Union is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.