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Childcare Worker Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,450
25th Percentile Wage
$17,780
50th Percentile Wage
$20,260
75th Percentile Wage
$25,300
90th Percentile Wage
$37,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,450.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$20,260
2.27% -0.99%
2016
$19,800
-4.65% -
2015
$20,720
2.99% -
2014
$20,100
0.45% -
2013
$20,010
-2.25% -
2012
$20,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,260 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Philadelphia is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$28,940
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$27,980
Gettysburg
$27,940
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$27,180
Lebanon
$27,010
Lancaster
$26,750
Pittsburgh
$26,280
York-Hanover
$26,170
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$25,690
East Stroudsburg
$25,420
Williamsport
$25,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$24,160
State College
$24,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$23,850
Reading
$23,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$23,490
Altoona
$23,450
Erie
$23,220
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,920
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,770
Newark-Union
$22,770
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,470
Johnstown
$22,160
Philadelphia
$20,260
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,240