The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $20,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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 $23,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,240.
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 | $23,490 | 1.70% | 22.86% |
| 2021 | $23,090 | 2.56% | - |
| 2020 | $22,500 | 6.80% | - |
| 2019 | $20,970 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $20,490 | 5.47% | - |
| 2017 | $19,370 | 1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $19,030 | 3.31% | - |
| 2015 | $18,400 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $18,070 | -0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $18,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,490 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.