Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrator Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,480
25th Percentile Wage
$42,670
50th Percentile Wage
$55,330
75th Percentile Wage
$72,490
90th Percentile Wage
$85,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool and childcare center education administrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool and childcare center education administrators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$55,330
3.87% 21.94%
2016
$53,190
-2.03% -
2015
$54,270
20.10% -
2014
$43,360
-0.02% -
2013
$43,370
0.42% -
2012
$43,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrator Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,330, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for preschool and childcare center education administrators in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Reading (median annual salary of $56,820). Compared with Reading, the median annual salary of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Philadelphia is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Reading
$56,820
Philadelphia
$55,330
East Stroudsburg
$54,200
York-Hanover
$52,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$52,010
Newark-Union
$51,880
Lancaster
$50,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$47,080
Pittsburgh
$46,450
Erie
$45,570
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,230
State College
$42,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$42,770
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$41,360
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$37,730
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,650
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,580
Johnstown
$29,030