The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $21,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,360.
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 | $27,190 | 13.20% | 23.72% |
| 2021 | $23,600 | -5.00% | - |
| 2020 | $24,780 | 4.20% | - |
| 2019 | $23,740 | 1.60% | - |
| 2018 | $23,360 | 2.53% | - |
| 2017 | $22,770 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $22,850 | 5.91% | - |
| 2015 | $21,500 | 4.28% | - |
| 2014 | $20,580 | 0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $20,460 | -1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $20,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,190, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for childcare workers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Brownsville-Harlingen (median annual salary of $36,790). Compared with Brownsville-Harlingen, the median annual salary of childcare workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower.