The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $16,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,300.
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 | $18,860 | 1.38% | -2.07% |
| 2016 | $18,600 | -1.34% | - |
| 2015 | $18,850 | -1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $19,140 | -2.19% | - |
| 2013 | $19,560 | 1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $19,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,860, Fort Worth-Arlington is the lowest paying city for childcare workers in state of Texas, following city of Brownsville-Harlingen (median annual salary of $36,790). Compared with the highest paying city Brownsville-Harlingen, the median annual salary of childcare workers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower.