The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $18,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,390.
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 | $21,600 | 1.90% | 18.43% |
| 2021 | $21,190 | 7.79% | - |
| 2020 | $19,540 | 4.04% | - |
| 2019 | $18,750 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $18,180 | -0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $18,210 | 0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $18,060 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $17,750 | 0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $17,640 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $17,610 | -0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $17,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,600 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 41.3 percent (41.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Brownsville-Harlingen and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.