The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $24,300 | 5.43% | 22.76% |
| 2021 | $22,980 | -8.66% | - |
| 2020 | $24,970 | -23.31% | - |
| 2019 | $30,790 | 38.16% | - |
| 2018 | $19,040 | 1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $18,850 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $18,770 | 1.07% | - |
| 2015 | $18,570 | -1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $18,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,300 in Staunton-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Staunton-Waynesboro is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.