The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $18,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,330.
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 | $23,140 | 2.55% | 5.83% |
| 2016 | $22,550 | 2.71% | - |
| 2015 | $21,940 | -1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $22,370 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $21,560 | -1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $21,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,140 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Lake County-Kenosha County is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.