The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of childcare workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $20,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,350.
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 | $28,300 | 11.91% | 32.72% |
| 2021 | $24,930 | -2.29% | - |
| 2020 | $25,500 | 17.25% | - |
| 2019 | $21,100 | -0.19% | - |
| 2018 | $21,140 | 0.33% | - |
| 2017 | $21,070 | -2.09% | - |
| 2016 | $21,510 | -0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $21,620 | 5.55% | - |
| 2014 | $20,420 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $20,390 | 6.62% | - |
| 2012 | $19,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,300 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.