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Childcare Workers
Full childcare workers overview →U.S. mean $35,030 · median $34,980
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $48,360 | $47,340 | $23 | +38.1% | $39,050–$56,790 |
| California | #2 | $42,790 | $40,020 | $21 | +22.2% | $35,340–$52,670 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | $42,580 | $40,900 | $20 | +21.6% | $34,130–$49,790 |
| Colorado | #4 | $42,410 | $40,750 | $20 | +21.1% | $33,430–$49,190 |
| Washington | #5 | $42,400 | $41,680 | $20 | +21% | $35,340–$50,080 |
| New York | #6 | $39,690 | $37,590 | $19 | +13.3% | $33,630–$46,970 |
| Vermont | #7 | $39,380 | $38,030 | $19 | +12.4% | $32,140–$46,030 |
| Oregon | #8 | $39,170 | $38,650 | $19 | +11.8% | $32,580–$46,450 |
| Hawaii | #9 | $38,210 | $37,030 | $18 | +9.1% | $30,850–$47,270 |
| Connecticut | #10 | $38,190 | $36,660 | $18 | +9% | $34,940–$44,760 |
| Maryland | #11 | $38,030 | $36,030 | $18 | +8.6% | $31,570–$47,280 |
| Alaska | #12 | $37,640 | $36,200 | $18 | +7.5% | $30,640–$46,640 |
| New Jersey | #13 | $37,640 | $36,390 | $18 | +7.5% | $32,220–$44,800 |
| Maine | #14 | $37,280 | $36,350 | $18 | +6.4% | $31,200–$46,020 |
| Illinois | #15 | $36,560 | $35,830 | $18 | +4.4% | $31,200–$44,980 |
| Rhode Island | #16 | $36,530 | $36,940 | $18 | +4.3% | $31,410–$45,140 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | $36,360 | $37,080 | $17 | +3.8% | $27,850–$44,500 |
| Arizona | #18 | $36,350 | $35,100 | $17 | +3.8% | $30,830–$45,660 |
| Florida | #19 | $35,830 | $34,210 | $17 | +2.3% | $27,960–$44,730 |
| Minnesota | #20 | $35,720 | $35,520 | $17 | +2% | $28,560–$44,880 |
| New Mexico | #21 | $35,510 | $35,840 | $17 | +1.4% | $29,880–$42,190 |
| Virginia | #22 | $35,070 | $34,330 | $17 | +0.1% | $28,150–$44,100 |
| Delaware | #23 | $34,450 | $33,210 | $17 | -1.7% | $31,200–$40,410 |
| Montana | #24 | $33,540 | $35,120 | $16 | -4.3% | $27,770–$38,750 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | $33,420 | $32,460 | $16 | -4.6% | $24,650–$42,830 |
| Missouri | #26 | $33,240 | $30,790 | $16 | -5.1% | $28,600–$41,600 |
| Michigan | #27 | $33,100 | $30,970 | $16 | -5.5% | $27,210–$39,340 |
| Utah | #28 | $32,710 | $31,630 | $16 | -6.6% | $23,040–$43,440 |
| Nebraska | #29 | $32,670 | $30,740 | $16 | -6.7% | $28,130–$36,660 |
| Nevada | #30 | $32,030 | $29,740 | $15 | -8.6% | $27,520–$38,560 |
| North Dakota | #31 | $32,000 | $30,290 | $15 | -8.6% | $23,310–$37,070 |
| Ohio | #32 | $31,930 | $29,680 | $15 | -8.8% | $23,800–$40,390 |
| Idaho | #33 | $31,600 | $30,160 | $15 | -9.8% | $17,550–$42,150 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | $31,510 | $30,140 | $15 | -10% | $22,710–$39,290 |
| Wyoming | #35 | $31,340 | $28,250 | $15 | -10.5% | $21,960–$50,040 |
| Indiana | #36 | $31,330 | $30,180 | $15 | -10.6% | $23,880–$38,250 |
| North Carolina | #37 | $30,940 | $29,140 | $15 | -11.7% | $22,840–$40,990 |
| Tennessee | #38 | $30,720 | $29,660 | $15 | -12.3% | $21,730–$38,050 |
| South Carolina | #39 | $30,600 | $29,650 | $15 | -12.6% | $22,020–$37,720 |
| Kentucky | #40 | $30,520 | $28,920 | $15 | -12.9% | $21,860–$39,550 |
| Kansas | #41 | $30,430 | $29,240 | $15 | -13.1% | $22,810–$37,280 |
| South Dakota | #42 | $29,720 | $27,940 | $14 | -15.2% | $26,500–$37,840 |
| Iowa | #43 | $29,280 | $28,420 | $14 | -16.4% | $21,950–$37,220 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | $29,170 | $27,730 | $14 | -16.7% | $22,040–$38,580 |
| Texas | #45 | $29,050 | $28,570 | $14 | -17.1% | $21,750–$37,290 |
| Arkansas | #46 | $28,930 | $28,450 | $14 | -17.4% | $23,940–$33,640 |
| Georgia | #47 | $28,770 | $28,020 | $14 | -17.9% | $22,170–$36,980 |
| West Virginia | #48 | $27,310 | $27,710 | $13 | -22% | $22,170–$35,890 |
| Louisiana | #49 | $25,470 | $22,900 | $12 | -27.3% | $18,650–$33,610 |
| Alabama | #50 | $25,120 | $22,720 | $12 | -28.3% | $18,680–$32,330 |
| Mississippi | #51 | $24,310 | $22,050 | $12 | -30.6% | $18,230–$33,600 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.