Salary for California
Childcare Workers
- Average Salary
- $41,173
- Median Salary
- $39,314
- 10th Percentile
- $33,880
- 25th Percentile
- $35,398
- 75th Percentile
- $44,429
- 90th Percentile
- $50,831
Data sourced from 29,500 total jobs
In the U.S.
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | $32,527 | $23,375 | $25,883 | $31,372 | $37,257 | $42,999 |
California Metro Areas
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | $39,864 | $32,263 | $34,661 | $40,117 | $43,296 | $45,925 |
| Yuba City, CA | $39,138 | $32,670 | $33,902 | $38,280 | $40,315 | $49,753 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $38,478 | $32,549 | $33,539 | $37,565 | $42,273 | $43,582 |
| Chico, CA | $38,445 | $32,527 | $34,078 | $37,785 | $40,491 | $47,267 |
| Fresno, CA | $39,567 | $32,824 | $34,848 | $38,742 | $43,340 | $45,111 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $41,382 | $33,396 | $34,903 | $39,787 | $46,134 | $48,103 |
| Salinas, CA | $41,646 | $34,463 | $37,290 | $39,743 | $47,157 | $50,259 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | $39,369 | $32,956 | $33,616 | $38,874 | $41,074 | $45,848 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $43,241 | $36,454 | $38,478 | $42,625 | $45,386 | $51,777 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,776 | $34,320 | $34,760 | $36,608 | $41,283 | $47,641 |
| Merced, CA | $40,117 | $32,428 | $32,428 | $36,773 | $42,691 | $53,845 |
| Napa, CA | $43,351 | $35,398 | $38,698 | $40,326 | $47,168 | $52,701 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | $39,501 | $33,748 | $34,100 | $39,292 | $40,777 | $49,632 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $44,231 | $38,346 | $39,017 | $44,209 | $46,376 | $51,656 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,870 | $37,147 | $40,128 | $42,427 | $51,084 | $53,537 |
| El Centro, CA | $40,183 | $32,384 | $34,672 | $38,467 | $39,589 | $49,324 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $39,655 | $33,616 | $33,979 | $38,082 | $41,690 | $49,192 |
| Modesto, CA | $39,787 | $33,253 | $36,465 | $38,522 | $40,942 | $47,817 |
| Redding, CA | $37,972 | $32,109 | $33,297 | $37,026 | $40,073 | $48,037 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,824 | $33,330 | $35,838 | $40,997 | $48,576 | $60,280 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | $39,017 | $33,682 | $33,957 | $37,378 | $41,074 | $46,321 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $40,282 | $34,166 | $34,628 | $39,787 | $42,592 | $48,598 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $38,676 | $33,429 | $33,990 | $38,665 | $40,216 | $45,969 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $40,645 | $33,352 | $35,849 | $38,445 | $44,121 | $52,503 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | $41,921 | $34,914 | $36,245 | $39,787 | $43,648 | $51,337 |
California Non-metro Areas
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast Region of California | $39,798 | $33,363 | $36,300 | $38,379 | $41,481 | $48,345 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California | $40,975 | $34,694 | $37,268 | $41,151 | $43,945 | $45,870 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California | $40,227 | $33,737 | $36,553 | $38,379 | $43,945 | $48,807 |
U.S Apprenticeships for this trade
Orange County Department of Education Apprenticeship Program
Registered Date: 01-01-2023
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program
Registered Date: 11-02-2022
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