State wages ยท Cost of living
Childcare Workers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $45,400. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $41,310. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($32,050).
National median
$32,050
Highest state median
$45,400
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$41,310
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $25,030Higher: $41,310Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $45,400 | +41.7% | 109.901 | $41,310 | 1 |
| Vermont | $37,830 | +18.0% | 97.958 | $38,620 | 2 |
| Colorado | $38,410 | +19.8% | 103.052 | $37,270 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $39,290 | +22.6% | 105.757 | $37,150 | 4 |
| New Mexico | $34,240 | +6.8% | 92.212 | $37,130 | 5 |
| Maine | $34,720 | +8.3% | 97.05 | $35,780 | 6 |
| Washington | $37,800 | +17.9% | 107.013 | $35,320 | 7 |
| Oregon | $36,250 | +13.1% | 103.361 | $35,070 | 8 |
| Arizona | $35,140 | +9.6% | 100.677 | $34,900 | 9 |
| California | $38,220 | +19.3% | 110.72 | $34,520 | 10 |
| Alaska | $34,980 | +9.1% | 102.359 | $34,170 | 11 |
| North Dakota | $30,390 | -5.2% | 88.959 | $34,160 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $34,920 | +9.0% | 102.28 | $34,140 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $33,610 | +4.9% | 98.621 | $34,080 | 14 |
| Connecticut | $35,290 | +10.1% | 103.61 | $34,060 | 15 |
| New York | $36,630 | +14.3% | 107.921 | $33,940 | 16 |
| Maryland | $35,150 | +9.7% | 104.959 | $33,490 | 17 |
| Montana | $31,440 | -1.9% | 94.645 | $33,220 | 18 |
| New Hampshire | $34,570 | +7.9% | 104.165 | $33,190 | 19 |
| Hawaii | $36,440 | +13.7% | 109.951 | $33,140 | 20 |
| Illinois | $32,860 | +2.5% | 99.958 | $32,870 | 21 |
| Missouri | $29,810 | -7.0% | 90.817 | $32,820 | 22 |
| Nebraska | $28,860 | -10.0% | 90.103 | $32,030 | 23 |
| Kansas | $28,800 | -10.1% | 90.068 | $31,980 | 24 |
| Iowa | $27,930 | -12.9% | 87.762 | $31,820 | 25 |
| Kentucky | $28,570 | -10.9% | 90.159 | $31,690 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $29,030 | -9.4% | 91.87 | $31,600 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | $29,670 | -7.4% | 94.095 | $31,530 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $34,290 | +7.0% | 108.805 | $31,520 | 29 |
| Indiana | $29,340 | -8.5% | 93.329 | $31,440 | 30 |
| Arkansas | $27,180 | -15.2% | 86.937 | $31,260 | 31 |
| Utah | $30,860 | -3.7% | 98.864 | $31,210 | 32 |
| Idaho | $29,110 | -9.2% | 95.494 | $30,480 | 33 |
| Michigan | $29,290 | -8.6% | 96.217 | $30,440 | 34 |
| Ohio | $28,230 | -11.9% | 92.774 | $30,430 | 35 |
| South Carolina | $28,440 | -11.3% | 93.749 | $30,340 | 36 |
| South Dakota | $26,870 | -16.2% | 88.586 | $30,330 | 37 |
| North Carolina | $28,480 | -11.1% | 94.326 | $30,190 | 38 |
| Delaware | $30,060 | -6.2% | 99.808 | $30,120 | 39 |
| Florida | $30,880 | -3.7% | 103.414 | $29,860 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | $26,210 | -18.2% | 87.843 | $29,840 | 41 |
| Virginia | $30,150 | -5.9% | 101.104 | $29,820 | 42 |
| Wyoming | $27,560 | -14.0% | 92.691 | $29,730 | 43 |
| Texas | $28,520 | -11.0% | 97.057 | $29,380 | 44 |
| Nevada | $29,140 | -9.1% | 99.979 | $29,150 | 45 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,330 | -11.6% | 97.572 | $29,030 | 46 |
| Georgia | $27,940 | -12.8% | 96.293 | $29,020 | 47 |
| West Virginia | $23,870 | -25.5% | 89.497 | $26,670 | 48 |
| Alabama | $22,420 | -30.0% | 88.823 | $25,240 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $22,100 | -31.0% | 88.207 | $25,050 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.