Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary
The median pay for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in the United States is $59,300 a year. About 73,660 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,580
- 25th percentile
- $47,040
- Median percentile
- $59,300
- 75th percentile
- $75,500
- 90th percentile
- $98,240
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $96,810
- New Jersey $78,770
- District of Columbia $77,850
- Alaska $75,540
- Washington $70,470
- Massachusetts $70,320
- California $67,100
- Hawaii $65,080
- Colorado $64,620
- South Dakota $63,240
- Vermont $63,220
- Maryland $62,520
- Minnesota $62,020
- Utah $60,980
- Georgia $60,300
- Oregon $60,250
- Maine $60,090
- Wisconsin $59,930
- Connecticut $59,760
- Indiana $58,740
- Illinois $58,550
- Delaware $58,230
- North Carolina $57,200
- Kansas $56,970
- Michigan $56,870
- Florida $56,750
- Pennsylvania $56,380
- Wyoming $56,170
- Nebraska $56,160
- Rhode Island $55,290
- New Hampshire $55,120
- Virginia $53,320
- North Dakota $51,390
- South Carolina $51,200
- Texas $50,840
- Mississippi $49,740
- Ohio $49,580
- Tennessee $49,200
- Idaho $48,530
- Arizona $48,160
- Montana $48,140
- Missouri $47,940
- Iowa $47,480
- Oklahoma $46,690
- Louisiana $46,030
- West Virginia $45,660
- Arkansas $44,990
- Kentucky $44,530
- Alabama $41,780
By metro area
- New York, NY $98,470
- Mount Vernon, WA $83,600
- San Francisco, CA $78,770
- Salinas, CA $76,620
- Trenton, NJ $76,390
- Barnstable Town, MA $74,080
- Vineland, NJ $73,480
- Visalia, CA $73,100
- Kiryas Joel, NY $72,910
- Boston, MA $72,560
- Yakima, WA $72,250
- Spokane, WA $71,150
- Worcester, MA $70,560
- Seattle, WA $70,470
- Napa, CA $70,440
- Urban Honolulu, HI $70,270
- Modesto, CA $70,180
- Anchorage, AK $70,030
- Boulder, CO $69,900
- Denver, CO $69,160
- Merced, CA $68,440
- Los Angeles, CA $67,140
- Sacramento, CA $67,030
- Pittsfield, MA $66,540
- Albany, NY $66,280
- Santa Maria, CA $65,480
- Springfield, MA $65,110
- Las Cruces, NM $65,020
- Kennewick, WA $65,000
- Rockford, IL $64,850
- Minneapolis, MN $64,800
- Chico, CA $64,540
- Rochester, NY $64,430
- Bakersfield, CA $64,420
- Oxnard, CA $64,410
- Madison, WI $63,910
- Colorado Springs, CO $63,900
- Amherst Town, MA $63,850
- Sioux Falls, SD $63,650
- Bridgeport, CT $63,550
- Fresno, CA $63,460
- Yuba City, CA $63,250
- Burlington, VT $63,220
- Buffalo, NY $63,200
- Stockton, CA $63,090
- Redding, CA $63,060
- Riverside, CA $63,060
- Rochester, MN $62,850
- San Jose, CA $62,840
- Bend, OR $62,740
- San Diego, CA $62,500
- San Luis Obispo, CA $62,060
- Fort Collins, CO $61,960
- Washington, DC $61,960
- Vallejo, CA $61,740
- Lincoln, NE $61,730
- Naples, FL $61,530
- Portland, ME $61,520
- Savannah, GA $61,390
- Portland, OR $61,300
- Asheville, NC $61,230
- Macon, GA $61,200
- Kahului, HI $60,540
- Tampa, FL $60,530
- Atlanta, GA $60,290
- Santa Cruz, CA $60,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,160
- Spartanburg, SC $60,000
- Ogden, UT $59,960
- Fargo, ND $59,860
- Duluth, MN $59,630
- Norwich, CT $59,500
- Baltimore, MD $59,490
- Baton Rouge, LA $59,480
- Charlotte, NC $59,430
- Ann Arbor, MI $59,340
- Raleigh, NC $59,310
- Appleton, WI $59,240
- Lexington Park, MD $59,190
- Lafayette, IN $59,160
- Chicago, IL $59,150
- Austin, TX $59,020
- Champaign, IL $58,970
- Philadelphia, PA $58,960
- Reno, NV $58,960
- Williamsport, PA $58,960
- Hartford, CT $58,920
- Detroit, MI $58,840
- South Bend, IN $58,780
- Milwaukee, WI $58,760
- Racine, WI $58,730
- Durham, NC $58,590
- Indianapolis, IN $58,540
- Eugene, OR $58,500
- Providence, RI $58,470
- Jacksonville, FL $58,370
- Kansas City, MO $58,340
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,330
- New Haven, CT $58,200
- Medford, OR $58,170
- Green Bay, WI $58,080
- Grand Rapids, MI $57,920
- Wilmington, NC $57,720
- Odessa, TX $57,670
- Palm Bay, FL $57,500
- Augusta, GA $57,480
- Lansing, MI $57,320
- Dover, DE $57,280
- Gainesville, FL $57,130
- Lakeland, FL $56,920
- Toledo, OH $56,900
- Greeley, CO $56,890
- Eau Claire, WI $56,770
- Miami, FL $56,680
- Charleston, SC $56,670
- Ocala, FL $56,650
- North Port, FL $56,640
- Memphis, TN $56,320
- Cape Coral, FL $56,220
- Flint, MI $56,050