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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in California

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in California earns $67,100 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,278 a month.

10th percentile
$47,590
25th percentile
$54,020
Median percentile
$67,100
75th percentile
$80,640
90th percentile
$100,800

Based on 9,810 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,100
Federal income tax−$5,932
Social Security + Medicare−$5,133
California income tax (approx.)−$4,697
Monthly take-home$4,278
Every two weeks$1,975

Does it go far here?

$60,603Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare salaries · Take-home pay in California