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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in Chico, CA

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Chico, CA earns $64,540 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,127 a month.

10th percentile
$43,810
25th percentile
$50,060
Median percentile
$64,540
75th percentile
$76,100
90th percentile
$131,730

Based on 60 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

$49,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,540
Federal income tax−$5,565
Social Security + Medicare−$4,937
California income tax (approx.)−$4,518
Monthly take-home$4,127
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$63,777Median pay in Chico, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.2 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,414 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chico, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$127,360
General and Operations Managers$98,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$95,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,770
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,710

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