Period: May 2016. Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Definition of Child Care Workersâ: Attend to children at
Ranking of Child Care Workers’ Hourly Wages
Hourly Median Wage in Child Care (2017)
Percent Increase/ Decrease 2012-2016
Percent Increase/ Decrease, 2015-2016
Did the Child Care Median Wage Keep Up with Inflation in 2012 Dollars?
Did the Child Care Median Wage Keep Up with Inflation in 2015 Dollars?
Child Care Median Wage Above $15?
Number of Workers Making Less Than $15
Rank
State
Rank 2016
Rank Change, 2016-2017
1
New York
1
0
$12.84
7.90%
4.90%
Yes
Yes
No
18,255
2
Alaska
3
1
$12.48
15.34%
5.76%
Yes
Yes
No
1,875
3
Massachusetts
2
-1
$12.39
4.73%
3.16%
No
Yes
No
9,420
4
Colorado
5
1
$12.32
12.72%
7.41%
Yes
Yes
No
6,233
5
California
4
-1
$12.11
9.49%
4.31%
Yes
Yes
No
43,883
6
Vermont
7
1
$12.06
11.87%
7.20%
Yes
Yes
No
848
7
District of Columbia
8
1
$11.89
-14.95%
7.50%
No
Yes
No
875
8
Washington
6
-2
$11.59
13.18%
2.48%
No
Yes
No
6,323
9
Connecticut
10
1
$11.25
7.45%
4.46%
Yes
Yes
No
6,458
10
Oregon
11
1
$11.07
15.79%
3.55%
Yes
Yes
No
4,493
11
Maryland
12
1
$11.07
11.03%
4.04%
Yes
Yes
No
7,313
12
Minnesota
9
3
$11.06
8.75%
2.31%
Yes
Yes
No
7,605
13
New Jersey
13
0
$10.98
8.93%
3.49%
Yes
Yes
No
13,313
14
Wyoming
18
4
$10.93
8.97%
9.08%
Yes
Yes
No
1,388
15
Illinois
14
-1
$10.86
6.37%
3.43%
Yes
Yes
No
12,900
16
Maine
16
0
$10.77
6.42%
3.86%
Yes
Yes
No
2,745
17
New Hampshire
15
-2
$10.51
6.70%
0.38%
Yes
No
No
2,493
18
Rhode Island
24
6
$10.34
-5.48%
9.07%
No
Yes
No
1,268
19
Arizona
21
2
$10.27
7.88%
6.42%
Yes
Yes
No
7,182
20
North Dakota
33
13
$10.04
15.67%
8.78%
Yes
Yes
No
2,511
21
Nevada
17
-4
$9.94
9.47%
-2.07%
Yes
No
No
2,817
22
Nebraska
28
6
$9.89
13.81%
4.88%
Yes
Yes
No
7,119
23
Wisconsin
20
-3
$9.78
4.15%
-0.31%
No
No
No
6,453
24
Delaware
19
-5
$9.74
4.17%
-2.11%
No
No
No
1,422
25
Michigan
27
2
$9.71
0.41%
2.97%
No
Yes
No
15,210
26
Florida
23
-3
$9.69
6.25%
1.68%
Yes
Yes
No
32,184
27
Ohio
22
-5
$9.68
4.65%
1.36%
No
Yes
No
18,279
28
North Carolina
26
-2
$9.61
6.07%
1.69%
Yes
Yes
No
19,449
2
29
Virginia
30
1
$9.50
3.37%
1.28%
No
Yes
No
10,185
30
Indiana
31
1
$9.49
6.51%
1.39%
Yes
Yes
No
8,622
31
South Dakota
32
1
$9.45
8.25%
1.61%
Yes
Yes
No
2,439
32
Utah
25
-7
$9.44
1.29%
-0.32%
No
No
No
5,418
33
Pennsylvania
29
-4
$9.42
0.64%
0.00%
No
No
No
19,836
34
Missouri
42
8
$9.40
5.15%
3.75%
Yes
Yes
No
9,585
35
Hawaii
41
6
$9.40
3.64%
3.64%
No
Yes
No
2,358
36
West Virginia
40
5
$9.35
8.72%
2.97%
Yes
Yes
No
2,025
37
Montana
34
3
$9.30
2.54%
1.31%
No
Yes
No
2,178
38
New Mexico
37
-1
$9.26
6.19%
1.76%
Yes
Yes
No
2,295
39
Texas
36
-3
$9.25
4.64%
1.43%
No
Yes
No
50,994
40
Georgia
35
-5
$9.25
4.40%
0.98%
No
No
No
17,163
41
Iowa
46
-5
$9.23
5.97%
3.82%
Yes
Yes
No
7,065
42
Tennessee
44
2
$9.21
6.11%
3.14%
Yes
Yes
No
8,964
43
Guam
43
0
$9.20
8.75%
2.45%
Yes
Yes
No
144
44
Kentucky
39
-5
$9.13
3.75%
0.44%
No
No
No
10,998
45
Arkansas
49
4
$9.08
5.09%
3.18%
Yes
Yes
No
6,336
46
Kansas
38
-8
$9.05
1.91%
-0.44%
No
No
No
5,688
3
47
Oklahoma
45
-2
$9.01
2.50%
1.24%
No
Yes
No
7,182
48
South Carolina
47
-1
$8.90
2.42%
0.79%
No
No
No
5,976
49
Louisiana
48
-1
$8.90
1.60%
0.91%
No
No
No
7,389
50
Mississippi
52
2
$8.86
2.90%
1.61%
No
Yes
No
5,769
51
Idaho
50
-1
$8.84
2.43%
0.57%
No
No
No
1,647
52
Alabama
51
-1
$8.79
1.62%
0.46%
No
No
No
8,100
53
Puerto Rico
53
0
$8.58
1.90%
1.18%
No
Yes
No
1,206
54
Virgin Islands
54
0
$8.55
8.09%
2.03%
Yes
Yes
No
378
Period: May 2016 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Definition of Child Care Workers”: Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing and overseeing play. (399011) Excludes “Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education: (25-2011). Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016. http://bls.gov/oes399011.htm. Living Wage: http://livingwage.mit.edu
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