Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 410 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Mount Vernon, WA $83,600 40
New York $79,660 3,810
New York, NY-NJ $79,000 4,740
Seattle, WA $77,390 950
San Jose, CA $77,120 680
San Francisco, CA $76,580 1,490

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $65,990 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Auburn, AL $49,920 60
      Mobile, AL $47,280 70
      Montgomery, AL $46,290 60
      Huntsville, AL $44,390 90
      Daphne, AL $44,240 40
      Birmingham, AL $43,960 190
      Alabama $41,150 780
      Tuscaloosa, AL $39,020 30
      Dothan, AL $36,450 30
      Northeast Alabama $33,590 50
      Southeast Alabama $33,550 30
      Southwest Alabama $32,100 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $48,500 220
      Little Rock, AR $45,170 330
      North Arkansas $43,120 100
      Arkansas $42,430 1,130
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,320 60
      Jonesboro, AR $40,700 70
      South Arkansas $38,560 90
      East Arkansas $36,510 110
      West Arkansas $36,160 100
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $53,950 990
      Arizona $49,220 1,380
      Yuma, AZ $48,400 50
      Tucson, AZ $47,540 200
      Arizona $47,050 30
      Prescott Valley, AZ $46,740 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $77,120 680
      San Francisco, CA $76,580 1,490
      Salinas, CA $74,690 70
      Modesto, CA $73,660 90
      Napa, CA $70,440 50
      California $65,420 8,290
      North Coast Region of California $64,730 50
      Fresno, CA $63,460 170
      Yuba City, CA $63,250 40
      Bakersfield, CA $62,980 140
      San Diego, CA $62,530 690
      Visalia, CA $62,460 50
      Santa Maria, CA $62,250 100
      Santa Rosa, CA $62,140 130
      Oxnard, CA $62,100 170
      Los Angeles, CA $61,880 2,810
      Merced, CA $61,880 30
      Santa Cruz, CA $61,610 70
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $61,540 70
      Vallejo, CA $61,420 90
      Chico, CA $61,230 70
      Riverside, CA $61,180 430
      San Luis Obispo, CA $61,100 60
      El Centro, CA $59,990 30
      Stockton, CA $59,820 100
      Sacramento, CA $59,790 500
      Redding, CA $58,540 30
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $64,180 710
      Colorado $61,150 1,220
      Southwest Colorado $59,740 50
      Colorado Springs, CO $58,520 120
      Boulder, CO $58,170 90
      Fort Collins, CO $57,240 70
      Northwest Colorado $57,050 50
      Greeley, CO $51,000 50
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $48,880 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $71,280 360
      New Haven, CT $63,220 180
      Connecticut $60,300 1,100
      Hartford, CT $60,190 310
      Waterbury, CT $54,140 130
      Norwich, CT $51,430 70
      Connecticut $48,560 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $61,490 1,480
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $63,950 390
      Dover, DE $60,910 40
      Sussex Delaware $47,990 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $57,660 110
      Ocala, FL $56,090 90
      Tampa, FL $54,300 —
      Miami, FL $52,000 1,790
      Florida $49,990 —
      Jacksonville, FL $49,990 490
      Sebastian, FL $49,990 30
      Port St. Lucie, FL $49,640 170
      Palm Bay, FL $49,500 190
      North Port, FL $48,870 150
      Cape Coral, FL $48,670 160
      Tallahassee, FL $48,160 130
      Gainesville, FL $48,130 130
      Lakeland, FL $47,780 180
      South Florida $47,200 70
      Deltona, FL $47,020 170
      Orlando, FL $47,000 890
      North Florida $46,490 120
      Crestview, FL $46,280 70
      Sebring, FL $46,160 40
      Pensacola, FL $45,170 130
      Panama City, FL $44,860 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Georgia $62,680 40
      Savannah, GA $61,390 30
      Macon, GA $61,200 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $47,590 40
      Atlanta, GA $44,510 810
      Georgia $44,510 980
      Augusta, GA-SC $39,630 40
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $33,030 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $66,350 190
      Hawaii $63,220 270
      Hawaii / Kauai $61,660 50
      Kahului, HI $54,320 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,020 30
      Davenport, IA-IL $48,670 70
      Des Moines, IA $48,220 290
      Iowa City, IA $47,030 90
      Southeast Iowa $46,760 90
      Iowa $46,550 1,030
      Southwest Iowa $46,410 60
      Ames, IA $46,200 50
      Northeast Iowa $46,110 60
      Cedar Rapids, IA $45,020 110
      Dubuque, IA $44,950 50
      Waterloo, IA $44,720 60
      Northwest Iowa $44,460 80
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $48,380 50
      Boise City, ID $43,990 60
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,010 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rockford, IL $60,330 40
      Champaign, IL $53,500 70
      Peoria, IL $50,330 90
      West Central Illinois $50,030 60
      East Central Illinois $49,910 60
      Illinois $48,580 3,630
      Springfield, IL $48,550 50
      Bloomington, IL $47,880 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $47,470 2,960
      South Illinois $46,610 60
      Northwest Illinois $46,520 50
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, IN $59,160 30
      South Bend, IN-MI $52,900 40
      Fort Wayne, IN $50,820 70
      Indiana $50,250 830
      Indianapolis, IN $49,800 360
      Southern Indiana $49,110 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $54,380 30
      Lawrence, KS $52,030 60
      Kansas $51,670 480
      Wichita, KS $48,330 80
      Kansas $48,220 110
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,540 330
      East Kentucky $45,430 40
      Lexington, KY $44,310 140
      West Kentucky $43,060 50
      Kentucky $38,860 860
      South Central Kentucky $38,620 60
      Central Kentucky $37,410 60
      Bowling Green, KY $36,220 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $48,160 130
      New Orleans, LA $47,230 90
      Slidell, LA $46,080 50
      Monroe, LA $43,260 50
      Houma, LA $43,220 30
      Louisiana $40,220 520
      Lafayette, LA $36,660 60
      Shreveport, LA $35,470 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $71,240 1,730
      Massachusetts $68,660 2,230
      Barnstable Town, MA $64,330 40
      Amherst Town, MA $64,130 40
      Pittsfield, MA $64,030 40
      Springfield, MA $64,000 110
      Worcester, MA $63,730 230
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $59,490 650
      Lexington Park, MD $57,390 30
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $51,750 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $54,440 50
      Maine $50,620 240
      Bangor, ME $50,590 40
      Portland, ME $47,230 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $58,940 180
      Ann Arbor, MI $57,930 100
      Detroit, MI $56,620 690
      Lansing, MI $55,990 90
      Southern Michigan $55,130 70
      Michigan $55,100 1,580
      Saginaw, MI $55,030 30
      Kalamazoo, MI $52,110 60
      Flint, MI $51,870 50
      Mid Michigan $51,000 60
      Traverse City, MI $48,820 30
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $46,030 40
      Northern Michigan $45,990 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $60,630 860
      Minnesota $59,850 1,120
      Rochester, MN $59,230 50
      Duluth, MN-WI $56,270 50
      Southeast Minnesota $52,980 40
      St. Cloud, MN $49,760 30
      Northwest Minnesota $47,260 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,960 550
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,100 390
      Jefferson City, MO $47,380 30
      Springfield, MO $39,500 90
      Missouri $39,370 —
      Joplin, MO-KS $38,640 40
      Columbia, MO $37,090 80
      Southeast Missouri $29,990 120
      North Missouri $26,320 80
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $47,170 100
      Lower West Mississippi $45,410 60
      West Delta Mississippi $44,290 110
      Lower East Mississippi $41,630 60
      Mississippi $40,630 610
      Jackson, MS $38,690 170
      Gulfport, MS $37,230 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $59,500 40
      Billings, MT $52,300 30
      Montana $52,300 180
      East-Central Montana $46,830 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $58,730 490
      Asheville, NC $57,880 90
      Durham, NC $57,700 150
      Hickory, NC $56,420 60
      Wilmington, NC $56,310 90
      Raleigh, NC $55,060 480
      Greensboro, NC $53,510 180
      North Carolina $50,270 2,290
      Fayetteville, NC $49,890 70
      Burlington, NC $48,650 30
      Winston, NC $48,480 150
      Greenville, NC $47,590 40
      Western North Carolina $46,790 120
      Central North Carolina $46,480 100
      Eastern North Carolina $45,980 130
      Jacksonville, NC $45,580 40
      Goldsboro, NC $45,330 30
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $59,300 100
      Bismarck, ND $49,110 50
      North Dakota $46,300 290
      East North Dakota $43,690 60
      West North Dakota $42,940 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $63,860 130
      Nebraska $61,590 500
      Omaha, NE-IA $51,360 260
      South Nebraska $49,930 60
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $50,000 460
      Central New Hampshire $47,550 70
      Manchester, NH $47,480 140
      Southwestern New Hampshire $47,420 50
      Northern New Hampshire $47,190 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $69,820 170
      New Jersey $66,360 2,820
      Vineland, NJ $65,080 60
      Atlantic City, NJ $61,020 70
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $69,120 60
      New Mexico $67,780 370
      Albuquerque, NM $67,450 210
      Las Cruces, NM $64,620 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $61,780 100
      Las Vegas, NV $60,200 260
      Nevada $60,200 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $79,660 3,810
      New York, NY-NJ $79,000 4,740
      Southwest New York $64,480 70
      Binghamton, NY $62,860 30
      Syracuse, NY $62,670 120
      Capital/Northern New York $62,420 40
      Central East New York $62,310 60
      Kiryas Joel, NY $62,010 160
      Albany, NY $61,930 140
      Rochester, NY $60,990 180
      Buffalo, NY $60,390 200
      Utica, NY $50,700 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Ohio $58,930 40
      Southern Ohio $55,190 50
      Cleveland, OH $48,710 590
      West Northwestern Ohio $48,000 70
      Akron, OH $47,860 180
      Dayton, OH $47,750 220
      Ohio $47,140 2,750
      Columbus, OH $47,080 700
      Youngstown, OH $46,710 90
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,930 580
      Toledo, OH $45,760 150
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,430 50
      Canton, OH $45,380 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $46,990 160
      Oklahoma City, OK $44,420 340
      Southeast Oklahoma $44,340 70
      Oklahoma $44,110 710
      Northwest Oklahoma $38,940 30
      Northeast Oklahoma $38,740 50
      Lawton, OK $38,560 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Oregon $62,650 30
      Portland, OR-WA $54,680 1,000
      Oregon $54,510 1,380
      Bend, OR $52,970 60
      Medford, OR $50,310 30
      Eugene, OR $49,710 110
      Central Oregon $49,200 40
      Coast Oregon $49,200 60
      Salem, OR $48,650 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $76,270 380
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Williamsport, PA $58,960 50
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $55,490 2,280
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $52,180 70
      Pennsylvania $50,540 3,370
      Altoona, PA $49,360 30
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,310 480
      Reading, PA $48,160 70
      Allentown, PA-NJ $48,040 230
      Scranton, PA $47,630 100
      Johnstown, PA $47,470 60
      Lancaster, PA $47,430 90
      State College, PA $47,290 50
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $47,140 90
      Central Pennsylvania $47,120 80
      Harrisburg, PA $47,050 150
      York, PA $46,750 100
      Erie, PA $46,130 60
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $46,120 110
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $39,600 170
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $50,230 550
      Rhode Island $50,130 380
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $60,000 50
      Sumter, SC $48,710 30
      Greenville, SC $48,490 100
      South Carolina $46,650 540
      Charleston, SC $45,450 100
      Columbia, SC $44,680 90
      Myrtle Beach, SC $42,110 30
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $55,270 120
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $55,050 60
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Central Tennessee $70,720 —
      South Central Tennessee $60,590 30
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,410 140
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $46,790 50
      Nashville, TN $45,620 270
      Tennessee $45,620 550
      Clarksville, TN-KY $43,220 30
      Knoxville, TN $42,530 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $58,900 580
      Waco, TX $58,350 30
      Odessa, TX $57,670 30
      Midland, TX $54,840 40
      Dallas, TX $52,880 1,780
      Houston, TX $48,850 2,020
      Amarillo, TX $48,780 60
      San Antonio, TX $48,510 510
      Texas $48,510 6,600
      Killeen, TX $47,850 80
      Lubbock, TX $47,160 70
      El Paso, TX $47,140 170
      College Station, TX $47,120 60
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $46,540 80
      McAllen, TX $46,490 210
      Brownsville, TX $46,140 130
      Laredo, TX $45,710 50
      Eastern Region of Texas $45,420 50
      North Region of Texas $45,400 90
      Corpus Christi, TX $44,060 70
      Tyler, TX $44,010 70
      Longview, TX $41,280 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $39,730 50
      Northwestern Region of Texas $39,310 50
      Texarkana, TX-AR $37,180 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $59,400 550
      Salt Lake City, UT $58,020 210
      Ogden, UT $57,390 100
      High Desert Utah $55,890 40
      Logan, UT-ID $46,690 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $59,420 1,550
      Lynchburg, VA $59,350 30
      Southern West Virginia $58,440 50
      Southside Virginia $56,830 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $54,130 280
      Roanoke, VA $48,520 40
      Richmond, VA $47,240 260
      Charlottesville, VA $46,440 40
      Northern West Virginia $44,240 120
      West Virginia $44,240 380
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $60,190 60
      Burlington, VT $58,260 100
      Vermont $58,260 250
      Northern Vermont $57,010 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $83,600 40
      Seattle, WA $77,390 950
      Washington $64,360 1,580
      Kennewick, WA $63,730 60
      Yakima, WA $61,830 60
      Spokane, WA $59,990 110
      Eastern Washington $59,650 50
      Western Washington $49,380 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $61,760 250
      Oshkosh, WI $59,660 30
      Appleton, WI $59,090 50
      South Central Wisconsin $57,940 80
      Wisconsin $57,790 1,320
      Milwaukee, WI $57,020 470
      Green Bay, WI $56,570 60
      Janesville, WI $56,180 40
      Northeastern Wisconsin $55,480 60
      Western Wisconsin $53,660 30
      Kenosha, WI $49,570 40
      Eau Claire, WI $49,150 40
      La Crosse, WI-MN $49,150 40
      Racine, WI $46,670 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $40,950 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $55,450 30
      Eastern Wyoming $54,560 40
      Wyoming $47,230 140
      Western Wyoming $38,210 50