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Can a child care worker make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a child care worker. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a child care worker is $29,756. Even child care workers in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $47,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Child Care Workers?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile child care worker earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Massachusetts | $53,000 |
| Connecticut | $52,000 |
| Delaware | $49,000 |
| Rhode Island | $49,000 |
| New York | $48,000 |
| New Jersey | $48,000 |
| District of Columbia | $48,000 |
| New Hampshire | $47,000 |
| West Virginia | $47,000 |
| Nevada | $46,000 |
| California | $44,000 |
| Vermont | $44,000 |
| Oregon | $43,000 |
| Maine | $43,000 |
| Maryland | $43,000 |
| Idaho | $42,000 |
| Kentucky | $42,000 |
| Virginia | $42,000 |
| North Carolina | $41,000 |
| South Carolina | $41,000 |
| Michigan | $41,000 |
| Arizona | $40,000 |
| Georgia | $40,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,000 |
| Washington | $39,000 |
| Ohio | $39,000 |
| Colorado | $38,000 |
| Alabama | $38,000 |
| Texas | $38,000 |
| New Mexico | $37,000 |
| Wyoming | $37,000 |
| Florida | $37,000 |
| Louisiana | $36,000 |
| Utah | $35,000 |
| Hawaii | $35,000 |
| Illinois | $35,000 |
| Arkansas | $34,000 |
| Minnesota | $33,000 |
| Missouri | $33,000 |
| Wisconsin | $33,000 |
| Oklahoma | $33,000 |
| Tennessee | $33,000 |
| Mississippi | $31,000 |
| North Dakota | $30,000 |
| Montana | $30,000 |
| Nebraska | $29,000 |
| Kansas | $29,000 |
| Indiana | $29,000 |
| Iowa | $27,000 |
| South Dakota | $26,000 |
| Alaska | $26,000 |
