Best states for a day care supervisor

Q: What is the best state for day care supervisors?

The best state to be a day care supervisor is West Virginia based on day care supervisor salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for day care supervisors?

The highest paying state for day care supervisors is Mississippi based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for day care supervisors?

The worst state for day care supervisors is Kansas, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become a day care supervisor at Sheetz, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for day care supervisors that you can check out, before you begin your journey. We wanted to look at the best states for day care supervisors -- where there are plenty of day care supervisor jobs to go around and day care supervisors get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

In order to get you the best states for day care supervisors, we looked at our data on jobs and wages -- specifically the average annual wage and the number of available jobs per capita.West Virginia is the best state, and Vancouver is the city with the highest pay for day care supervisors.

10 best states for day care supervisors in 2025

1. West Virginia
Total day care supervisor jobs: 199
Average annual salary: $41,456
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $55,000
Location Quotient:
1.51
Day care supervisor jobs in West Virginia
2. Maine
Total day care supervisor jobs: 190
Average annual salary: $39,337
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $47,000
Location Quotient:
1.66
Day care supervisor jobs in Maine
3. Kentucky
Total day care supervisor jobs: 456
Average annual salary: $39,697
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.44
Day care supervisor jobs in Kentucky
4. Nevada
Total day care supervisor jobs: 287
Average annual salary: $38,531
Lowest 10 percent earn: $28,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.59
Day care supervisor jobs in Nevada
5. Washington
Total day care supervisor jobs: 773
Average annual salary: $46,540
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $60,000
Location Quotient:
1.23
Day care supervisor jobs in Washington
6. Minnesota
Total day care supervisor jobs: 823
Average annual salary: $38,983
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $50,000
Location Quotient:
1.44
Day care supervisor jobs in Minnesota
7. North Dakota
Total day care supervisor jobs: 120
Average annual salary: $36,884
Lowest 10 percent earn: $29,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $46,000
Location Quotient:
1.5
Day care supervisor jobs in North Dakota
8. Idaho
Total day care supervisor jobs: 141
Average annual salary: $40,368
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1
Day care supervisor jobs in Idaho
9. Delaware
Total day care supervisor jobs: 146
Average annual salary: $38,245
Lowest 10 percent earn: $27,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.35
Day care supervisor jobs in Delaware
10. New Jersey
Total day care supervisor jobs: 190
Average annual salary: $42,302
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $57,000
Location Quotient:
0.28
Day care supervisor jobs in New Jersey

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a day care supervisor

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a day care supervisor

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	West Virginia	$41,456	$30,000	1,815,857	199
2	Maine	$39,337	$32,000	1,335,907	190
3	Kentucky	$39,697	$30,000	4,454,189	456
4	Nevada	$38,531	$28,000	2,998,039	287
5	Washington	$46,540	$35,000	7,405,743	773
6	Minnesota	$38,983	$30,000	5,576,606	823
7	North Dakota	$36,884	$29,000	755,393	120
8	Idaho	$40,368	$30,000	1,716,943	141
9	Delaware	$38,245	$27,000	961,939	146
10	New Jersey	$42,302	$30,000	9,005,644	190
11	Illinois	$35,012	$26,000	12,802,023	1,718
12	Massachusetts	$40,109	$31,000	6,859,819	271
13	New Hampshire	$37,115	$29,000	1,342,795	185
14	Oregon	$36,900	$27,000	4,142,776	454
15	Wisconsin	$33,744	$25,000	5,795,483	729
16	Vermont	$36,289	$29,000	623,657	82
17	Michigan	$32,006	$24,000	9,962,311	1,253
18	California	$39,960	$28,000	39,536,653	2,989
19	Ohio	$33,703	$25,000	11,658,609	1,199
20	Rhode Island	$37,477	$28,000	1,059,639	90
21	Arizona	$32,622	$23,000	7,016,270	913
22	North Carolina	$32,450	$24,000	10,273,419	1,259
23	Wyoming	$33,693	$25,000	579,315	68
24	Colorado	$36,201	$27,000	5,607,154	613
25	Connecticut	$37,430	$28,000	3,588,184	65
26	South Dakota	$31,260	$24,000	869,666	134
27	New York	$37,083	$27,000	19,849,399	322
28	Montana	$31,664	$24,000	1,050,493	154
29	Hawaii	$34,743	$29,000	1,427,538	100
30	District of Columbia	$36,884	$26,000	693,972	135
31	Nebraska	$32,210	$24,000	1,920,076	209
32	New Mexico	$31,435	$23,000	2,088,070	209
33	Alaska	$30,623	$26,000	739,795	115
34	Louisiana	$30,179	$21,000	4,684,333	405
35	Missouri	$32,671	$24,000	6,113,532	137
36	Georgia	$30,768	$23,000	10,429,379	1,263
37	Tennessee	$28,013	$21,000	6,715,984	781
38	Florida	$31,926	$22,000	20,984,400	361
39	Oklahoma	$29,090	$22,000	3,930,864	361
40	Arkansas	$30,457	$23,000	3,004,279	19
41	South Carolina	$29,616	$22,000	5,024,369	483
42	Iowa	$26,845	$20,000	3,145,711	509
43	Texas	$30,557	$22,000	28,304,596	366
44	Mississippi	$26,186	$19,000	2,984,100	304
45	Utah	$30,216	$22,000	3,101,833	246
46	Maryland	$29,904	$21,000	6,052,177	670
47	Pennsylvania	$29,761	$21,000	12,805,537	215
48	Virginia	$29,953	$21,000	8,470,020	939
49	Alabama	$28,268	$21,000	4,874,747	460
50	Indiana	$28,541	$21,000	6,666,818	183
51	Kansas	$26,601	$20,000	2,913,123	297

Highest paying states for day care supervisors

Rank	State	Avg. Day Care Supervisor Salary
1	West Virginia	$41,456
2	Maine	$39,337
3	Kentucky	$39,697
4	Nevada	$38,531
5	Washington	$46,540
6	Minnesota	$38,983
7	North Dakota	$36,884
8	Idaho	$40,368
9	Delaware	$38,245
10	New Jersey	$42,302
11	Illinois	$35,012
12	Massachusetts	$40,109
13	New Hampshire	$37,115
14	Oregon	$36,900
15	Wisconsin	$33,744
16	Vermont	$36,289
17	Michigan	$32,006
18	California	$39,960
19	Ohio	$33,703
20	Rhode Island	$37,477
21	Arizona	$32,622
22	North Carolina	$32,450
23	Wyoming	$33,693
24	Colorado	$36,201
25	Connecticut	$37,430
26	South Dakota	$31,260
27	New York	$37,083
28	Montana	$31,664
29	Hawaii	$34,743
30	District of Columbia	$36,884
31	Nebraska	$32,210
32	New Mexico	$31,435
33	Alaska	$30,623
34	Louisiana	$30,179
35	Missouri	$32,671
36	Georgia	$30,768
37	Tennessee	$28,013
38	Florida	$31,926
39	Oklahoma	$29,090
40	Arkansas	$30,457
41	South Carolina	$29,616
42	Iowa	$26,845
43	Texas	$30,557
44	Mississippi	$26,186
45	Utah	$30,216
46	Maryland	$29,904
47	Pennsylvania	$29,761
48	Virginia	$29,953
49	Alabama	$28,268
50	Indiana	$28,541
51	Kansas	$26,601

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Total day care supervisor jobs:	199
Average annual salary:	$41,456
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$30,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$55,000
Location Quotient:	1.51

Best states for a day care supervisor

10 best states for day care supervisors in 2025

1. West Virginia

2. Maine

3. Kentucky

4. Nevada

5. Washington

6. Minnesota

7. North Dakota

8. Idaho

9. Delaware

10. New Jersey