Childcare Workers Salary in Tucson, AZ

Childcare Workers pay range in Tucson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,640 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Tucson earn between $31,740 and $35,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Tucson

On the average salary of $34,560, a single filer in Tucson takes home about $29,479 a year, or $2,457 a month and $1,134 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Tucson a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tucson area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $34,560 buys what about $35,667 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tucson ($47,760). A typical home costs $343,580, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Arizona cities

Tucson ranks 5th of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Flagstaff pays the most ($39,010).

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Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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