Childcare Workers Salary in Lakeland, FL

Childcare Workers pay range in Lakeland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,260 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Lakeland earn between $29,710 and $34,890.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Lakeland

On the average salary of $32,180, a single filer in Lakeland takes home about $28,037 a year, or $2,336 a month and $1,078 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lakeland area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $32,180 buys what about $33,127 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lakeland ($46,140). A typical home costs $298,816, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Florida cities

Lakeland ranks 18th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Sarasota pays the most ($52,680).

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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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• Recreation Workers$36,410 a year
• Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$34,160 a year
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$52,100 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,060 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,790 a year
• Skincare Specialists$45,900 a year
• Manicurists and Pedicurists$39,010 a year

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