Childcare Workers Salary in Tampa, FL

Childcare Workers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,650 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Tampa earn between $30,000 and $36,430.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $34,070, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $29,555 a year, or $2,463 a month and $1,137 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 Tampa a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $34,070 buys what about $33,769 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 10.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 11th 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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