Childcare Workers Salary in Pocatello, ID

Childcare Workers pay range in Pocatello

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,240 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Pocatello earn between $25,720 and $34,560.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Pocatello

On the average salary of $29,870, a single filer in Pocatello takes home about $25,706 a year, or $2,142 a month and $989 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Pocatello area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $29,870 buys what about $33,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Pocatello ($45,160). A typical home costs $354,583, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Idaho cities

Pocatello ranks 5th of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Coeur d'Alene pays the most ($34,010).

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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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