Childcare Workers Salary in Bloomington, IL

Childcare Workers pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,680 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Bloomington earn between $32,620 and $34,960.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Bloomington

On the average salary of $34,430, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $28,281 a year, or $2,357 a month and $1,088 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Bloomington area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $34,430 buys what about $36,809 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($53,140). A typical home costs $260,134, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Illinois cities

Bloomington ranks 5th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($37,220).

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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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