Childcare Workers Salary in Lawrence, KS

Childcare Workers pay range in Lawrence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,580 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Lawrence earn between $27,650 and $34,500.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Lawrence

On the average salary of $30,110, a single filer in Lawrence takes home about $25,471 a year, or $2,123 a month and $980 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 Lawrence a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lawrence area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $30,110 buys what about $33,365 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawrence ($47,390). A typical home costs $340,687, or 11.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Kansas cities

Lawrence ranks 2nd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Topeka pays the most ($32,720).

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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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