Childcare Workers Salary in Wichita, KS

Childcare Workers pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,560 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Wichita earn between $24,290 and $30,070.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Wichita

On the average salary of $28,290, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $24,100 a year, or $2,008 a month and $927 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 Wichita a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $28,290 buys what about $31,806 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Kansas cities

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

All Childcare Workers salaries in Kansas

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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