Childcare Workers Salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Childcare Workers pay range in Ann Arbor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,600 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Ann Arbor earn between $29,960 and $36,400.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Ann Arbor

On the average salary of $33,380, a single filer in Ann Arbor takes home about $27,829 a year, or $2,319 a month and $1,070 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Ann Arbor area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $33,380 buys what about $33,089 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Ann Arbor ($55,380). A typical home costs $422,945, or 12.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Michigan cities

Ann Arbor ranks 4th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Flint pays the most ($34,840).

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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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