Childcare Workers Salary in Appleton, WI

Childcare Workers pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,700 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Appleton earn between $30,040 and $35,260.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $32,050, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $27,240 a year, or $2,270 a month and $1,048 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 Appleton a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $32,050 buys what about $34,679 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 10.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 9th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($35,230).

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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).

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