Childcare Workers Salary in Oshkosh, WI

Childcare Workers pay range in Oshkosh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,980 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Oshkosh earn between $29,970 and $35,790.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Oshkosh

On the average salary of $32,870, a single filer in Oshkosh takes home about $27,858 a year, or $2,322 a month and $1,071 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 Oshkosh a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oshkosh area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $32,870 buys what about $35,371 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Oshkosh ($54,060). A typical home costs $304,543, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Oshkosh ranks 6th 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).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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