Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

New York, NY	$99,530
Merced, CA	$86,910
Mount Vernon, WA	$84,070
Trenton, NJ	$83,620
San Francisco, CA	$83,040
Visalia, CA	$82,480
Modesto, CA	$81,830
Seattle, WA	$81,420
Vineland, NJ	$80,750
Salinas, CA	$80,060
Yakima, WA	$79,590
San Jose, CA	$77,250
Kiryas Joel, NY	$77,230
Albany, NY	$76,780
Vallejo, CA	$75,310

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary by state

New York pays education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare the most statewide, $98,290 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
New York	$98,290	$96,810	3,950	5	$99,530	$72,180
Washington, D.C.	$89,180	$77,850	410	1	$71,390	$71,390
New Jersey	$87,680	$78,770	2,900	2	$83,620	$80,750
Washington	$79,600	$70,470	1,560	5	$84,070	$69,720
Alaska	$78,830	$75,540	60	1	$74,200	$74,200
New Mexico	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$74,040	$74,040
California	$73,830	$67,100	9,810	24	$86,910	$61,650
Massachusetts	$72,890	$70,320	2,260	6	$73,320	$66,190
Colorado	$69,590	$64,620	1,150	5	$74,450	$62,510
Hawaii	$69,240	$65,080	260	2	$72,780	$63,090
Maryland	$69,070	$62,520	1,270	3	$67,720	$58,870
Vermont	$68,160	$63,220	190	1	$67,120	$67,120
Utah	$67,970	$60,980	400	2	$67,650	$64,770
Connecticut	$66,380	$59,760	1,290	5	$70,830	$60,790
Nevada	$65,530	$60,120	n/a	2	$68,020	$61,180
Minnesota	$64,380	$62,020	1,010	3	$65,500	$62,130
Nebraska	$64,310	$56,160	550	2	$64,420	$61,090
Oregon	$63,900	$60,250	1,230	5	$68,870	$57,740
Wyoming	$62,100	$56,170	160	1	$59,770	$59,770
Delaware	$61,380	$58,230	420	1	$60,120	$60,120
South Dakota	$61,330	$63,240	150	1	$61,740	$61,740
Maine	$60,990	$60,090	240	1	$59,900	$59,900
North Carolina	$60,880	$57,200	2,410	12	$67,540	$48,910
Indiana	$60,250	$58,740	750	4	$62,540	$56,420
Illinois	$60,160	$58,550	3,090	6	$72,320	$55,290
Florida	$59,440	$56,750	5,980	17	$68,010	$49,290
Georgia	$59,280	$60,300	1,550	5	$62,720	$48,290
Michigan	$58,870	$56,870	1,890	8	$63,410	$54,460
Rhode Island	$58,770	$55,290	390	1	$61,390	$61,390
Wisconsin	$58,530	$59,930	1,320	8	$63,680	$53,950
Kansas	$58,440	$56,970	600	3	$57,700	$50,930
South Carolina	$58,290	$51,200	700	6	$66,670	$52,980
Virginia	$57,630	$53,320	1,590	4	$64,250	$52,710
New Hampshire	$57,140	$55,120	410	1	$54,090	$54,090
Ohio	$56,880	$49,580	3,030	8	$59,990	$52,180
North Dakota	$56,640	$51,390	290	2	$61,560	$54,990
Tennessee	$56,150	$49,200	710	4	$61,560	$46,690
Pennsylvania	$55,700	$56,380	4,100	12	$63,560	$49,910
Missouri	$55,500	$47,940	1,060	5	$62,660	$45,130
Texas	$55,050	$50,840	5,480	17	$60,940	$44,100
Oklahoma	$53,560	$46,690	830	3	$56,380	$42,620
Arizona	$53,310	$48,160	1,210	4	$54,330	$46,310
Puerto Rico	$52,460	$45,990	220	1	$54,740	$54,740
Idaho	$52,100	$48,530	200	2	$53,520	$52,970
West Virginia	$52,060	$45,660	290	1	$53,050	$53,050
Iowa	$51,980	$47,480	1,020	8	$58,270	$49,020
Montana	$51,750	$48,140	180	1	$51,710	$51,710
Mississippi	$50,700	$49,740	580	2	$49,960	$47,780
Louisiana	$50,690	$46,030	690	7	$56,590	$45,690
Arkansas	$49,050	$44,990	1,090	4	$55,020	$45,950
Kentucky	$48,370	$44,530	1,000	3	$51,670	$41,300
Alabama	$47,370	$41,780	940	7	$51,460	$44,110

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
New York, NY	$99,530	$98,470	$47.85	5,020
Merced, CA	$86,910	$68,440	$41.78	40
Mount Vernon, WA	$84,070	$83,600	$40.42	40
Trenton, NJ	$83,620	$76,390	$40.20	160
San Francisco, CA	$83,040	$78,770	$39.92	1,920
Visalia, CA	$82,480	$73,100	$39.66	60
Modesto, CA	$81,830	$70,180	$39.34	70
Seattle, WA	$81,420	$70,470	$39.14	950
Vineland, NJ	$80,750	$73,480	$38.82	60
Salinas, CA	$80,060	$76,620	$38.49	120
Yakima, WA	$79,590	$72,250	$38.27	60
San Jose, CA	$77,250	$62,840	$37.14	830
Kiryas Joel, NY	$77,230	$72,910	$37.13	150
Albany, NY	$76,780	$66,280	$36.91	140
Vallejo, CA	$75,310	$61,740	$36.21	120
Napa, CA	$75,120	$70,440	$36.12	50
Boulder, CO	$74,450	$69,900	$35.79	80
Anchorage, AK	$74,200	$70,030	$35.67	40
Chico, CA	$74,040	$64,540	$35.60	60
Las Cruces, NM	$74,040	$65,020	$35.60	50
Rochester, NY	$73,520	$64,430	$35.35	170
Santa Maria, CA	$73,350	$65,480	$35.27	150
Barnstable, MA	$73,320	$74,080	$35.25	40
Boston, MA	$73,040	$72,560	$35.11	1,770
Honolulu, HI	$72,780	$70,270	$34.99	160
Kennewick, WA	$72,650	$65,000	$34.93	70
Bakersfield, CA	$72,570	$64,420	$34.89	150
Denver, CO	$72,420	$69,160	$34.82	610
Rockford, IL	$72,320	$64,850	$34.77	40
Worcester, MA	$72,240	$70,560	$34.73	220
Buffalo, NY	$72,180	$63,200	$34.70	170
Fresno, CA	$71,990	$63,460	$34.61	250
San Diego, CA	$71,610	$62,500	$34.43	830
Washington, DC	$71,390	$61,960	$34.32	1,660
Stockton, CA	$71,060	$63,090	$34.17	160
Oxnard, CA	$70,950	$64,410	$34.11	220
Bridgeport, CT	$70,830	$63,550	$34.05	470
Los Angeles, CA	$70,570	$67,140	$33.93	2,570
Riverside, CA	$69,780	$63,060	$33.55	710
Spokane, WA	$69,720	$71,150	$33.52	100
Redding, CA	$69,000	$63,060	$33.17	50
Bend, OR	$68,870	$62,740	$33.11	60
Amherst, MA	$68,550	$63,850	$32.96	50
Sacramento, CA	$68,200	$67,030	$32.79	720
Santa Cruz, CA	$68,150	$60,210	$32.76	60
Las Vegas, NV	$68,020	$61,790	$32.70	n/a
Naples, FL	$68,010	$61,530	$32.70	80
Baltimore, MD	$67,720	$59,490	$32.56	650
Salt Lake City, UT	$67,650	$60,160	$32.53	170
Asheville, NC	$67,540	$61,230	$32.47	90
Burlington, VT	$67,120	$63,220	$32.27	80
Santa Rosa, CA	$67,020	$58,330	$32.22	190
San Luis Obispo, CA	$66,980	$62,060	$32.20	60
Pittsfield, MA	$66,790	$66,540	$32.11	40
Spartanburg, SC	$66,670	$60,000	$32.05	50
Springfield, MA	$66,190	$65,110	$31.82	100
Champaign, IL	$66,180	$58,970	$31.82	50
Yuba City, CA	$66,140	$63,250	$31.80	40
Colorado Springs, CO	$65,910	$63,900	$31.69	150
New Haven, CT	$65,840	$58,200	$31.65	200
Eugene, OR	$65,760	$58,500	$31.62	90
Lexington Park, MD	$65,720	$59,190	$31.60	40
Minneapolis, MN	$65,500	$64,800	$31.49	810
Portland, OR	$65,440	$61,300	$31.46	840
Rochester, MN	$65,250	$62,850	$31.37	40
Ogden, UT	$64,770	$59,960	$31.14	80
Lincoln, NE	$64,420	$61,730	$30.97	110
Lynchburg, VA	$64,250	$52,520	$30.89	30
Fort Collins, CO	$64,110	$61,960	$30.82	70
Hartford, CT	$64,040	$58,920	$30.79	380
Madison, WI	$63,680	$63,910	$30.62	230
Philadelphia, PA	$63,560	$58,960	$30.56	2,450
Grand Rapids, MI	$63,410	$57,920	$30.49	200
Kahului, HI	$63,090	$60,540	$30.33	40
Wilmington, NC	$62,960	$57,720	$30.27	90
Charleston, SC	$62,950	$56,670	$30.27	140
Raleigh, NC	$62,720	$59,310	$30.16	480
Savannah, GA	$62,720	$61,390	$30.16	30
Kansas City, MO	$62,660	$58,340	$30.13	470
Waterbury, CT	$62,620	$54,950	$30.11	130
South Bend, IN	$62,540	$58,780	$30.07	40
Greeley, CO	$62,510	$56,890	$30.05	40
Medford, OR	$62,480	$58,170	$30.04	50
Charlotte, NC	$62,450	$59,430	$30.02	560
Duluth, MN	$62,130	$59,630	$29.87	50
Tampa, FL	$62,020	$60,530	$29.82	870
Sioux Falls, SD	$61,740	$63,650	$29.68	80
Lansing, MI	$61,690	$57,320	$29.66	90
Appleton, WI	$61,670	$59,240	$29.65	40
El Centro, CA	$61,650	$49,620	$29.64	40
Chattanooga, TN	$61,560	$54,700	$29.60	50
Fargo, ND	$61,560	$59,860	$29.60	110
Greensboro, NC	$61,560	$55,060	$29.60	180
Providence, RI	$61,390	$58,470	$29.51	570
Reno, NV	$61,180	$58,960	$29.41	150
Omaha, NE	$61,090	$48,540	$29.37	310
Sarasota, FL	$61,060	$56,640	$29.36	160
Austin, TX	$60,940	$59,020	$29.30	620
Durham, NC	$60,850	$58,590	$29.26	160
Norwich, CT	$60,790	$59,500	$29.23	60
Chicago, IL	$60,520	$59,150	$29.10	2,530
Ann Arbor, MI	$60,400	$59,340	$29.04	110
Orlando, FL	$60,240	$55,430	$28.96	680
Indianapolis, IN	$60,210	$58,540	$28.95	300
Dover, DE	$60,120	$57,280	$28.91	40
Cleveland, OH	$59,990	$48,550	$28.84	660
Portland, ME	$59,900	$61,520	$28.80	140
Cheyenne, WY	$59,770	$55,450	$28.73	30
Miami, FL	$59,630	$56,680	$28.67	2,060
Atlanta, GA	$59,450	$60,290	$28.58	1,120
Memphis, TN	$59,440	$56,320	$28.58	160
Detroit, MI	$59,420	$58,840	$28.57	830
St. Louis, MO	$59,380	$49,960	$28.55	550
Lakeland, FL	$59,320	$56,920	$28.52	140
Lafayette, IN	$58,920	$59,160	$28.33	30
Hagerstown, MD	$58,870	$51,750	$28.30	40
Gainesville, FL	$58,810	$57,130	$28.28	110
Palm Bay, FL	$58,790	$57,500	$28.27	140
Saginaw, MI	$58,780	$55,030	$28.26	30
Jacksonville, FL	$58,730	$58,370	$28.24	500
Allentown, PA	$58,710	$49,460	$28.23	280
Flint, MI	$58,600	$56,050	$28.17	60
Davenport, IA	$58,270	$51,810	$28.02	60
Macon, GA	$58,150	$61,200	$27.96	30
San Antonio, TX	$57,790	$53,400	$27.79	410
Deltona, FL	$57,750	$53,610	$27.77	140
Salem, OR	$57,740	$44,760	$27.76	110
Topeka, KS	$57,700	$53,590	$27.74	30
Milwaukee, WI	$57,590	$58,760	$27.69	510
Fort Myers, FL	$57,400	$56,220	$27.60	150
Ocala, FL	$57,310	$56,650	$27.55	90
Dayton, OH	$57,160	$50,990	$27.48	210
Crestview, FL	$56,800	$55,230	$27.31	60
Akron, OH	$56,790	$48,510	$27.30	180
Green Bay, WI	$56,790	$58,080	$27.30	70
Richmond, VA	$56,700	$54,960	$27.26	220
Canton, OH	$56,700	$47,320	$27.26	80
Houston, TX	$56,670	$53,520	$27.24	1,770
Eau Claire, WI	$56,670	$56,770	$27.24	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$56,590	$59,480	$27.21	140
Cincinnati, OH	$56,530	$50,410	$27.18	570
Hickory, NC	$56,520	$53,610	$27.17	60
Fort Wayne, IN	$56,420	$53,850	$27.13	50
Lawrence, KS	$56,410	$53,680	$27.12	40
Oklahoma City, OK	$56,380	$47,000	$27.11	340
Winston-Salem, NC	$56,230	$48,540	$27.04	130
Waco, TX	$56,210	$50,910	$27.03	30
Traverse City, MI	$56,110	$48,820	$26.98	30
Peoria, IL	$55,920	$54,420	$26.89	70
New Orleans, LA	$55,920	$48,100	$26.88	130
Columbus, OH	$55,840	$49,950	$26.85	840
Greenville, SC	$55,790	$48,860	$26.82	130
Reading, PA	$55,690	$49,760	$26.78	100
Kenosha, WI	$55,680	$52,710	$26.77	40
Tallahassee, FL	$55,660	$50,540	$26.76	100
Springfield, IL	$55,600	$55,390	$26.73	60
Port St. Lucie, FL	$55,480	$54,580	$26.68	150
Williamsport, PA	$55,460	$58,960	$26.66	50
El Paso, TX	$55,450	$49,050	$26.66	100
Columbia, SC	$55,410	$46,510	$26.64	120
Roanoke, VA	$55,360	$47,950	$26.61	50
Bloomington, IL	$55,290	$48,860	$26.58	30
Augusta, GA	$55,220	$57,480	$26.55	80
Sioux City, IA	$55,120	$52,880	$26.50	30
Jonesboro, AR	$55,020	$48,360	$26.45	70
Bismarck, ND	$54,990	$49,110	$26.44	50
Lancaster, PA	$54,750	$49,450	$26.32	120
San Juan, PR	$54,740	$48,990	$26.32	160
Racine, WI	$54,720	$58,730	$26.31	30
Tulsa, OK	$54,620	$47,400	$26.26	190
Des Moines, IA	$54,570	$49,210	$26.24	300
Columbia, MO	$54,530	$46,430	$26.21	60
Kalamazoo, MI	$54,460	$49,680	$26.19	50
Odessa, TX	$54,450	$57,670	$26.18	30
York, PA	$54,360	$54,440	$26.14	100
Phoenix, AZ	$54,330	$48,630	$26.12	790
Pensacola, FL	$54,120	$47,380	$26.02	130
Manchester, NH	$54,090	$49,550	$26.01	120
Laredo, TX	$53,990	$48,560	$25.96	40
Dubuque, IA	$53,980	$49,650	$25.95	40
Killeen, TX	$53,970	$51,350	$25.95	70
La Crosse, WI	$53,950	$47,990	$25.94	30
Scranton, PA	$53,860	$49,990	$25.90	170
Fayetteville, NC	$53,810	$47,530	$25.87	100
Sumter, SC	$53,740	$48,710	$25.84	30
Dallas, TX	$53,700	$49,390	$25.82	1,330
Pittsburgh, PA	$53,610	$49,170	$25.78	720
Amarillo, TX	$53,530	$50,690	$25.74	50
Cedar Rapids, IA	$53,520	$47,370	$25.73	80
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$53,520	$42,010	$25.73	40
Harrisburg, PA	$53,490	$48,710	$25.72	180
Jacksonville, NC	$53,440	$46,410	$25.69	40
College Station, TX	$53,380	$49,370	$25.66	50
Greenville, NC	$53,060	$46,110	$25.51	60
Huntington, WV	$53,050	$47,550	$25.51	50
Myrtle Beach, SC	$52,980	$45,080	$25.47	30
Boise, ID	$52,970	$43,990	$25.47	60
Virginia Beach, VA	$52,710	$46,410	$25.34	300
Iowa City, IA	$52,570	$47,570	$25.27	100
Youngstown, OH	$52,530	$46,750	$25.25	100
Tucson, AZ	$52,460	$47,460	$25.22	260
Nashville, TN	$52,220	$47,450	$25.11	310
Toledo, OH	$52,180	$56,900	$25.09	150
Billings, MT	$51,710	$44,950	$24.86	30
Louisville, KY	$51,670	$46,280	$24.84	350
Erie, PA	$51,630	$49,520	$24.82	70
Ames, IA	$51,560	$47,660	$24.79	50
Little Rock, AR	$51,550	$46,590	$24.78	300
Birmingham, AL	$51,460	$44,470	$24.74	230
Slidell, LA	$51,160	$46,080	$24.60	50
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,060	$48,150	$24.55	60
Yuma, AZ	$51,030	$50,340	$24.54	40
Wichita, KS	$50,930	$51,190	$24.49	90
Fayetteville, AR	$50,740	$46,070	$24.39	230
Altoona, PA	$50,570	$49,360	$24.31	30
Daphne, AL	$50,180	$43,690	$24.12	40
Jackson, MS	$49,960	$46,690	$24.02	160
Johnstown, PA	$49,910	$47,470	$24.00	60
Lexington, KY	$49,670	$45,650	$23.88	140
Montgomery, AL	$49,540	$46,370	$23.82	90
Lubbock, TX	$49,420	$47,800	$23.76	70
Panama City, FL	$49,290	$47,180	$23.70	50
Waterloo, IA	$49,020	$45,900	$23.57	70
Goldsboro, NC	$48,910	$45,330	$23.52	30
Shreveport, LA	$48,800	$43,810	$23.46	50
Tyler, TX	$48,470	$48,610	$23.30	50
Columbus, GA	$48,290	$47,590	$23.22	40
Gulfport, MS	$47,780	$48,940	$22.97	50
Brownsville, TX	$47,690	$45,930	$22.93	70
Monroe, LA	$47,320	$43,260	$22.75	50
Huntsville, AL	$47,110	$41,990	$22.65	110
Auburn, AL	$47,090	$45,450	$22.64	60
Clarksville, TN	$46,690	$43,220	$22.45	30
Springfield, MO	$46,420	$45,950	$22.32	60
Lafayette, LA	$46,330	$42,940	$22.27	90
Prescott Valley, AZ	$46,310	$42,990	$22.26	30
Tuscaloosa, AL	$46,240	$39,020	$22.23	30
Fort Smith, AR	$45,950	$40,420	$22.09	50
Houma, LA	$45,690	$43,230	$21.97	30
McAllen, TX	$45,270	$38,010	$21.76	120
Jefferson City, MO	$45,130	$47,380	$21.70	30
Dothan, AL	$44,110	$36,450	$21.21	30
Texarkana, TX	$44,100	$36,050	$21.20	30
Lawton, OK	$42,620	$38,500	$20.49	40
Bowling Green, KY	$41,300	$37,000	$19.85	50

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary: questions

Where do education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare make the most money?

In New York, NY, with an average of $99,530 a year, among the 245 metro areas we cover.

What is the average education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare salary in the U.S.?

$64,800 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $59,300, so half of education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare earn more than that and half less.

What salary should education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare nationwide earn between $47,040 (25th percentile) and $75,500 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare the most?

New York, with a statewide average of $98,290 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare pay the lowest?

Bowling Green, KY, at $41,300 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9031.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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