Childcare Worker Salary in New York
Median annual pay in New York
$37,590
$18.07/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New York
$34,831
Regional Price Parity: 107.921 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($34,980): +$2,610 (+7.5%)
New York ranks 8th of 51 states by median pay, and 18th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,630 | $16.17 |
| 25th percentile | $35,420 | $17.03 |
| Median | $37,590 | $18.07 |
| 75th percentile | $43,730 | $21.02 |
| 90th percentile | $46,970 | $22.58 |
Employment
- Employment in New York
- 44,020
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New York
- $37,590
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $34,980
- Difference
- +$2,610 (+7.5%)
Cost of living
$37,590 ÷ 107.921 × 100 = $34,831
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | ||
| 6th | $38,650 | $37,393 8th |
| Vermont | ||
| 7th | $38,030 | $38,823 5th |
| New York This page | ||
| 8th | $37,590 | $34,831 18th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 9th | $37,080 | $35,597 14th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 10th | $37,030 | $33,679 25th |
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$64,070/year U.S.
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- −2.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- High school diploma or equivalent
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Nannies
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Childcare Workers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Childcare Worker salary in nearby places
- Childcare Worker salary in Connecticut
$36,660/year Connecticut
- Childcare Worker salary in Massachusetts
$40,900/year Massachusetts
- Childcare Worker salary in New Jersey
$36,390/year New Jersey
- Childcare Worker salary in Pennsylvania
$30,140/year Pennsylvania
- Childcare Worker salary in Rhode Island
$36,940/year Rhode Island
- Childcare Worker salary in Vermont
$38,030/year Vermont
- Childcare Worker salary in the U.S.
$34,980/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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