SOC 11-9031 · Management Occupations

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$59,300

U.S. median hourly wage$28.51

U.S. employment73,660

Nationally, education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare earned a median of $59,300 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 73,660 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: pay and employment by state
State
New York	$96,810	$46.54	3,950	0.4
New Jersey	$78,770	$37.87	2,900	0.7
District of Columbia	$77,850	$37.43	410	0.6
Alaska	$75,540	$36.32	60	0.2
Washington	$70,470	$33.88	1,560	0.4
Massachusetts	$70,320	$33.81	2,260	0.6
California	$67,100	$32.26	9,810	0.5
Hawaii	$65,080	$31.29	260	0.4
Colorado	$64,620	$31.07	1,150	0.4
South Dakota	$63,240	$30.41	150	0.3
Vermont	$63,220	$30.39	190	0.6
Maryland	$62,520	$30.06	1,270	0.5
Minnesota	$62,020	$29.82	1,010	0.3
Utah	$60,980	$29.32	400	0.2
Georgia	$60,300	$28.99	1,550	0.3
Oregon	$60,250	$28.97	1,230	0.6
Nevada	$60,120	$28.91	Not published	Not published
Maine	$60,090	$28.89	240	0.4
Wisconsin	$59,930	$28.81	1,320	0.5
Connecticut	$59,760	$28.73	1,290	0.8
Indiana	$58,740	$28.24	750	0.2
Illinois	$58,550	$28.15	3,090	0.5
Delaware	$58,230	$27.99	420	0.9
North Carolina	$57,200	$27.50	2,410	0.5
Kansas	$56,970	$27.39	600	0.4
Michigan	$56,870	$27.34	1,890	0.4
Florida	$56,750	$27.28	5,980	0.6
Pennsylvania	$56,380	$27.11	4,100	0.7
Wyoming	$56,170	$27.01	160	0.6
Nebraska	$56,160	$27.00	550	0.5
Rhode Island	$55,290	$26.58	390	0.8
New Hampshire	$55,120	$26.50	410	0.6
Virginia	$53,320	$25.64	1,590	0.4
North Dakota	$51,390	$24.71	290	0.7
South Carolina	$51,200	$24.61	700	0.3
Texas	$50,840	$24.44	5,480	0.4
Mississippi	$49,740	$23.91	580	0.5
Ohio	$49,580	$23.84	3,030	0.5
Tennessee	$49,200	$23.65	710	0.2
Idaho	$48,530	$23.33	200	0.2
Arizona	$48,160	$23.15	1,210	0.4
Montana	$48,140	$23.14	180	0.3
Missouri	$47,940	$23.05	1,060	0.4
Iowa	$47,480	$22.83	1,020	0.7
Oklahoma	$46,690	$22.45	830	0.5
Louisiana	$46,030	$22.13	690	0.4
Puerto Rico	$45,990	$22.11	220	0.2
West Virginia	$45,660	$21.95	290	0.4
Arkansas	$44,990	$21.63	1,090	0.8
Kentucky	$44,530	$21.41	1,000	0.5
Alabama	$41,780	$20.09	940	0.4
Guam	$33,030	$15.88	40	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 246 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,470	$47.34	5,020	0.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$83,600	$40.19	40	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$78,770	$37.87	1,920	0.8
Salinas, CA	$76,620	$36.84	120	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$76,390	$36.73	160	0.7
Barnstable Town, MA	$74,080	$35.61	40	0.4
Vineland, NJ	$73,480	$35.33	60	1.0
Visalia, CA	$73,100	$35.15	60	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$72,910	$35.05	150	0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,560	$34.89	1,770	0.7
Yakima, WA	$72,250	$34.74	60	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$71,150	$34.21	100	0.4
Worcester, MA	$70,560	$33.92	220	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$70,470	$33.88	950	0.5
Napa, CA	$70,440	$33.86	50	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,270	$33.78	160	0.4
Modesto, CA	$70,180	$33.74	70	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$70,030	$33.67	40	0.2
Boulder, CO	$69,900	$33.61	80	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$69,160	$33.25	610	0.4
Merced, CA	$68,440	$32.90	40	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$67,140	$32.28	2,570	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$67,030	$32.23	720	0.7
Pittsfield, MA	$66,540	$31.99	40	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$66,280	$31.86	140	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$65,480	$31.48	150	0.7
Springfield, MA	$65,110	$31.30	100	0.5
Las Cruces, NM	$65,020	$31.26	50	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$65,000	$31.25	70	0.5
Rockford, IL	$64,850	$31.18	40	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,800	$31.16	810	0.4
Chico, CA	$64,540	$31.03	60	0.8
Rochester, NY	$64,430	$30.98	170	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$64,420	$30.97	150	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$64,410	$30.97	220	0.7
Madison, WI	$63,910	$30.72	230	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$63,900	$30.72	150	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$63,850	$30.70	50	0.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$63,650	$30.60	80	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,550	$30.56	470	1.2
Fresno, CA	$63,460	$30.51	250	0.5
Yuba City, CA	$63,250	$30.41	40	0.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$63,220	$30.39	80	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$63,200	$30.39	170	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$63,090	$30.33	160	0.5
Redding, CA	$63,060	$30.32	50	0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,060	$30.32	710	0.4
Rochester, MN	$62,850	$30.22	40	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$62,840	$30.21	830	0.7
Bend, OR	$62,740	$30.17	60	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,500	$30.05	830	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$62,060	$29.84	60	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$61,960	$29.79	70	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$61,960	$29.79	1,660	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$61,790	$29.71	Not published	Not published
Vallejo, CA	$61,740	$29.68	120	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$61,730	$29.68	110	0.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$61,530	$29.58	80	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,520	$29.58	140	0.5
Savannah, GA	$61,390	$29.52	30	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,300	$29.47	840	0.7
Asheville, NC	$61,230	$29.44	90	0.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$61,200	$29.42	30	0.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$60,540	$29.10	40	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$60,530	$29.10	870	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$60,290	$28.99	1,120	0.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$60,210	$28.95	60	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,160	$28.92	170	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$60,000	$28.84	50	0.3
Ogden, UT	$59,960	$28.83	80	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$59,860	$28.78	110	0.7
Duluth, MN-WI	$59,630	$28.67	50	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$59,500	$28.61	60	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$59,490	$28.60	650	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$59,480	$28.60	140	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,430	$28.57	560	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	$59,340	$28.53	110	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$59,310	$28.52	480	0.6
Appleton, WI	$59,240	$28.48	40	0.3
Lexington Park, MD	$59,190	$28.46	40	0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$59,160	$28.44	30	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,150	$28.44	2,530	0.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,020	$28.38	620	0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$58,970	$28.35	50	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,960	$28.35	2,450	0.8
Reno, NV	$58,960	$28.35	150	0.5
Williamsport, PA	$58,960	$28.34	50	0.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$58,920	$28.33	380	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$58,840	$28.29	830	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$58,780	$28.26	40	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$58,760	$28.25	510	0.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$58,730	$28.24	30	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$58,590	$28.17	160	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$58,540	$28.14	300	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$58,500	$28.12	90	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,470	$28.11	570	0.8
Jacksonville, FL	$58,370	$28.06	500	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$58,340	$28.05	470	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$58,330	$28.05	190	0.9
New Haven, CT	$58,200	$27.98	200	0.7
Medford, OR	$58,170	$27.97	50	0.6
Green Bay, WI	$58,080	$27.92	70	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$57,920	$27.84	200	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$57,720	$27.75	90	0.5
Odessa, TX	$57,670	$27.73	30	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,500	$27.65	140	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,480	$27.63	80	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$57,320	$27.56	90	0.4
Dover, DE	$57,280	$27.54	40	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$57,130	$27.47	110	0.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$56,920	$27.37	140	0.5
Toledo, OH	$56,900	$27.35	150	0.5
Greeley, CO	$56,890	$27.35	40	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$56,770	$27.30	60	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$56,680	$27.25	2,060	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,670	$27.25	140	0.3
Ocala, FL	$56,650	$27.24	90	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$56,640	$27.23	160	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,320	$27.08	160	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$56,220	$27.03	150	0.5
Flint, MI	$56,050	$26.95	60	0.5
Cheyenne, WY	$55,450	$26.66	30	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$55,430	$26.65	680	0.5
Springfield, IL	$55,390	$26.63	60	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$55,230	$26.55	60	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$55,060	$26.47	180	0.5
Saginaw, MI	$55,030	$26.46	30	0.4
Richmond, VA	$54,960	$26.42	220	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$54,950	$26.42	130	0.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$54,700	$26.30	50	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,580	$26.24	150	0.9
York-Hanover, PA	$54,440	$26.17	100	0.6
Peoria, IL	$54,420	$26.17	70	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,850	$25.89	50	0.2
Lawrence, KS	$53,680	$25.81	40	0.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$53,610	$25.78	140	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,610	$25.78	60	0.4
Topeka, KS	$53,590	$25.76	30	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$53,520	$25.73	1,770	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$53,400	$25.67	410	0.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$52,880	$25.42	30	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$52,710	$25.34	40	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$52,520	$25.25	30	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$51,810	$24.91	60	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$51,750	$24.88	40	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$51,350	$24.69	70	0.5
Wichita, KS	$51,190	$24.61	90	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,990	$24.52	210	0.6
Waco, TX	$50,910	$24.48	30	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$50,690	$24.37	50	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$50,540	$24.30	100	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,410	$24.23	570	0.5
Yuma, AZ	$50,340	$24.20	40	0.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,990	$24.03	170	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,960	$24.02	550	0.4
Columbus, OH	$49,950	$24.01	840	0.8
Reading, PA	$49,760	$23.93	100	0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$49,680	$23.89	50	0.4
Dubuque, IA	$49,650	$23.87	40	0.6
El Centro, CA	$49,620	$23.86	40	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$49,550	$23.82	120	0.6
Erie, PA	$49,520	$23.81	70	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,460	$23.78	280	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$49,450	$23.77	120	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,390	$23.74	1,330	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$49,370	$23.74	50	0.4
Altoona, PA	$49,360	$23.73	30	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,210	$23.66	300	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,170	$23.64	720	0.6
Bismarck, ND	$49,110	$23.61	50	0.7
El Paso, TX	$49,050	$23.58	100	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$48,990	$23.55	160	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$48,940	$23.53	50	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$48,860	$23.49	30	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,860	$23.49	130	0.3
Traverse City, MI	$48,820	$23.47	30	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$48,710	$23.42	180	0.5
Sumter, SC	$48,710	$23.42	30	1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,630	$23.38	790	0.3
Tyler, TX	$48,610	$23.37	50	0.4
Laredo, TX	$48,560	$23.35	40	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$48,550	$23.34	660	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,540	$23.34	310	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,540	$23.34	130	0.5
Akron, OH	$48,510	$23.32	180	0.6
Jonesboro, AR	$48,360	$23.25	70	1.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$48,150	$23.15	60	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,100	$23.13	130	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$47,990	$23.07	30	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$47,950	$23.05	50	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$47,800	$22.98	70	0.4
Ames, IA	$47,660	$22.92	50	0.9
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,590	$22.88	40	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$47,570	$22.87	100	1.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$47,550	$22.86	50	0.4
Fayetteville, NC	$47,530	$22.85	100	0.7
Johnstown, PA	$47,470	$22.82	60	1.2
Tucson, AZ	$47,460	$22.82	260	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,450	$22.81	310	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$47,400	$22.79	190	0.4
Jefferson City, MO	$47,380	$22.78	30	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,380	$22.78	130	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,370	$22.77	80	0.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	$47,320	$22.75	80	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$47,180	$22.68	50	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,000	$22.60	340	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$46,750	$22.48	100	0.6
Jackson, MS	$46,690	$22.45	160	0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,590	$22.40	300	0.8
Columbia, SC	$46,510	$22.36	120	0.3
Columbia, MO	$46,430	$22.32	60	0.5
Jacksonville, NC	$46,410	$22.31	40	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,410	$22.31	300	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$46,370	$22.29	90	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,280	$22.25	350	0.5
Greenville, NC	$46,110	$22.17	60	0.8
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$46,080	$22.16	50	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,070	$22.15	230	0.8
Springfield, MO	$45,950	$22.09	60	0.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$45,930	$22.08	70	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$45,900	$22.07	70	0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,650	$21.95	140	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$45,450	$21.85	60	0.8
Goldsboro, NC	$45,330	$21.79	30	0.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,080	$21.68	30	0.2
Billings, MT	$44,950	$21.61	30	0.3
Salem, OR	$44,760	$21.52	110	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$44,470	$21.38	230	0.5
Boise City, ID	$43,990	$21.15	60	0.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$43,810	$21.06	50	0.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$43,690	$21.01	40	0.5
Monroe, LA	$43,260	$20.80	50	0.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$43,230	$20.79	30	0.4
Clarksville, TN-KY	$43,220	$20.78	30	0.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$42,990	$20.67	30	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$42,940	$20.64	90	0.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$42,010	$20.20	40	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$41,990	$20.19	110	0.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$40,420	$19.43	50	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,020	$18.76	30	0.3
Lawton, OK	$38,500	$18.51	40	1.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$38,010	$18.27	120	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$37,000	$17.79	50	0.6
Dothan, AL	$36,450	$17.52	30	0.5
Texarkana, TX-AR	$36,050	$17.33	30	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Not published	Not published	70	0.6

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.