Childcare Workers · SOC 39-9011
Childcare Workers Salary in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Childcare Workers in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,940 per year ($18.24 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $34,650 at the 10th percentile to $43,690 at the 90th. BLS estimates 210 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Childcare Workers in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,940 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $35,180 and $42,180.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $34,650 | $35,180 | $37,940 | $42,180 | $43,690 |
| Hourly | $16.66 | $16.91 | $18.24 | $20.28 | $21.00 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$37,940 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,180 to $42,180
- Washingtonstate$41,680 median for Washington; middle half earns $37,460 to $44,770
- United Statesnational$34,980 median for United States; middle half earns $29,360 to $38,570
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −9% vs Washington overall and +8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for childcare workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan areathis page$37,940 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,180 to $42,180
- $43,710 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $39,260 to $45,460
- $42,300 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $37,800 to $45,800
- $40,150 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $38,440 to $44,590
- $38,820 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $38,760 to $38,820
- $38,690 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $35,490 to $42,250
- $38,390 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $36,530 to $42,360
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for childcare workerss · Highest-paying occupations in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.