Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 50 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in the US earns $59,300 per year (73,660 employed). Gross pay is highest in New York ($96,810) and lowest in Alabama ($41,780) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in New York	$96,810	$72,264	$6,022	74.6%	3,950
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in New Jersey	$78,770	$61,415	$5,118	78%	2,900
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Washington DC	$77,850	$59,949	$4,996	77%	410
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Alaska	$75,540	$61,973	$5,164	82%	60
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Washington	$70,470	$58,406	$4,867	82.9%	1,560
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Massachusetts	$70,320	$55,004	$4,584	78.2%	2,260
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in California	$67,100	$53,879	$4,490	80.3%	9,810
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Hawaii	$65,080	$51,056	$4,255	78.5%	260
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Colorado	$64,620	$51,967	$4,331	80.4%	1,150
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in South Dakota	$63,240	$52,993	$4,416	83.8%	150
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Vermont	$63,220	$51,265	$4,272	81.1%	190
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Maryland	$62,520	$49,809	$4,151	79.7%	1,270
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Minnesota	$62,020	$49,319	$4,110	79.5%	1,010
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Utah	$60,980	$48,433	$4,036	79.4%	400
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Georgia	$60,300	$48,124	$4,010	79.8%	1,550
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Oregon	$60,250	$46,149	$3,846	76.6%	1,230
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Nevada	$60,120	$50,486	$4,207	84%	—
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Maine	$60,090	$47,588	$3,966	79.2%	240
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Wisconsin	$59,930	$48,478	$4,040	80.9%	1,320
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Connecticut	$59,760	$48,433	$4,036	81%	1,290
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Indiana	$58,740	$47,674	$3,973	81.2%	750
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Illinois	$58,550	$46,472	$3,873	79.4%	3,090
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Delaware	$58,230	$46,413	$3,868	79.7%	420
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in North Carolina	$57,200	$46,367	$3,864	81.1%	2,410
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Kansas	$56,970	$45,576	$3,798	80%	600
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Michigan	$56,870	$45,709	$3,809	80.4%	1,890
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Florida	$56,750	$47,779	$3,982	84.2%	5,980
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Pennsylvania	$56,380	$45,750	$3,813	81.1%	4,100
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Wyoming	$56,170	$47,313	$3,943	84.2%	160
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Nebraska	$56,160	$45,629	$3,802	81.2%	550
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Rhode Island	$55,290	$45,149	$3,762	81.7%	390
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in New Hampshire	$55,120	$46,469	$3,872	84.3%	410
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Virginia	$53,320	$42,771	$3,564	80.2%	1,590
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in North Dakota	$51,390	$43,472	$3,623	84.6%	290
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in South Carolina	$51,200	$41,404	$3,450	80.9%	700
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Texas	$50,840	$43,030	$3,586	84.6%	5,480
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Mississippi	$49,740	$40,889	$3,407	82.2%	580
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Ohio	$49,580	$41,436	$3,453	83.6%	3,030
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Tennessee	$49,200	$41,712	$3,476	84.8%	710
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Idaho	$48,530	$39,710	$3,309	81.8%	200
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Arizona	$48,160	$39,881	$3,323	82.8%	1,210
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Montana	$48,140	$39,355	$3,280	81.8%	180
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Missouri	$47,940	$39,384	$3,282	82.2%	1,060
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Iowa	$47,480	$39,178	$3,265	82.5%	1,020
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Oklahoma	$46,690	$38,140	$3,178	81.7%	830
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Louisiana	$46,030	$38,170	$3,181	82.9%	690
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in West Virginia	$45,660	$37,540	$3,128	82.2%	290
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Arkansas	$44,990	$36,788	$3,066	81.8%	1,090
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Kentucky	$44,530	$36,519	$3,043	82%	1,000
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Alabama	$41,780	$33,926	$2,827	81.2%	940

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