How does Childcare Workers pay in Mississippi compare to the national average?

Mississippi Childcare Workers salaries are 32% below the US national median of $32,050 per year.

What is the salary range for a Childcare Workers in Mississippi?

Childcare Workers salaries in Mississippi range from $17,230 (10th percentile) to $30,600 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Childcare Workers Salary in Mississippi

SOC 39-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in Mississippi is $21,760 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $10.46 per hour. This is 32% below the national median of $32,050. 4,920 people work as Childcare Workers in Mississippi. Wages have grown 21% since 2014, when the median was $17,970.

Median Annual Salary

$21,760

Mean Annual

$23,120

Median Hourly

$10.46

Total Employed

4,920

Location Quotient

1.26

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$17k

10th

$19k

25th

$22k

Median

$26k

75th

$31k

90th

How This Compares

Mississippi

$21,760

this metro

United States

$32,050

you earn -32% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$21,760	$23,120	4,920
2023	$21,400	$22,620	4,840
2022	$20,450	$21,430	5,640
2021	$17,580	$19,490	4,370
2020	$18,920	$20,040	5,120
2019	$18,590	$19,320	6,020
2018	$18,560	$19,310	6,530
2017	$18,380	$18,930	7,010
2016	$18,420	$18,900	6,410
2015	$18,140	$18,480	6,690
2014	$17,970	$18,310	6,420

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