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

Missouri Childcare Workers salaries are 7% below the US national median of $32,050 per year.

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

Childcare Workers salaries in Missouri range from $26,450 (10th percentile) to $40,210 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Childcare Workers Salary in Missouri

Q: What is the median salary for a Childcare Workers in Missouri?

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in Missouri is $29,810 per year ($14.33/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 39-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in Missouri is $29,810 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $14.33 per hour. This is 7% below the national median of $32,050. 10,600 people work as Childcare Workers in Missouri. Wages have grown 37% since 2019, when the median was $21,730.

Median Annual Salary

$29,810

Mean Annual

$31,920

Median Hourly

$14.33

Total Employed

10,600

Salary Distribution

$26k

10th

$28k

25th

$30k

Median

$34k

75th

$40k

90th

How This Compares

Missouri

$29,810

this metro

United States

$32,050

you earn -7% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$29,810	$31,920	10,600
2023	$28,940	$30,270	9,790
2022	$28,090	$28,710	11,020
2021	$24,360	$25,810	11,360
2020	$23,040	$25,150	12,930
2019	$21,730	$23,230	13,390

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