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

Puerto Rico Childcare Workers salaries are 34% below the US national median of $32,050 per year.

What is the salary range for a Childcare Workers in Puerto Rico?

Childcare Workers salaries in Puerto Rico range from $19,760 (10th percentile) to $28,580 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Childcare Workers Salary in Puerto Rico

SOC 39-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in Puerto Rico is $21,150 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $10.17 per hour. This is 34% below the national median of $32,050. 1,730 people work as Childcare Workers in Puerto Rico. Wages have grown 21% since 2014, when the median was $17,490.

Median Annual Salary

$21,150

Mean Annual

$22,970

Median Hourly

$10.17

Total Employed

1,730

Location Quotient

0.55

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$20k

10th

$20k

25th

$21k

Median

$25k

75th

$29k

90th

How This Compares

Puerto Rico

$21,150

this metro

United States

$32,050

you earn -34% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$21,150	$22,970	1,730
2023	$20,560	$21,820	1,430
2022	$18,920	$20,520	1,060
2021	$18,500	$19,920	960
2020	$18,650	$19,280	1,900
2019	$18,430	$18,870	2,010
2018	$18,010	$18,030	1,470
2017	$17,880	$17,820	1,590
2016	$17,860	$17,550	1,340
2015	$17,650	$17,230	1,740
2014	$17,490	$17,060	1,610

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