Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$47K–$76K

Median

$59,300

25th percentile

$47,040

75th percentile

$75,500

$39K

10th

$47K

25th

$59K

Median

$76K

75th

$98K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$41,780

$35K–$58K

-30%

Alaska

$75,540

$67K–$93K

+27%

Arizona

$48,160

$43K–$61K

-19%

Arkansas

$44,990

$36K–$58K

-24%

California

$67,100

$54K–$81K

+13%

Colorado

$64,620

$56K–$77K

+9%

Connecticut

$59,760

$48K–$78K

+1%

Delaware

$58,230

$46K–$70K

-2%

District of Columbia

$77,850

$56K–$104K

+31%

Florida

$56,750

$46K–$64K

-4%

Georgia

$60,300

$41K–$69K

+2%

Guam

$33,030

$27K–$43K

-44%

Hawaii

$65,080

$58K–$76K

+10%

Idaho

$48,530

$40K–$62K

-18%

Illinois

$58,550

$46K–$72K

-1%

Indiana

$58,740

$48K–$64K

-1%

Iowa

$47,480

$40K–$60K

-20%

Kansas

$56,970

$47K–$62K

-4%

Kentucky

$44,530

$37K–$58K

-25%

Louisiana

$46,030

$37K–$62K

-22%

Maine

$60,090

$52K–$65K

+1%

Maryland

$62,520

$52K–$76K

+5%

Massachusetts

$70,320

$57K–$79K

+19%

Michigan

$56,870

$47K–$66K

-4%

Minnesota

$62,020

$50K–$73K

+5%

Mississippi

$49,740

$34K–$59K

-16%

Missouri

$47,940

$39K–$60K

-19%

Montana

$48,140

$42K–$58K

-19%

Nebraska

$56,160

$47K–$75K

-5%

Nevada

$60,120

$48K–$81K

+1%

New Hampshire

$55,120

$48K–$64K

-7%

New Jersey

$78,770

$60K–$105K

+33%

New York

$96,810

$73K–$104K

+63%

North Carolina

$57,200

$46K–$70K

-4%

North Dakota

$51,390

$40K–$62K

-13%

Ohio

$49,580

$45K–$61K

-16%

Oklahoma

$46,690

$38K–$62K

-21%

Oregon

$60,250

$47K–$75K

+2%

Pennsylvania

$56,380

$47K–$62K

-5%

Puerto Rico

$45,990

$41K–$56K

-22%

Rhode Island

$55,290

$51K–$60K

-7%

South Carolina

$51,200

$44K–$66K

-14%

South Dakota

$63,240

$53K–$66K

+7%

Tennessee

$49,200

$46K–$60K

-17%

Texas

$50,840

$42K–$61K

-14%

Utah

$60,980

$45K–$92K

+3%

Vermont

$63,220

$58K–$79K

+7%

Virginia

$53,320

$46K–$63K

-10%

Washington

$70,470

$55K–$88K

+19%

West Virginia

$45,660

$38K–$61K

-23%

Wisconsin

$59,930

$46K–$69K

+1%

Wyoming

$56,170

$45K–$75K

-5%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 43% of management occupations nationally, and earn 80¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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