What are the main factors that influence a Daycare Staff's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Daycare Staff?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Daycare Staff roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Daycare Staff's salary?

A Daycare Staff's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,837 for beginners, reaching about $33,738 at mid-level, and approach $33,950 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Daycare Staff?

Daycare Staff salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Daycare Staff roles are District of Columbia $37,879, California $37,735, Massachusetts $37,232. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Daycare Staff roles make?

Salaries for Daycare Staff level roles vary by specialization: Daycare Director: $74,587; Director Of Daycare: $71,103; Daycare Coordinator: $53,297; Daycare Aide: $42,147; Dog Daycare: $41,290.

Daycare Staff Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Daycare Staff make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Daycare Staff in Wisconsin is $33,654 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Daycare Staff's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,473
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,239 to $36,700
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,040

10% $29,040

50% (Median) $33,654

90% $39,473

Daycare Staff Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,700	$3,058	$706	$18
Average	$33,654	$2,804	$647	$16
25th Percentile	$31,239	$2,603	$601	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Daycare Staff Salaries

A Daycare Staff's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Daycare Staff Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Daycare Staff's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $32,837
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,315
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $33,738
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $33,865
Expert (over 8 years): $33,950

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Daycare Staff	less than 1 year	$32,837
Early Career Level Daycare Staff	1-2 years	$33,315
Mid-Level Level Daycare Staff	2-4 years	$33,738
Senior-Level Level Daycare Staff	5-8 years	$33,865
Expert Level Daycare Staff	over 8 years	$33,950

How Do Daycare Staff Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Daycare Stafves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,879.
California: $37,735.
Massachusetts: $37,232.

District of Columbia $37,879 California $37,735 Massachusetts $37,232 Washington $37,095 New Jersey $37,082 Alaska $37,034 Connecticut $36,562 New York $36,370

Hawaii $35,758 Rhode Island $35,470 Maryland $35,275 Minnesota $35,009 Colorado $34,906 Illinois $34,872 Oregon $34,742 Delaware $34,646

New Hampshire $34,586 Virginia $34,451 Pennsylvania $34,057 Nevada $33,859 North Dakota $33,794 Michigan $33,691 Wisconsin $33,654 Vermont $33,578

Texas $33,370 Maine $33,356 Arizona $33,336 Ohio $33,312 Georgia $32,997 Indiana $32,840 Wyoming $32,809 Utah $32,761

Iowa $32,740 Kansas $32,576 Louisiana $32,528 North Carolina $32,511 Missouri $32,504 Florida $32,371 Montana $32,299 Nebraska $32,231

Kentucky $32,193 South Carolina $32,056 Tennessee $31,971 Idaho $31,936 New Mexico $31,687 Oklahoma $31,632 Alabama $31,430 South Dakota $31,091

Arkansas $30,907 West Virginia $30,807 Mississippi $30,510

Top Paying Cities for Daycare Staff

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $32,736
Greenville: $33,047
Hancock: $32,446

Green Lake, WI $32,736

Greenville, WI $33,047

Hancock, WI $32,446

Hortonville, WI $32,977

Iola, WI $32,590

King, WI $32,839

Larsen, WI $32,917

Leopolis, WI $32,549

Manawa, WI $32,711

Marion, WI $32,610

Menasha, WI $33,074

Neenah, WI $33,014

Neshkoro, WI $32,618

New London, WI $32,841

Ogdensburg, WI $32,637

Omro, WI $32,798

Pickett, WI $32,825

Pine River, WI $32,699

Plainfield, WI $32,506

Poy Sippi, WI $32,721

Princeton, WI $32,657

Readfield, WI $32,884

Redgranite, WI $32,730

Ripon, WI $32,793

Rosendale, WI $32,809

Saxeville, WI $32,663

Scandinavia, WI $32,616

Tilleda, WI $32,500

Van Dyne, WI $32,850

Waukau, WI $32,793

Waupaca, WI $32,705

Wautoma, WI $32,629

Weyauwega, WI $32,762

Wild Rose, WI $32,639

Winnebago, WI $32,926

Winneconne, WI $32,849

Wilson, WI $33,388

Boyd, WI $32,523

Cadott, WI $32,546

Chetek, WI $32,458

Chippewa Falls, WI $32,616

Colfax, WI $32,577

Conrath, WI $32,393

Cornell, WI $32,477

Dallas, WI $32,645

Downing, WI $33,231

Downsville, WI $32,990

Durand, WI $32,958

Eau Galle, WI $32,885

Eleva, WI $32,651

Elk Mound, WI $32,579

Elmwood, WI $33,201

Fairchild, WI $32,612

Fall Creek, WI $32,631

Gilmanton, WI $32,800

Holcombe, WI $32,421

Humbird, WI $32,575

Independence, WI $32,705

Jim Falls, WI $32,504

Knapp, WI $33,214

Maiden Rock, WI $33,254

Menomonie, WI $32,959

Merrillan, WI $32,530

Mondovi, WI $32,717

Nelson, WI $33,108

New Auburn, WI $32,445

Osseo, WI $32,728

Pepin, WI $33,368

Pigeon Falls, WI $32,801

Plum City, WI $33,209

Prairie Farm, WI $32,926

Ridgeland, WI $32,750

Rock Falls, WI $32,593

Sand Creek, WI $32,463

Sheldon, WI $32,379

Spring Valley, WI $33,410

Stanley, WI $32,532

Stockholm, WI $33,447

Strum, WI $32,706

Thorp, WI $32,516

Wheeler, WI $32,821

Whitehall, WI $32,663

Spooner, WI $32,369

Almena, WI $32,822

Ashland, WI $32,336

Balsam Lake, WI $33,357

Barron, WI $32,616

Barronett, WI $32,382

Bayfield, WI $32,337

Benoit, WI $32,290

Birchwood, WI $32,325

Brill, WI $32,460

Bruce, WI $32,362

Brule, WI $32,639

Cable, WI $32,224

Cameron, WI $32,468

Centuria, WI $33,540

Comstock, WI $32,911

Cornucopia, WI $32,380

Couderay, WI $32,240

Cumberland, WI $32,669

Danbury, WI $32,562

Drummond, WI $32,320

Edgewater, WI $32,306

Exeland, WI $32,264

Foxboro, WI $32,755

Frederic, WI $32,850

Gordon, WI $32,483

Grand View, WI $32,254

Grantsburg, WI $33,050

Haugen, WI $32,495

Hawthorne, WI $32,746

Hayward, WI $32,264

Herbster, WI $32,425

Hertel, WI $32,378

High Bridge, WI $32,288

Iron River, WI $32,520

Ladysmith, WI $32,364

Lake Nebagamon, WI $32,673

La Pointe, WI $32,282

Luck, WI $33,231

Maple, WI $32,750

Marengo, WI $32,275

Mason, WI $32,279

Mikana, WI $32,456

Milltown, WI $33,369

Minong, WI $32,468

Odanah, WI $32,410

Ojibwa, WI $32,208

Glidden, WI $32,220

Harshaw, WI $32,370

Hawkins, WI $32,308

Hazelhurst, WI $32,375

Heafford Junction, WI $32,402

Hurley, WI $32,310

Iron Belt, WI $32,250

Kennan, WI $32,313

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $32,366

Lake Tomahawk, WI $32,385

Land O Lakes, WI $32,341

Laona, WI $32,359

Long Lake, WI $32,270

Mc Naughton, WI $32,388

Manitowish Waters, WI $32,339

Mellen, WI $32,234

Mercer, WI $32,282

Minocqua, WI $32,400

Montreal, WI $32,318

Park Falls, WI $32,306

Phelps, WI $32,341

Phillips, WI $32,320

Prentice, WI $32,345

Presque Isle, WI $32,325

Saint Germain, WI $32,407

Saxon, WI $32,262

Sayner, WI $32,363

Star Lake, WI $32,278

Three Lakes, WI $32,369

Tony, WI $32,360

Tripoli, WI $32,290

Upson, WI $32,154

Wabeno, WI $32,362

Woodruff, WI $32,414

La Crosse, WI $32,186

Alma, WI $33,006

Alma Center, WI $32,571

Arcadia, WI $32,690

Arkdale, WI $32,448

Bangor, WI $32,257

Black River Falls, WI $32,465

Blair, WI $32,564

Camp Douglas, WI $32,495

Cashton, WI $32,291

Cataract, WI $32,343

Chaseburg, WI $32,239

Cochrane, WI $32,949

Coon Valley, WI $32,226

De Soto, WI $32,295

Dodge, WI $32,598

Eastman, WI $32,387

Ettrick, WI $32,357

Ferryville, WI $32,348

Fountain City, WI $32,807

Galesville, WI $32,455

Gays Mills, WI $32,449

Genoa, WI $32,263

Hillsboro, WI $32,564

Hixton, WI $32,571

Holmen, WI $32,261

Hustler, WI $32,614

Kendall, WI $32,524

La Farge, WI $32,474

Lynxville, WI $32,389

Mather, WI $32,456

Melrose, WI $32,351

Millston, WI $32,387

Mindoro, WI $32,284

Mount Sterling, WI $32,502

Necedah, WI $32,460

Norwalk, WI $32,330

Oakdale, WI $32,497

Onalaska, WI $32,211

Ontario, WI $32,471

Readstown, WI $32,438

Rockland, WI $32,250

Seneca, WI $32,534

Soldiers Grove, WI $32,473

Sparta, WI $32,317

Steuben, WI $32,445

Stoddard, WI $32,212

Taylor, WI $32,500

Tomah, WI $32,513

Trempealeau, WI $32,451

Palmyra, WI $33,185

Tunnel City, WI $32,498

Viola, WI $32,495

Viroqua, WI $32,292

Warrens, WI $32,447

Westby, WI $32,276

West Salem, WI $32,227

Wilton, WI $32,495

Eau Claire, WI $32,705

Altoona, WI $32,750

Arkansaw, WI $33,093

Augusta, WI $32,624

Bay City, WI $33,394

Bloomer, WI $32,511

Boyceville, WI $33,024

Glen Flora, WI $32,307

Wales, WI $33,639

Bagley, WI $32,392

Beetown, WI $32,425

Benton, WI $32,552

Bloomington, WI $32,430

Boscobel, WI $32,500

Cassville, WI $32,392

Cuba City, WI $32,495

Dickeyville, WI $32,522

Fennimore, WI $32,539

Glen Haven, WI $32,374

Hazel Green, WI $32,442

Kieler, WI $32,531

Lancaster, WI $32,465

Mount Hope, WI $32,425

Patch Grove, WI $32,542

Platteville, WI $32,603

Potosi, WI $32,401

Prairie Du Chien, WI $32,471

Sinsinawa, WI $32,429

Stitzer, WI $32,529

Wauzeka, WI $32,441

Woodman, WI $32,406

Portage, WI $33,119

Adams, WI $32,597

Arlington, WI $33,454

Baraboo, WI $33,122

Beaver Dam, WI $33,092

Brandon, WI $32,740

Briggsville, WI $32,913

Burnett, WI $32,869

Cambria, WI $33,073

Cazenovia, WI $32,624

Columbus, WI $33,353

Dalton, WI $32,885

Dellwood, WI $32,487

Doylestown, WI $33,301

Elroy, WI $32,534

Endeavor, WI $32,872

Fairwater, WI $32,804

Fall River, WI $33,259

Fox Lake, WI $32,929

Friendship, WI $32,499

Friesland, WI $33,031

Grand Marsh, WI $32,611

Hillpoint, WI $32,814

Kingston, WI $32,916

Lake Delton, WI $33,000

La Valle, WI $32,669

Lime Ridge, WI $32,791

Loganville, WI $32,890

Lyndon Station, WI $32,713

Markesan, WI $32,757

Marquette, WI $32,870

Mauston, WI $32,589

Montello, WI $32,756

New Lisbon, WI $32,499

North Freedom, WI $33,138

Oxford, WI $32,762

Packwaukee, WI $32,892

Pardeeville, WI $33,139

Poynette, WI $33,349

Randolph, WI $33,072

Reedsburg, WI $32,880

Rio, WI $33,314

Rock Springs, WI $32,924

Union Center, WI $32,681

Waupun, WI $32,808

Westfield, WI $32,604

Wisconsin Dells, WI $32,865

Wonewoc, WI $32,557

Wyocena, WI $33,214

Amery, WI $33,549

Baldwin, WI $33,750

Beldenville, WI $33,688

Clayton, WI $33,110

Clear Lake, WI $33,376

Cushing, WI $33,435

Deer Park, WI $33,616

Dresser, WI $33,843

East Ellsworth, WI $33,602

Ellsworth, WI $33,658

Glenwood City, WI $33,451

Hager City, WI $33,744

Hammond, WI $34,148

Hudson, WI $34,688

New Richmond, WI $34,230

Osceola, WI $34,318

Prescott, WI $34,413

River Falls, WI $34,370

Roberts, WI $34,360

Saint Croix Falls, WI $33,642

Somerset, WI $34,552

Star Prairie, WI $34,140

Pell Lake, WI $33,095

Pleasant Prairie, WI $33,126

Powers Lake, WI $33,151

Rochester, WI $33,285

Salem, WI $33,178

Silver Lake, WI $33,186

Somers, WI $33,085

South Milwaukee, WI $34,064

Springfield, WI $33,109

Sturtevant, WI $33,091

Sullivan, WI $33,262

Trevor, WI $33,193

Twin Lakes, WI $33,179

Union Grove, WI $33,163

Walworth, WI $33,039

Radisson, WI $32,249

Waterford, WI $33,460

Waukesha, WI $33,968

Whitewater, WI $32,996

Williams Bay, WI $33,008

Wilmot, WI $33,192

Woodworth, WI $33,151

Zenda, WI $33,006

Milwaukee, WI $34,249

Saint Francis, WI $34,234

Racine, WI $33,069

Afton, WI $32,973

Albany, WI $33,197

Arena, WI $33,209

Argyle, WI $33,012

Avalon, WI $32,977

Avoca, WI $32,788

Barneveld, WI $33,211

Belleville, WI $33,416

Belmont, WI $32,694

Beloit, WI $32,942

Black Earth, WI $33,418

Blanchardville, WI $33,099

Blue Mounds, WI $33,319

Blue River, WI $32,488

Brodhead, WI $32,971

Brooklyn, WI $33,432

Browntown, WI $32,753

Cambridge, WI $33,416

Gile, WI $32,418

Clinton, WI $32,997

Wausau, WI $32,525

Marshfield, WI $32,539

Abbotsford, WI $32,507

Amherst, WI $32,594

Amherst Junction, WI $32,557

Aniwa, WI $32,398

Antigo, WI $32,430

Arpin, WI $32,475

Athens, WI $32,433

Auburndale, WI $32,459

Babcock, WI $32,408

Birnamwood, WI $32,417

Blenker, WI $32,455

Bowler, WI $32,480

Brokaw, WI $32,482

Bryant, WI $32,360

Chili, WI $32,500

Colby, WI $32,490

Curtiss, WI $32,475

Custer, WI $32,511

Deerbrook, WI $32,358

Dorchester, WI $32,477

Edgar, WI $32,458

Eland, WI $32,454

Elcho, WI $32,374

Elderon, WI $32,474

Elton, WI $32,402

Galloway, WI $32,505

Gilman, WI $32,404

Jump River, WI $32,376

Gleason, WI $32,365

Granton, WI $32,498

Greenwood, WI $32,515

Hannibal, WI $32,399

Hatley, WI $32,442

Hewitt, WI $32,598

Irma, WI $32,379

Junction City, WI $32,442

Loyal, WI $32,512

Lublin, WI $32,431

Marathon, WI $32,453

Mattoon, WI $32,517

Medford, WI $32,442

Merrill, WI $32,431

Milladore, WI $32,454

Mosinee, WI $32,475

Neillsville, WI $32,543

Nekoosa, WI $32,486

Nelsonville, WI $32,628

Ogema, WI $32,355

Owen, WI $32,482

Pearson, WI $32,347

Pelican Lake, WI $32,349

Phlox, WI $32,493

Woodville, WI $33,564

Houlton, WI $34,773

Abrams, WI $32,526

Amberg, WI $32,330

Armstrong Creek, WI $32,338

Athelstane, WI $32,351

Black Creek, WI $32,879

Bonduel, WI $32,617

Brillion, WI $32,849

Cecil, WI $32,567

Coleman, WI $32,498

Combined Locks, WI $33,097

Crivitz, WI $32,440

De Pere, WI $32,596

Dunbar, WI $32,316

Fence, WI $32,283

Florence, WI $32,330

Forest Junction, WI $32,943

Gillett, WI $32,543

Goodman, WI $32,337

Greenleaf, WI $32,721

Green Valley, WI $32,552

Gresham, WI $32,531

Hilbert, WI $32,931

Kaukauna, WI $33,056

Freedom, WI $33,015

Keshena, WI $32,566

Kimberly, WI $33,099

Krakow, WI $32,552

Lakewood, WI $32,390

Lena, WI $32,521

Little Chute, WI $33,098

Little Suamico, WI $32,518

Marinette, WI $32,539

Mountain, WI $32,409

Neopit, WI $32,486

Niagara, WI $32,365

Nichols, WI $32,733

Oconto, WI $32,518

Oconto Falls, WI $32,535

Oneida, WI $32,555

Pembine, WI $32,344

Peshtigo, WI $32,512

Porterfield, WI $32,427

Potter, WI $32,867

Pound, WI $32,463

Pulaski, WI $32,564

Pickerel, WI $32,377

Pittsville, WI $32,451

Plover, WI $32,560

Port Edwards, WI $32,577

Rib Lake, WI $32,399

Ringle, WI $32,431

Rosholt, WI $32,498

Rothschild, WI $32,556

Rudolph, WI $32,464

Schofield, WI $32,529

Spencer, WI $32,506

Stetsonville, WI $32,457

Stevens Point, WI $32,546

Stratford, WI $32,479

Summit Lake, WI $32,383

Tigerton, WI $32,531

Tomahawk, WI $32,403

Unity, WI $32,480

Vesper, WI $32,469

Westboro, WI $32,357

White Lake, WI $32,374

Willard, WI $32,508

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $32,527

Withee, WI $32,463

Wittenberg, WI $32,491

Rhinelander, WI $32,421

Argonne, WI $32,317

Boulder Junction, WI $32,338

Brantwood, WI $32,308

Butternut, WI $32,255

Catawba, WI $32,318

Clam Lake, WI $32,143

Conover, WI $32,354

Crandon, WI $32,405

Eagle River, WI $32,403

Fifield, WI $32,297

Poplar, WI $32,798

Port Wing, WI $32,528

Seymour, WI $32,694

Oak Creek, WI $33,834

Adell, WI $33,173

Allenton, WI $33,294

Ashippun, WI $33,401

Belgium, WI $33,498

Brookfield, WI $34,173

Brownsville, WI $32,842

Butler, WI $34,193

Campbellsport, WI $33,004

Cascade, WI $32,977

Cedarburg, WI $33,882

Cedar Grove, WI $33,344

Chilton, WI $32,868

Cleveland, WI $32,737

Clyman, WI $33,139

Colgate, WI $33,828

Delafield, WI $33,625

Eden, WI $32,832

Elkhart Lake, WI $32,829

Fredonia, WI $33,490

Germantown, WI $33,969

Glenbeulah, WI $32,813

Grafton, WI $33,888

Greenbush, WI $32,812

Hartford, WI $33,530

Hartland, WI $33,728

Hingham, WI $33,120

Horicon, WI $33,043

Hubertus, WI $33,783

Hustisford, WI $33,175

Iron Ridge, WI $33,225

Ixonia, WI $33,328

Jackson, WI $33,786

Johnson Creek, WI $33,225

Juneau, WI $33,043

Kewaskum, WI $33,308

Kiel, WI $32,772

Kohler, WI $32,913

Lannon, WI $34,016

Lebanon, WI $33,208

Lomira, WI $32,996

Malone, WI $32,840

Mayville, WI $33,007

Menomonee Falls, WI $34,067

Merton, WI $33,783

Mount Calvary, WI $32,868

Nashotah, WI $33,618

Neosho, WI $33,340

Newburg, WI $33,625

New Holstein, WI $32,822

Newton, WI $32,705

North Lake, WI $33,900

Oakfield, WI $32,781

Oconomowoc, WI $33,486

Okauchee, WI $33,581

Oostburg, WI $33,180

Pewaukee, WI $33,874

Plymouth, WI $32,874

Port Washington, WI $33,683

Random Lake, WI $33,330

Richfield, WI $33,801

Rubicon, WI $33,398

Saint Cloud, WI $32,865

Saukville, WI $33,725

Sheboygan, WI $33,008

Sheboygan Falls, WI $32,896

Slinger, WI $33,635

Stockbridge, WI $32,942

Sussex, WI $33,900

West Bend, WI $33,460

Theresa, WI $33,193

Thiensville, WI $34,132

Waldo, WI $33,090

Watertown, WI $33,184

Mequon, WI $34,045

Woodland, WI $33,255

Bassett, WI $33,179

Benet Lake, WI $33,148

Big Bend, WI $33,697

Bristol, WI $33,152

Burlington, WI $33,214

Caledonia, WI $33,339

Camp Lake, WI $33,189

Cudahy, WI $34,207

Darien, WI $33,032

Delavan, WI $33,018

Dousman, WI $33,395

Eagle, WI $33,334

Cobb, WI $32,806

Cottage Grove, WI $33,608

Cross Plains, WI $33,524

Dane, WI $33,522

Darlington, WI $32,788

Deerfield, WI $33,516

De Forest, WI $33,559

Dodgeville, WI $32,953

Edgerton, WI $33,343

Edmund, WI $32,878

Evansville, WI $33,252

Footville, WI $33,044

Fort Atkinson, WI $33,200

Gotham, WI $32,952

Gratiot, WI $32,641

Hanover, WI $33,037

Highland, WI $32,762

Hollandale, WI $33,152

Janesville, WI $33,063

Shawano, WI $32,585

Sherwood, WI $33,028

Shiocton, WI $32,795

Sobieski, WI $32,524

Suamico, WI $32,515

Suring, WI $32,474

Townsend, WI $32,405

Wausaukee, WI $32,386

Wrightstown, WI $32,930

Zachow, WI $32,577

Algoma, WI $32,517

Baileys Harbor, WI $32,428

Brussels, WI $32,513

Casco, WI $32,520

Collins, WI $32,775

Denmark, WI $32,559

Egg Harbor, WI $32,453

Ellison Bay, WI $32,398

Ephraim, WI $32,453

Fish Creek, WI $32,431

Forestville, WI $32,514

Francis Creek, WI $32,596

Kellnersville, WI $32,618

Kewaunee, WI $32,535

Luxemburg, WI $32,521

Manitowoc, WI $32,658

Maplewood, WI $32,508

Maribel, WI $32,597

Mishicot, WI $32,570

New Franken, WI $32,516

Reedsville, WI $32,684

Saint Nazianz, WI $32,749

Sister Bay, WI $32,434

Sturgeon Bay, WI $32,520

Tisch Mills, WI $32,555

Two Rivers, WI $32,567

Valders, WI $32,733

Washington Island, WI $32,379

Whitelaw, WI $32,619

Green Bay, WI $32,511

East Troy, WI $33,334

Elkhorn, WI $33,104

Elm Grove, WI $34,193

Fontana, WI $33,026

Franksville, WI $33,317

Genesee Depot, WI $33,573

Genoa City, WI $33,120

Greendale, WI $34,169

Hales Corners, WI $34,110

Franklin, WI $33,913

Helenville, WI $33,147

Honey Creek, WI $33,230

Kansasville, WI $33,218

Kenosha, WI $33,077

New Berlin, WI $34,003

Lake Geneva, WI $33,008

Lyons, WI $33,186

Mukwonago, WI $33,537

Muskego, WI $33,750

New Munster, WI $33,190

North Prairie, WI $33,519

Fremont, WI $32,823

Rice Lake, WI $32,430

Sarona, WI $32,351

Shell Lake, WI $32,379

Siren, WI $32,706

Solon Springs, WI $32,522

South Range, WI $32,829

Springbrook, WI $32,289

Stone Lake, WI $32,301

Superior, WI $32,864

Trego, WI $32,323

Turtle Lake, WI $33,055

Wascott, WI $32,490

Washburn, WI $32,365

Webster, WI $32,404

Weyerhaeuser, WI $32,352

Winter, WI $32,197

Oshkosh, WI $32,909

Almond, WI $32,553

Appleton, WI $33,100

Bancroft, WI $32,452

Bear Creek, WI $32,743

Berlin, WI $32,765

Big Falls, WI $32,667

Butte Des Morts, WI $32,892

Caroline, WI $32,579

Clintonville, WI $32,663

Coloma, WI $32,468

Dale, WI $32,952

Eldorado, WI $32,831

Embarrass, WI $32,652

Eureka, WI $32,774

Fond Du Lac, WI $32,991

Jefferson, WI $33,172

Juda, WI $32,930

Lake Mills, WI $33,331

Linden, WI $32,844

Livingston, WI $32,675

Lodi, WI $33,415

Lone Rock, WI $32,853

Lowell, WI $33,202

Mc Farland, WI $33,645

Marshall, WI $33,480

Mazomanie, WI $33,401

Merrimac, WI $33,269

Middleton, WI $33,621

Milton, WI $33,077

Mineral Point, WI $32,858

Monroe, WI $32,910

Montfort, WI $32,689

Monticello, WI $33,159

Morrisonville, WI $33,525

Mount Horeb, WI $33,367

Muscoda, WI $32,634

New Glarus, WI $33,295

Oregon, WI $33,589

Orfordville, WI $33,006

Plain, WI $32,953

Prairie Du Sac, WI $33,287

Reeseville, WI $33,269

Rewey, WI $32,712

Richland Center, WI $32,601

Ridgeway, WI $33,190

Sauk City, WI $33,296

Sextonville, WI $32,900

Sharon, WI $33,025

Shullsburg, WI $32,578

South Wayne, WI $32,710

Spring Green, WI $33,080

Stoughton, WI $33,525

Sun Prairie, WI $33,559

Verona, WI $33,550

Waterloo, WI $33,376

Waunakee, WI $33,634

Windsor, WI $33,613

Woodford, WI $32,904

Madison, WI $33,705

Daycare Staff Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Daycare Staff roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Daycare Staff positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Daycare Staff as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Daycare Staff

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,750	$21.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$37,019	$18.0	10%

Daycare Staff Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Daycare Staff's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$31,239

Average $33,654/year

$36,700

$2,603

Average $2,804/month

$3,058

$601

Average $647/week

$706

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,700	$3,058	$706	$18
Average	$33,654	$2,804	$647	$16
25th Percentile	$31,239	$2,603	$601	$15

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