What are the main factors that influence a Daycare Teacher'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 Teacher?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Daycare Teacher roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Daycare Teacher's salary?

A Daycare Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,492 for beginners, reaching about $43,483 at mid-level, and approach $44,752 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Daycare Teacher?

Daycare Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Daycare Teacher roles are District of Columbia $48,942, California $48,756, Massachusetts $48,106. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Daycare Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Daycare Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Daycare Director: $74,587; Director Of Daycare: $71,103; Daycare Coordinator: $53,297; Daycare Teacher Assistant: $44,307; Daycare Aide: $42,147.

Daycare Teacher Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Daycare Teacher make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Daycare Teacher in Wisconsin is $43,483 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,211
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,831 to $48,051
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,595

10% $34,595

50% (Median) $43,483

90% $52,211

Daycare Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,051	$4,004	$924	$23
Average	$43,483	$3,624	$836	$21
25th Percentile	$38,831	$3,236	$747	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Daycare Teacher Salaries

A Daycare Teacher'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 Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Daycare Teacher'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): $40,492
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,870
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,483
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,435
Expert (over 8 years): $44,752

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Daycare Teacher	less than 1 year	$40,492
Early Career Level Daycare Teacher	1-2 years	$40,870
Mid-Level Level Daycare Teacher	2-4 years	$43,483
Senior-Level Level Daycare Teacher	5-8 years	$44,435
Expert Level Daycare Teacher	over 8 years	$44,752

How Do Daycare Teacher 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 Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,942.
California: $48,756.
Massachusetts: $48,106.

District of Columbia $48,942 California $48,756 Massachusetts $48,106 Washington $47,930 New Jersey $47,912 Alaska $47,850 Connecticut $47,240 New York $46,992

Hawaii $46,201 Rhode Island $45,830 Maryland $45,578 Minnesota $45,233 Colorado $45,101 Illinois $45,056 Oregon $44,888 Delaware $44,765

New Hampshire $44,687 Virginia $44,513 Pennsylvania $44,004 Nevada $43,748 North Dakota $43,664 Michigan $43,531 Wisconsin $43,483 Vermont $43,385

Texas $43,116 Maine $43,098 Arizona $43,072 Ohio $43,041 Georgia $42,634 Indiana $42,431 Wyoming $42,391 Utah $42,329

Iowa $42,302 Kansas $42,090 Louisiana $42,028 North Carolina $42,006 Missouri $41,997 Florida $41,825 Montana $41,732 Nebraska $41,644

Kentucky $41,595 South Carolina $41,418 Tennessee $41,308 Idaho $41,264 New Mexico $40,941 Oklahoma $40,870 Alabama $40,609 South Dakota $40,172

Arkansas $39,933 West Virginia $39,805 Mississippi $39,420

Top Paying Cities for Daycare Teacher

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: $42,296
Greenville: $42,699
Hancock: $41,922

Green Lake, WI $42,296

Greenville, WI $42,699

Hancock, WI $41,922

Hortonville, WI $42,609

Iola, WI $42,108

King, WI $42,430

Larsen, WI $42,531

Leopolis, WI $42,056

Manawa, WI $42,264

Marion, WI $42,134

Menasha, WI $42,733

Neenah, WI $42,656

Neshkoro, WI $42,144

New London, WI $42,433

Ogdensburg, WI $42,169

Omro, WI $42,378

Pickett, WI $42,413

Pine River, WI $42,249

Plainfield, WI $42,000

Poy Sippi, WI $42,278

Princeton, WI $42,195

Readfield, WI $42,488

Redgranite, WI $42,289

Ripon, WI $42,371

Rosendale, WI $42,392

Saxeville, WI $42,202

Scandinavia, WI $42,142

Tilleda, WI $41,992

Van Dyne, WI $42,445

Waukau, WI $42,371

Waupaca, WI $42,257

Wautoma, WI $42,159

Weyauwega, WI $42,330

Wild Rose, WI $42,172

Winnebago, WI $42,542

Winneconne, WI $42,443

Wilson, WI $43,139

Boyd, WI $42,022

Cadott, WI $42,052

Chetek, WI $41,938

Chippewa Falls, WI $42,142

Colfax, WI $42,091

Conrath, WI $41,853

Cornell, WI $41,962

Dallas, WI $42,179

Downing, WI $42,937

Downsville, WI $42,625

Durand, WI $42,584

Eau Galle, WI $42,490

Eleva, WI $42,188

Elk Mound, WI $42,094

Elmwood, WI $42,898

Fairchild, WI $42,136

Fall Creek, WI $42,161

Gilmanton, WI $42,380

Holcombe, WI $41,890

Humbird, WI $42,089

Independence, WI $42,257

Jim Falls, WI $41,997

Knapp, WI $42,914

Maiden Rock, WI $42,966

Menomonie, WI $42,584

Merrillan, WI $42,031

Mondovi, WI $42,273

Nelson, WI $42,777

New Auburn, WI $41,921

Osseo, WI $42,286

Pepin, WI $43,114

Pigeon Falls, WI $42,380

Plum City, WI $42,908

Prairie Farm, WI $42,543

Ridgeland, WI $42,315

Rock Falls, WI $42,112

Sand Creek, WI $41,944

Sheldon, WI $41,835

Spring Valley, WI $43,168

Stanley, WI $42,033

Stockholm, WI $43,215

Strum, WI $42,258

Thorp, WI $42,013

Wheeler, WI $42,407

Whitehall, WI $42,203

Spooner, WI $41,822

Almena, WI $42,408

Ashland, WI $41,780

Balsam Lake, WI $43,099

Barron, WI $42,142

Barronett, WI $41,840

Bayfield, WI $41,781

Benoit, WI $41,720

Birchwood, WI $41,765

Brill, WI $41,940

Bruce, WI $41,813

Brule, WI $42,171

Cable, WI $41,635

Cameron, WI $41,951

Centuria, WI $43,336

Comstock, WI $42,523

Cornucopia, WI $41,837

Couderay, WI $41,656

Cumberland, WI $42,211

Danbury, WI $42,072

Drummond, WI $41,759

Edgewater, WI $41,741

Exeland, WI $41,687

Foxboro, WI $42,321

Frederic, WI $42,444

Gordon, WI $41,970

Grand View, WI $41,674

Grantsburg, WI $42,703

Haugen, WI $41,986

Hawthorne, WI $42,310

Hayward, WI $41,687

Herbster, WI $41,894

Hertel, WI $41,834

High Bridge, WI $41,718

Iron River, WI $42,018

Ladysmith, WI $41,817

Lake Nebagamon, WI $42,216

La Pointe, WI $41,710

Luck, WI $42,936

Maple, WI $42,315

Marengo, WI $41,701

Mason, WI $41,707

Mikana, WI $41,936

Milltown, WI $43,115

Minong, WI $41,951

Odanah, WI $41,875

Ojibwa, WI $41,615

Glidden, WI $41,631

Harshaw, WI $41,824

Hawkins, WI $41,744

Hazelhurst, WI $41,830

Heafford Junction, WI $41,866

Hurley, WI $41,746

Iron Belt, WI $41,669

Kennan, WI $41,751

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $41,819

Lake Tomahawk, WI $41,843

Land O Lakes, WI $41,787

Laona, WI $41,810

Long Lake, WI $41,695

Mc Naughton, WI $41,848

Manitowish Waters, WI $41,784

Mellen, WI $41,648

Mercer, WI $41,710

Minocqua, WI $41,863

Montreal, WI $41,757

Park Falls, WI $41,741

Phelps, WI $41,786

Phillips, WI $41,760

Prentice, WI $41,792

Presque Isle, WI $41,766

Saint Germain, WI $41,871

Saxon, WI $41,685

Sayner, WI $41,814

Star Lake, WI $41,706

Three Lakes, WI $41,822

Tony, WI $41,811

Tripoli, WI $41,721

Upson, WI $41,544

Wabeno, WI $41,813

Woodruff, WI $41,881

La Crosse, WI $41,586

Alma, WI $42,646

Alma Center, WI $42,084

Arcadia, WI $42,237

Arkdale, WI $41,925

Bangor, WI $41,677

Black River Falls, WI $41,947

Blair, WI $42,074

Camp Douglas, WI $41,986

Cashton, WI $41,723

Cataract, WI $41,789

Chaseburg, WI $41,655

Cochrane, WI $42,572

Coon Valley, WI $41,638

De Soto, WI $41,727

Dodge, WI $42,119

Eastman, WI $41,845

Ettrick, WI $41,807

Ferryville, WI $41,795

Fountain City, WI $42,388

Galesville, WI $41,934

Gays Mills, WI $41,926

Genoa, WI $41,686

Hillsboro, WI $42,075

Hixton, WI $42,083

Holmen, WI $41,683

Hustler, WI $42,139

Kendall, WI $42,024

La Farge, WI $41,959

Lynxville, WI $41,849

Mather, WI $41,936

Melrose, WI $41,799

Millston, WI $41,846

Mindoro, WI $41,713

Mount Sterling, WI $41,995

Necedah, WI $41,940

Norwalk, WI $41,772

Oakdale, WI $41,988

Onalaska, WI $41,618

Ontario, WI $41,955

Readstown, WI $41,911

Rockland, WI $41,669

Seneca, WI $42,036

Soldiers Grove, WI $41,957

Sparta, WI $41,756

Steuben, WI $41,921

Stoddard, WI $41,620

Taylor, WI $41,992

Tomah, WI $42,009

Trempealeau, WI $41,929

Palmyra, WI $42,877

Tunnel City, WI $41,989

Viola, WI $41,986

Viroqua, WI $41,723

Warrens, WI $41,923

Westby, WI $41,702

West Salem, WI $41,640

Wilton, WI $41,986

Eau Claire, WI $42,257

Altoona, WI $42,315

Arkansaw, WI $42,759

Augusta, WI $42,152

Bay City, WI $43,147

Bloomer, WI $42,007

Boyceville, WI $42,669

Glen Flora, WI $41,743

Wales, WI $43,463

Bagley, WI $41,852

Beetown, WI $41,894

Benton, WI $42,060

Bloomington, WI $41,902

Boscobel, WI $41,992

Cassville, WI $41,852

Cuba City, WI $41,985

Dickeyville, WI $42,020

Fennimore, WI $42,043

Glen Haven, WI $41,829

Hazel Green, WI $41,917

Kieler, WI $42,032

Lancaster, WI $41,947

Mount Hope, WI $41,895

Patch Grove, WI $42,047

Platteville, WI $42,125

Potosi, WI $41,864

Prairie Du Chien, WI $41,955

Sinsinawa, WI $41,900

Stitzer, WI $42,029

Wauzeka, WI $41,916

Woodman, WI $41,870

Portage, WI $42,792

Adams, WI $42,117

Arlington, WI $43,225

Baraboo, WI $42,796

Beaver Dam, WI $42,757

Brandon, WI $42,302

Briggsville, WI $42,526

Burnett, WI $42,469

Cambria, WI $42,733

Cazenovia, WI $42,152

Columbus, WI $43,094

Dalton, WI $42,489

Dellwood, WI $41,975

Doylestown, WI $43,027

Elroy, WI $42,035

Endeavor, WI $42,473

Fairwater, WI $42,385

Fall River, WI $42,972

Fox Lake, WI $42,546

Friendship, WI $41,990

Friesland, WI $42,678

Grand Marsh, WI $42,136

Hillpoint, WI $42,398

Kingston, WI $42,529

Lake Delton, WI $42,638

La Valle, WI $42,210

Lime Ridge, WI $42,368

Loganville, WI $42,496

Lyndon Station, WI $42,267

Markesan, WI $42,324

Marquette, WI $42,470

Mauston, WI $42,107

Montello, WI $42,323

New Lisbon, WI $41,991

North Freedom, WI $42,817

Oxford, WI $42,330

Packwaukee, WI $42,498

Pardeeville, WI $42,818

Poynette, WI $43,089

Randolph, WI $42,731

Reedsburg, WI $42,483

Rio, WI $43,043

Rock Springs, WI $42,539

Union Center, WI $42,226

Waupun, WI $42,390

Westfield, WI $42,127

Wisconsin Dells, WI $42,463

Wonewoc, WI $42,066

Wyocena, WI $42,914

Amery, WI $43,347

Baldwin, WI $43,607

Beldenville, WI $43,527

Clayton, WI $42,780

Clear Lake, WI $43,124

Cushing, WI $43,201

Deer Park, WI $43,434

Dresser, WI $43,727

East Ellsworth, WI $43,416

Ellsworth, WI $43,488

Glenwood City, WI $43,220

Hager City, WI $43,599

Hammond, WI $44,121

Hudson, WI $44,819

New Richmond, WI $44,228

Osceola, WI $44,342

Prescott, WI $44,464

River Falls, WI $44,408

Roberts, WI $44,395

Saint Croix Falls, WI $43,468

Somerset, WI $44,644

Star Prairie, WI $44,110

Pell Lake, WI $42,760

Pleasant Prairie, WI $42,800

Powers Lake, WI $42,833

Rochester, WI $43,006

Salem, WI $42,867

Silver Lake, WI $42,878

Somers, WI $42,748

South Milwaukee, WI $44,013

Springfield, WI $42,779

Sturtevant, WI $42,756

Sullivan, WI $42,977

Trevor, WI $42,888

Twin Lakes, WI $42,869

Union Grove, WI $42,849

Walworth, WI $42,689

Radisson, WI $41,668

Waterford, WI $43,232

Waukesha, WI $43,889

Whitewater, WI $42,632

Williams Bay, WI $42,648

Wilmot, WI $42,886

Woodworth, WI $42,833

Zenda, WI $42,645

Milwaukee, WI $44,252

Saint Francis, WI $44,232

Racine, WI $42,727

Afton, WI $42,603

Albany, WI $42,893

Arena, WI $42,908

Argyle, WI $42,653

Avalon, WI $42,609

Avoca, WI $42,364

Barneveld, WI $42,911

Belleville, WI $43,176

Belmont, WI $42,243

Beloit, WI $42,563

Black Earth, WI $43,178

Blanchardville, WI $42,766

Blue Mounds, WI $43,050

Blue River, WI $41,977

Brodhead, WI $42,600

Brooklyn, WI $43,197

Browntown, WI $42,319

Cambridge, WI $43,176

Gile, WI $41,886

Clinton, WI $42,634

Wausau, WI $42,025

Marshfield, WI $42,043

Abbotsford, WI $42,001

Amherst, WI $42,113

Amherst Junction, WI $42,066

Aniwa, WI $41,860

Antigo, WI $41,902

Arpin, WI $41,960

Athens, WI $41,905

Auburndale, WI $41,939

Babcock, WI $41,874

Birnamwood, WI $41,885

Blenker, WI $41,933

Bowler, WI $41,967

Brokaw, WI $41,969

Bryant, WI $41,811

Chili, WI $41,992

Colby, WI $41,979

Curtiss, WI $41,960

Custer, WI $42,007

Deerbrook, WI $41,808

Dorchester, WI $41,963

Edgar, WI $41,938

Eland, WI $41,933

Elcho, WI $41,829

Elderon, WI $41,958

Elton, WI $41,865

Galloway, WI $41,998

Gilman, WI $41,868

Jump River, WI $41,831

Gleason, WI $41,817

Granton, WI $41,990

Greenwood, WI $42,012

Hannibal, WI $41,861

Hatley, WI $41,917

Hewitt, WI $42,118

Irma, WI $41,836

Junction City, WI $41,917

Loyal, WI $42,008

Lublin, WI $41,903

Marathon, WI $41,931

Mattoon, WI $42,014

Medford, WI $41,917

Merrill, WI $41,903

Milladore, WI $41,932

Mosinee, WI $41,959

Neillsville, WI $42,048

Nekoosa, WI $41,974

Nelsonville, WI $42,157

Ogema, WI $41,804

Owen, WI $41,969

Pearson, WI $41,794

Pelican Lake, WI $41,797

Phlox, WI $41,983

Woodville, WI $43,367

Houlton, WI $44,929

Abrams, WI $42,026

Amberg, WI $41,772

Armstrong Creek, WI $41,783

Athelstane, WI $41,799

Black Creek, WI $42,481

Bonduel, WI $42,143

Brillion, WI $42,443

Cecil, WI $42,078

Coleman, WI $41,990

Combined Locks, WI $42,764

Crivitz, WI $41,914

De Pere, WI $42,116

Dunbar, WI $41,755

Fence, WI $41,711

Florence, WI $41,772

Forest Junction, WI $42,565

Gillett, WI $42,047

Goodman, WI $41,781

Greenleaf, WI $42,278

Green Valley, WI $42,059

Gresham, WI $42,032

Hilbert, WI $42,549

Kaukauna, WI $42,711

Freedom, WI $42,658

Keshena, WI $42,077

Kimberly, WI $42,766

Krakow, WI $42,059

Lakewood, WI $41,850

Lena, WI $42,019

Little Chute, WI $42,764

Little Suamico, WI $42,016

Marinette, WI $42,043

Mountain, WI $41,874

Neopit, WI $41,974

Niagara, WI $41,818

Nichols, WI $42,294

Oconto, WI $42,015

Oconto Falls, WI $42,038

Oneida, WI $42,063

Pembine, WI $41,791

Peshtigo, WI $42,007

Porterfield, WI $41,898

Potter, WI $42,466

Pound, WI $41,944

Pulaski, WI $42,075

Pickerel, WI $41,833

Pittsville, WI $41,929

Plover, WI $42,070

Port Edwards, WI $42,092

Rib Lake, WI $41,862

Ringle, WI $41,903

Rosholt, WI $41,990

Rothschild, WI $42,064

Rudolph, WI $41,946

Schofield, WI $42,029

Spencer, WI $42,000

Stetsonville, WI $41,936

Stevens Point, WI $42,051

Stratford, WI $41,964

Summit Lake, WI $41,841

Tigerton, WI $42,031

Tomahawk, WI $41,867

Unity, WI $41,967

Vesper, WI $41,952

Westboro, WI $41,807

White Lake, WI $41,829

Willard, WI $42,002

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $42,027

Withee, WI $41,944

Wittenberg, WI $41,981

Rhinelander, WI $41,890

Argonne, WI $41,756

Boulder Junction, WI $41,782

Brantwood, WI $41,743

Butternut, WI $41,675

Catawba, WI $41,757

Clam Lake, WI $41,531

Conover, WI $41,804

Crandon, WI $41,869

Eagle River, WI $41,866

Fifield, WI $41,730

Poplar, WI $42,377

Port Wing, WI $42,028

Seymour, WI $42,243

Oak Creek, WI $43,715

Adell, WI $42,861

Allenton, WI $43,018

Ashippun, WI $43,156

Belgium, WI $43,282

Brookfield, WI $44,154

Brownsville, WI $42,434

Butler, WI $44,180

Campbellsport, WI $42,643

Cascade, WI $42,608

Cedarburg, WI $43,778

Cedar Grove, WI $43,083

Chilton, WI $42,468

Cleveland, WI $42,298

Clyman, WI $42,818

Colgate, WI $43,708

Delafield, WI $43,446

Eden, WI $42,420

Elkhart Lake, WI $42,417

Fredonia, WI $43,271

Germantown, WI $43,890

Glenbeulah, WI $42,397

Grafton, WI $43,786

Greenbush, WI $42,395

Hartford, WI $43,323

Hartland, WI $43,578

Hingham, WI $42,793

Horicon, WI $42,694

Hubertus, WI $43,650

Hustisford, WI $42,865

Iron Ridge, WI $42,928

Ixonia, WI $43,062

Jackson, WI $43,653

Johnson Creek, WI $42,929

Juneau, WI $42,693

Kewaskum, WI $43,036

Kiel, WI $42,343

Kohler, WI $42,526

Lannon, WI $43,951

Lebanon, WI $42,906

Lomira, WI $42,633

Malone, WI $42,432

Mayville, WI $42,647

Menomonee Falls, WI $44,017

Merton, WI $43,650

Mount Calvary, WI $42,467

Nashotah, WI $43,436

Neosho, WI $43,077

Newburg, WI $43,446

New Holstein, WI $42,408

Newton, WI $42,257

North Lake, WI $43,801

Oakfield, WI $42,355

Oconomowoc, WI $43,266

Okauchee, WI $43,389

Oostburg, WI $42,871

Pewaukee, WI $43,767

Plymouth, WI $42,475

Port Washington, WI $43,521

Random Lake, WI $43,065

Richfield, WI $43,673

Rubicon, WI $43,152

Saint Cloud, WI $42,463

Saukville, WI $43,575

Sheboygan, WI $42,648

Sheboygan Falls, WI $42,504

Slinger, WI $43,459

Stockbridge, WI $42,563

Sussex, WI $43,801

West Bend, WI $43,233

Theresa, WI $42,888

Thiensville, WI $44,101

Waldo, WI $42,755

Watertown, WI $42,875

Mequon, WI $43,988

Woodland, WI $42,967

Bassett, WI $42,870

Benet Lake, WI $42,829

Big Bend, WI $43,538

Bristol, WI $42,835

Burlington, WI $42,915

Caledonia, WI $43,076

Camp Lake, WI $42,882

Cudahy, WI $44,198

Darien, WI $42,680

Delavan, WI $42,662

Dousman, WI $43,149

Eagle, WI $43,069

Cobb, WI $42,387

Cottage Grove, WI $43,423

Cross Plains, WI $43,315

Dane, WI $43,312

Darlington, WI $42,363

Deerfield, WI $43,304

De Forest, WI $43,361

Dodgeville, WI $42,577

Edgerton, WI $43,081

Edmund, WI $42,480

Evansville, WI $42,963

Footville, WI $42,695

Fort Atkinson, WI $42,897

Gotham, WI $42,576

Gratiot, WI $42,174

Hanover, WI $42,686

Highland, WI $42,330

Hollandale, WI $42,834

Janesville, WI $42,719

Shawano, WI $42,102

Sherwood, WI $42,674

Shiocton, WI $42,374

Sobieski, WI $42,023

Suamico, WI $42,011

Suring, WI $41,959

Townsend, WI $41,869

Wausaukee, WI $41,844

Wrightstown, WI $42,548

Zachow, WI $42,091

Algoma, WI $42,014

Baileys Harbor, WI $41,898

Brussels, WI $42,009

Casco, WI $42,018

Collins, WI $42,347

Denmark, WI $42,068

Egg Harbor, WI $41,932

Ellison Bay, WI $41,860

Ephraim, WI $41,931

Fish Creek, WI $41,903

Forestville, WI $42,010

Francis Creek, WI $42,116

Kellnersville, WI $42,144

Kewaunee, WI $42,038

Luxemburg, WI $42,019

Manitowoc, WI $42,195

Maplewood, WI $42,003

Maribel, WI $42,118

Mishicot, WI $42,082

New Franken, WI $42,012

Reedsville, WI $42,230

Saint Nazianz, WI $42,313

Sister Bay, WI $41,906

Sturgeon Bay, WI $42,017

Tisch Mills, WI $42,063

Two Rivers, WI $42,079

Valders, WI $42,293

Washington Island, WI $41,836

Whitelaw, WI $42,146

Green Bay, WI $42,006

East Troy, WI $43,069

Elkhorn, WI $42,773

Elm Grove, WI $44,180

Fontana, WI $42,672

Franksville, WI $43,047

Genesee Depot, WI $43,379

Genoa City, WI $42,794

Greendale, WI $44,148

Hales Corners, WI $44,072

Franklin, WI $43,818

Helenville, WI $42,828

Honey Creek, WI $42,935

Kansasville, WI $42,920

Kenosha, WI $42,737

New Berlin, WI $43,934

Lake Geneva, WI $42,649

Lyons, WI $42,878

Mukwonago, WI $43,332

Muskego, WI $43,607

New Munster, WI $42,883

North Prairie, WI $43,309

Fremont, WI $42,409

Rice Lake, WI $41,902

Sarona, WI $41,799

Shell Lake, WI $41,835

Siren, WI $42,258

Solon Springs, WI $42,021

South Range, WI $42,417

Springbrook, WI $41,719

Stone Lake, WI $41,734

Superior, WI $42,462

Trego, WI $41,764

Turtle Lake, WI $42,710

Wascott, WI $41,978

Washburn, WI $41,818

Webster, WI $41,868

Weyerhaeuser, WI $41,800

Winter, WI $41,601

Oshkosh, WI $42,520

Almond, WI $42,061

Appleton, WI $42,767

Bancroft, WI $41,929

Bear Creek, WI $42,306

Berlin, WI $42,335

Big Falls, WI $42,208

Butte Des Morts, WI $42,498

Caroline, WI $42,094

Clintonville, WI $42,203

Coloma, WI $41,950

Dale, WI $42,576

Eldorado, WI $42,420

Embarrass, WI $42,188

Eureka, WI $42,346

Fond Du Lac, WI $42,626

Jefferson, WI $42,861

Juda, WI $42,547

Lake Mills, WI $43,066

Linden, WI $42,436

Livingston, WI $42,218

Lodi, WI $43,174

Lone Rock, WI $42,448

Lowell, WI $42,899

Mc Farland, WI $43,472

Marshall, WI $43,258

Mazomanie, WI $43,156

Merrimac, WI $42,986

Middleton, WI $43,440

Milton, WI $42,738

Mineral Point, WI $42,455

Monroe, WI $42,521

Montfort, WI $42,236

Monticello, WI $42,844

Morrisonville, WI $43,316

Mount Horeb, WI $43,112

Muscoda, WI $42,165

New Glarus, WI $43,019

Oregon, WI $43,399

Orfordville, WI $42,645

Plain, WI $42,577

Prairie Du Sac, WI $43,008

Reeseville, WI $42,986

Rewey, WI $42,266

Richland Center, WI $42,122

Ridgeway, WI $42,883

Sauk City, WI $43,021

Sextonville, WI $42,509

Sharon, WI $42,670

Shullsburg, WI $42,093

South Wayne, WI $42,264

Spring Green, WI $42,741

Stoughton, WI $43,317

Sun Prairie, WI $43,361

Verona, WI $43,349

Waterloo, WI $43,124

Waunakee, WI $43,457

Windsor, WI $43,430

Woodford, WI $42,514

Madison, WI $43,549

Daycare Teacher Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Daycare Teacher roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (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 50% above the average. In contrast, Daycare Teacher positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Daycare Teacher as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Daycare Teacher

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$65,224	$31.0	50%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$52,179	$25.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Daycare Teacher'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.

$38,831

Average $43,483/year

$48,051

$3,236

Average $3,624/month

$4,004

$747

Average $836/week

$924

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,051	$4,004	$924	$23
Average	$43,483	$3,624	$836	$21
25th Percentile	$38,831	$3,236	$747	$19

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