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Childcare Workers Salary in Massachusetts

What Childcare Workers earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$40,444
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
3 of 15
published states
Workers in state
15,950
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Childcare Workers pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$41,590$33,687−$3,843Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Childcare Workers in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$41,590$33,687−$1,479
2Essex County, MA$41,590$33,687−$2,199
3Middlesex County, MA$41,590$33,687−$3,843
4Norfolk County, MA$41,590$33,687−$5,427
5Suffolk County, MA$41,590$33,687−$5,475

Childcare Workers pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Childcare Workers in Massachusetts is $40,444, based on 15,950 workers. Among the 15 states with published data, that ranks number 3. The BLS national median for the occupation is $34,980, so Massachusetts averages 15.6% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $41,590.

Cost of living for Childcare Workers in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, -$1,479. In Suffolk County, MA the basics cost $5,475 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 0 of the 5 counties.

Childcare Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Childcare Workers are New Hampshire ($40,793), California ($40,593), District of Columbia ($37,610) and New York ($37,305).

Frequently asked questions: Childcare Workers in Massachusetts

How much do Childcare Workers earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $40,444.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Childcare Workers?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics (-$1,479). Essex County, MA follows at -$2,199.