child care worker salary
National Average. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, child care workers in the United States earned an average annual salary of $21,320 as of May 2011. The pay range for 80 percent of all child care workers was between $16,220 and $29,510 per year. The median salary, or midway point, was $19,430 per year.early half of all child care workers in the United States were employed by day care services as of 2011, according to the BLS. Child care workers in this industry reported an average annual income of $19,560.