Child care costs have increased 41% since the pandemic but this does not necessarily translate an increase in hourly wage or child care provider salary—whether in Florida or the United States. If you are a daycare owner, lead teacher, kindergarten teacher or any child care provider in Florida, see whether your income meets the average salary for childcare worker in both the state of Florida and the United States.
Daycare owner salary 2020 in Florida vs. United States
A daycare owner’s average annual salary in Florida is $44,830, much lower than the national average annual salary for daycare owner. When it comes to hourly wages, daycare owners’ median and mean hourly wages are also way below the national average.
| Daycare owner1 salary 2020 | Florida* | United States** |
| Mean hourly wage | $21.56 | $23.63 |
| Median hourly wage | $20.82 | $26.41 |
| Annual salary | $44,830 | $54,940 |
Lead teacher in child care in Florida vs. United States
Lead teachers in the child care industry get a much lower mean and median hourly wages compared to the national average. This translates to a dismal annual salary of just $29, 820, way below the national average of $36,550.
| Lead teacher2 in child care | Florida* | United States** |
| Mean hourly wage | $14.34 | $17.57 |
| Median hourly wage | $12.38 | $15.35 |
| Annual salary | $29,820 | $36,550 |
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The average kindergarten teacher salary in Florida and United States
Kindergarten teachers do not have a mean and median wage data as they do not generally work year-round full time. However, kindergarten teachers in Florida earn higher than lead teachers, with a Florida kindergarten teacher earning $57,920. But this is still lower than the annual salary most kindergarten teachers in the United States receive.
| Kindergarten teacher3 | Florida* | United States** |
| Annual salary | $57,920 | $61,170 |
The average child care provider salary in Florida and United States
Despite the lower hourly wages and annual salaries for daycare owners, lead teachers, and kindergarten teachers, child care providers in Florida earn a mean hour wage higher than the national average.
However, taking away the extreme lows and highs from the hourly wage, the median hourly wage is still far below the national average.
Compared to the national average annual salary of $26,790, a child care worker in Florida will earn $26,000.
| Average child care provider4 | Florida* | United States** |
| Mean hourly wage | $12.50 | $12.24 |
| Median hourly wage | $11.20 | $12.88 |
| Annual salary | $26,000 | $26,790 |
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Notes:
1US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation code 11-9031
2US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation code 25-2011
3US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation code 25-2012
4US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation code 39-9011
*According to May 2020 BLS data for Florida
**According to May 2020 BLS data for United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Employment Statistics,” available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_fl.htm and https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm (last accessed July 2021).
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