Pay varies by employer and the worker's level of experience and responsibility. Wage information for live-in childcare workers (nannies) is not available. However, it is common for employers to provide these workers with room and board along with a small salary.
Earnings of self-employed childcare workers vary. The number of hours they work, the number and ages of the children, and the area of the country all affect wages.
Benefits for childcare workers vary. Full-time childcare workers may receive health insurance and paid vacations. Many employers provide free or discounted child care to employees.
Childcare workers (SOC 39-9011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $13.25 | $14.47 | $16.72 |
| Yearly | $27,563 | $30,083 | $34,788 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $13.03 | $13.72 | $14.32 |
| Yearly | $27,118 | $28,550 | $29,787 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.04 | $13.68 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,139 | $28,453 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $13.90 | $14.92 | $17.80 |
| Yearly | $28,920 | $31,018 | $37,020 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $13.36 | $13.96 | $14.62 |
| Yearly | $27,795 | $29,041 | $30,406 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $13.66 | $14.86 | $17.81 |
| Yearly | $28,425 | $30,914 | $37,043 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.00 | $13.64 | $14.32 |
| Yearly | $27,044 | $28,375 | $29,780 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.04 | $13.85 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,124 | $28,799 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $13.08 | $13.79 | $14.10 |
| Yearly | $27,187 | $28,667 | $29,319 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $13.66 | $15.05 | $17.81 |
| Yearly | $28,425 | $31,314 | $37,044 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $13.01 | $14.75 | $17.79 |
| Yearly | $27,058 | $30,677 | $37,008 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.16 | $14.27 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,380 | $29,670 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.21 | $14.04 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,479 | $29,188 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $12.96 | $13.58 | $14.66 |
| Yearly | $26,948 | $28,235 | $30,494 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.23 | $14.27 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,515 | $29,683 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.59 | $15.17 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,272 | $31,553 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.00 | $14.08 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,054 | $29,285 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.30 | $14.09 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,644 | $29,311 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $12.93 | $13.82 | $14.83 |
| Yearly | $26,903 | $28,745 | $30,855 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $12.84 | $13.73 | $14.26 |
| Yearly | $26,687 | $28,571 | $29,655 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $12.54 | $12.54 | $13.59 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $26,088 | $28,262 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $13.54 | $14.81 | $17.00 |
| Yearly | $28,162 | $30,811 | $35,353 | |
| United States | Hourly | $11.31 | $13.71 | $16.28 |
| Yearly | $23,530 | $28,520 | $33,870 | |