Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,750
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$10,630
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,924
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$56,380
Kept after tax
$45,750
Worth in national money
$46,924
State rank
28
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Pennsylvania pays this job around $56,380 at the midpoint, 28 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 270 among 492 occupations Pennsylvania publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $56,380, tax leaves $45,750, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $46,924 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $55,700.
- For education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare the Pennsylvania median is $56,380, ranking 28 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 270 of 492 in Pennsylvania places education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare — median $56,380 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $45,750 retained, $46,924 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $55,700 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,520 |
| This salary | $56,380 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $45,750 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,481 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,938 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $54,226 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,344 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Pennsylvania earn less than $56,380. The published range is $37,860 up to $73,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Pennsylvania's $45,750, worked from $56,380. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 270 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,924, the adjusted value of that $56,380 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 270 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Pennsylvania the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,860 to $73,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Pennsylvania take-home of $45,750, on $56,380 for work ranking 270 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 270 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $46,924 — the adjusted value of that $56,380 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 270 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,860 at the bottom tenth to $73,520 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $46,924 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $45,750.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,860 to $73,520) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $46,924 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $45,750 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.