Childcare Workers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$30,110avg. a year
$14.48 an hour · 8,690 employed
Childcare Workers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $30,110 a year. That is $1,060 (4%) more than the Texas average of $29,050. The U.S. average is $35,030.
$29,530Median pay
$14.48Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
8,690Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for childcare workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
18,660 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$31,010
$14.91 an hour
2240 jobs
Midland, TX
$30,470
$14.65 an hour
33,400 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$30,340
$14.59 an hour
43,100 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$29,110
$13.99 an hour
5350 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$28,910
$13.90 an hour
6570 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$28,140
$13.53 an hour
7200 jobs
Odessa, TX
$27,850
$13.39 an hour
8280 jobs
Waco, TX
$27,080
$13.02 an hour
9130 jobs
Abilene, TX
$26,920
$12.94 an hour
10190 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$26,710
$12.84 an hour
11370 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$26,690
$12.83 an hour
12300 jobs
Tyler, TX
$26,660
$12.82 an hour
13620 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$26,560
$12.77 an hour
14480 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$26,390
$12.69 an hour
15470 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$25,660
$12.34 an hour
16180 jobs
Victoria, TX
$25,650
$12.33 an hour
17300 jobs
Longview, TX
$25,640
$12.33 an hour
18170 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$25,450
$12.24 an hour
1970 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$25,390
$12.21 an hour
20190 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$25,380
$12.20 an hour
21130 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$24,720
$11.89 an hour
22810 jobs
El Paso, TX
$24,360
$11.71 an hour
23490 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$24,200
$11.63 an hour
24330 jobs
Laredo, TX
$24,060
$11.57 an hour
25750 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$23,690
$11.39 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do childcare workers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $30,110 a year, and the median is $29,530. About 8,690 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,060 (4%) more than the Texas average of $29,050.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.79 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 39-9011. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.