Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary — Los Angeles, California

The average Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Los Angeles, California earns $70,570 a year.

$70,570 / year, mean
↑ 7.0% above national average 38th percentile in California

Los Angeles pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
2,570
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.1%
Cost of living 114 #3 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $968,608 #5 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,525 #23 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Los Angeles ranks #3 for cost of living and #5 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

New York $99,530 Merced $86,910 Mount Vernon $84,070 Trenton $83,620 San Francisco $83,040 Visalia $82,480 Modesto $81,830 Seattle $81,420 Vineland $80,750 Salinas $80,060 Yakima $79,590 San Jose $77,250 Kiryas Joel $77,230 Albany $76,780 Vallejo $75,310 Napa $75,120 Chico $74,040 Rochester $73,520 Santa Maria $73,350 Kennewick $72,650 Bakersfield $72,570 Rockford $72,320 Buffalo $72,180 Fresno $71,990 San Diego $71,610 Stockton $71,060 Oxnard $70,950 Los Angeles $70,570 Riverside $69,780 Spokane $69,720 Redding $69,000 Bend $68,870 Sacramento $68,200 Santa Cruz $68,150 Naples $68,010 Baltimore $67,720 Santa Rosa $67,020 San Luis Obispo $66,980 Champaign $66,180 Yuba City $66,140 Eugene $65,760 Lexington Park $65,720 Portland $65,440 Lynchburg $64,250 Philadelphia $63,560 Grand Rapids $63,410 South Bend $62,540 Medford $62,480 Tampa $62,020 Lansing $61,690 El Centro $61,650 Sarasota $61,060 Austin $60,940 Chicago $60,520 Ann Arbor $60,400 Orlando $60,240 Indianapolis $60,210 Dover $60,120 Miami $59,630 Detroit $59,420 Lakeland $59,320 Lafayette $58,920 Hagerstown $58,870 Gainesville $58,810 Palm Bay $58,790 Saginaw $58,780 Jacksonville $58,730 Allentown $58,710 Flint $58,600 San Antonio $57,790 Deltona $57,750 Salem $57,740 Fort Myers $57,400 Ocala $57,310 Crestview $56,800 Richmond $56,700 Houston $56,670 Fort Wayne $56,420 Waco $56,210 Traverse City $56,110 Peoria $55,920 Reading $55,690 Tallahassee $55,660 Springfield $55,600 Port St. Lucie $55,480 Williamsport $55,460 El Paso $55,450 Roanoke $55,360 Bloomington $55,290 Lancaster $54,750 Kalamazoo $54,460 Odessa $54,450 York $54,360 Pensacola $54,120 Laredo $53,990 Killeen $53,970 Scranton $53,860 Dallas $53,700 Pittsburgh $53,610 Amarillo $53,530 Harrisburg $53,490 College Station $53,380 Huntington $53,050 Virginia Beach $52,710 Louisville $51,670 Erie $51,630 Corpus Christi $51,060 Altoona $50,570 Johnstown $49,910 Lexington $49,670 Lubbock $49,420 Panama City $49,290 Tyler $48,470 Brownsville $47,690 McAllen $45,270 Texarkana $44,100 Bowling Green $41,300
CityMean salaryvs. Los Angeles
Albany, New York$76,780+8.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$58,710-16.8%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$50,570-28.3%
Amarillo, Texas$53,530-24.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$60,400-14.4%
Austin, Texas$60,940-13.6%
Bakersfield, California$72,570+2.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$67,720-4.0%
Bend, Oregon$68,870-2.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$55,290-21.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$41,300-41.5%
Brownsville, Texas$47,690-32.4%
Buffalo, New York$72,180+2.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$57,400-18.7%
Champaign, Illinois$66,180-6.2%
Chicago, Illinois$60,520-14.2%
Chico, California$74,040+4.9%
College Station, Texas$53,380-24.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$51,060-27.6%
Crestview, Florida$56,800-19.5%
Dallas, Texas$53,700-23.9%
Deltona, Florida$57,750-18.2%
Detroit, Michigan$59,420-15.8%
Dover, Delaware$60,120-14.8%
El Centro, California$61,650-12.6%
El Paso, Texas$55,450-21.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$51,630-26.8%
Eugene, Oregon$65,760-6.8%
Flint, Michigan$58,600-17.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$56,420-20.1%
Fresno, California$71,990+2.0%
Gainesville, Florida$58,810-16.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$63,410-10.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$58,870-16.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$53,490-24.2%
Houston, Texas$56,670-19.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$53,050-24.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$60,210-14.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$58,730-16.8%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$49,910-29.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$54,460-22.8%
Kennewick, Washington$72,650+2.9%
Killeen, Texas$53,970-23.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$77,230+9.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$58,920-16.5%
Lakeland, Florida$59,320-15.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$54,750-22.4%
Lansing, Michigan$61,690-12.6%
Laredo, Texas$53,990-23.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$49,670-29.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$65,720-6.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$51,670-26.8%
Lubbock, Texas$49,420-30.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$64,250-9.0%
McAllen, Texas$45,270-35.9%
Medford, Oregon$62,480-11.5%
Merced, California$86,910+23.2%
Miami, Florida$59,630-15.5%
Modesto, California$81,830+16.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$84,070+19.1%
Napa, California$75,120+6.4%
Naples, Florida$68,010-3.6%
New York, New York$99,530+41.0%
Sarasota, Florida$61,060-13.5%
Ocala, Florida$57,310-18.8%
Odessa, Texas$54,450-22.8%
Orlando, Florida$60,240-14.6%
Oxnard, California$70,950+0.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$58,790-16.7%
Panama City, Florida$49,290-30.2%
Pensacola, Florida$54,120-23.3%
Peoria, Illinois$55,920-20.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$63,560-9.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$53,610-24.0%
Portland, Oregon$65,440-7.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$55,480-21.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$55,690-21.1%
Redding, California$69,000-2.2%
Richmond, Virginia$56,700-19.7%
Riverside, California$69,780-1.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$55,360-21.6%
Rochester, New York$73,520+4.2%
Rockford, Illinois$72,320+2.5%
Sacramento, California$68,200-3.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$58,780-16.7%
Salem, Oregon$57,740-18.2%
Salinas, California$80,060+13.4%
San Antonio, Texas$57,790-18.1%
San Diego, California$71,610+1.5%
San Francisco, California$83,040+17.7%
San Jose, California$77,250+9.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$66,980-5.1%
Santa Cruz, California$68,150-3.4%
Santa Maria, California$73,350+3.9%
Santa Rosa, California$67,020-5.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$53,860-23.7%
Seattle, Washington$81,420+15.4%
South Bend, Indiana$62,540-11.4%
Spokane, Washington$69,720-1.2%
Springfield, Illinois$55,600-21.2%
Stockton, California$71,060+0.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$55,660-21.1%
Tampa, Florida$62,020-12.1%
Texarkana, Texas$44,100-37.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$56,110-20.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$83,620+18.5%
Tyler, Texas$48,470-31.3%
Vallejo, California$75,310+6.7%
Vineland, New Jersey$80,750+14.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$52,710-25.3%
Visalia, California$82,480+16.9%
Waco, Texas$56,210-20.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$55,460-21.4%
Yakima, Washington$79,590+12.8%
York, Pennsylvania$54,360-23.0%
Yuba City, California$66,140-6.3%
Gross salary
70,570/yr
Estimated take-home
55,903/yr
Est. total withheld
20.8%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Los Angeles

These notes add local color around Los Angeles, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-9031 SOC code
Official area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31080 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Long BeachAnaheim
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
13,012,469