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SOC 11-9031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare — Toledo

Toledo, OH · 7 metro areas compared

$56,900 /year
$27.35per hour
150jobs in area
−4.0%vs US median

At $56,900, median pay for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Toledo, OH tracks the national median of $59,300 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $59,30010TH$36,26025TH$40,390MEDIAN$56,90090TH$60,280

How pay has moved

$61,515$33,8252019202020212022202320242025$56,900
$39,280 in 2019 to $56,900 in 2025, +44.9% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to decline

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
-2.5%
Openings per year
5,500
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
Less than 5 years

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Toledo, OH.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $56,900, median pay for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Toledo, OH tracks the national median of $59,300 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $40,390 and $58,180. The lowest tenth earn under $36,260, while the highest tenth earn more than $60,280.

Employment stands at 150, or 0.5 jobs per thousand held locally. Dayton leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $50,990. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 262nd of 472 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Toledo, OH · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$36,260−38.9%
25th$40,390−31.9%
Median (50th)$56,900−4.0%
75th$58,180−1.9%
90th$60,280+1.7%
Mean$52,180−12.0%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Ohio

Median annual wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Dayton$50,990210
2Cincinnati$50,410570
3Columbus$49,950840
4Cleveland$48,550660
5Akron$48,510180
6Canton$47,32080
7Youngstown$46,750100

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Toledo run 8.5% below the national average, so the median of $56,900 goes as far as $62,186 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 4.9% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$56,900as reported by BLS

Local price level

91.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$62,186US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $56,900 a year, 4.0% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $36,260 to $60,280 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 150 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Dayton, at $50,990.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Toledo, OH?

The median annual wage is $56,900, or $27.35 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $59,300, so pay in Toledo, OH is 4.0% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Toledo, OH earns more than $60,280 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $36,260 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Dayton, at $50,990 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 150 jobs in this occupation in Toledo, OH. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.