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Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study Results
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Appendix A: Cost Estimation Model Educator Wage Scales
The cost estimation model implements wage scales based on an educator’s highest degree of
education and years of experience, by role, as shown in Table A-1 and Table A-2. These
wages are based on the cost of living in greater Davidson County.
Table A-1: Wage Scale for Center-Based Rotating Assistant Educators and Home-Based Educators
Years of
Experience
0
Education Level
High School
CDA
Associate Degree
$23.00
$24.53
$26.07
Bachelor’s
Degree
$27.60
1
$23.34
$24.90
$26.46
$28.01
2
$23.70
$25.27
$26.85
$28.43
3
$24.05
$25.65
$27.26
$28.86
4
$24.41
$26.04
$27.67
$29.29
5
$24.78
$26.43
$28.08
$29.73
6
$25.15
$26.83
$28.50
$30.18
7
$25.53
$27.23
$28.93
$30.63
8
$25.91
$27.64
$29.36
$31.09
9
$26.30
$28.05
$29.80
$31.56
10
$26.69
$28.47
$30.25
$32.03
11
$27.09
$28.90
$30.71
$32.51
12
$27.50
$29.33
$31.17
$33.00
13
14+
$27.91
$28.33
$29.77
$30.22
$31.63
$32.11
$33.49
$34.00
Table A-2: Wage Scale for Center-based Classroom Educators and Teaching Trainers
Years of
Experience
0
Education Level
High School
CDA
Associate Degree
$27.60
$29.13
$30.67
Bachelor’s
Degree
$32.20
1
$28.01
$29.57
$31.13
$32.68
2
$28.43
$30.01
$31.59
$33.17
3
$28.86
$30.46
$32.07
$33.67
4
$29.29
$30.92
$32.55
$34.18
5
$29.73
$31.38
$33.04
$34.69
6
$30.18
$31.86
$33.53
$35.21
7
$30.63
$32.33
$34.04
$35.74
8
$31.09
$32.82
$34.55
$36.27
9
$31.56
$33.31
$35.06
$36.82
10
$32.03
$33.81
$35.59
$37.37
11
$32.51
$34.32
$36.12
$37.93
12
$33.00
$34.83
$36.67
$38.50
13
$33.49
$35.35
$37.22
$39.08
14+
$34.00
$35.89
$37.77
$39.66
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