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Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study Results
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Appendix A: Educator Wage Scales
This CEM relied on two wage scales for educators. Both wage scales differentiated wages
based on an educator’s highest level of education (up to a bachelor’s degree) and years of
experience (up to 14 years).
The first wage scale (Table A-1) applies to rotating assistant educators in child care centers
and educators other than the owner at child care homes. The minimum wage for this wage
scale is the ALICE Wage for a single adult in Davidson County. Each level of education
increases pay by 6.67 percent, such that an educator with a bachelor’s degree always earns
20 percent more than an educator with a high school diploma and the same experience. Each
year of experience increases pay by 1.5 percent compared to the previous year.
Table A-1: Wage Scale for Center-Based Rotating Assistant Educators and Home-Based Educators
Years of
Experience
0
Education Level
$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
$27.91
$29.77
$31.63
$33.49
14+
$28.33
$30.22
$32.11
$34.00
High School
CDA
Associate Degree
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