The True Cost of Quality Child Care in Washington A report by the Washington Child Care Collaborative Task Force | Page 71

Appendix

Table A1 : Current salaries , based on cost of quality survey data
Central WA
Eastern WA
King & Pierce
Northwest WA
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest WA
Program Director
$ 35,265
$ 34,944
$ 40,569
$ 40,035
$ 35,626
$ 37,503
Assistant Director
$ 31,738
$ 31,449
$ 36,512
$ 36,032
$ 32,063
$ 33,752
Admin Assistant
$ 30,139
$ 30,139
$ 34,175
$ 30,139
$ 30,139
$ 30,139
Lead Teacher
$ 32,550
$ 32,552
$ 37,261
$ 36,252
$ 31,302
$ 33,210
Assistant Teacher
$ 28,579
$ 28,451
$ 29,126
$ 27,772
$ 26,040
$ 26,780
Aide / Floater
$ 22,616
$ 26,597
$ 26,342
$ 23,656
$ 19,781
$ 20,625
FCC Provider / Owner
$ 58,043
$ 32,493
$ 42,462
$ 36,079
$ 40,789
$ 34,427
FCC Assistant Teacher
$ 28,579
$ 28,451
$ 29,126
$ 27,772
$ 26,040
$ 26,780
Source : P5FS cost of quality survey , administered March – April 2022 .
Table A2 : Compensation Technical Workgroup Salary Scale salaries used in model
Mid-point of CTW Salary Scale
Program Director
$ 54,654
Assistant Director
$ 49,188
Admin Assistant $ 45,936 Lead Teacher $ 50,248 Assistant Teacher $ 46,738 Aide / Floater $ 35,540
FCC Provider / Owner
$ 55,100
FCC Assistant Teacher
$ 46,738
Notes : The CTW salary scale provides a statewide compensation number , so no regional salaries are displayed under this option . The salary scale includes different salary points based on the education levels and credit hours of individual staff members . For modeling purposes , the average of the top and bottom points on the salary scale is used in the model when the CTW option is selected .
Source : Washington State Department of Children , Youth , and Families , “ Report to the Washington State Legislature : Compensation Technical Workgroup ”, ( DCFY , 2019 ). Available at https :// www . dcyf . wa . gov / sites / default / files / pdf / reports / CompensationTechWrkgrpRprt . pdf
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