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Table A3 : Kindergarten parity salaries used in model

Program Director $ 108,619 $ 105,622 $ 119,557 $ 115,572 $ 110,523 $ 119,557 Assistant Director $ 89,768 $ 87,291 $ 98,808 $ 95,514 $ 91,341 $ 98,808 Admin Assistant $ 51,506 $ 50,085 $ 56,693 $ 54,803 $ 52,409 $ 56,693 Lead Teacher $ 73,580 $ 71,550 $ 80,990 $ 78,290 $ 74,870 $ 80,090 Assistant Teacher $ 51,506 $ 50,085 $ 56,693 $ 54,803 $ 52,409 $ 56,693 Aide / Floater $ 51,506 $ 50,085 $ 56,693 $ 54,803 $ 52,409 $ 56,693 FCC Provider / Owner $ 101,173 $ 98,381 $ 111,361 $ 107,649 $ 102,946 $ 111,361 FCC Assistant Teacher $ 51,506 $ 50,085 $ 56,693 $ 54,803 $ 52,409 $ 56,693

Notes : Regional salaries derived from metropolitan and non-metropolitan area estimates . FCC provider / owner salary is based on lead teacher hourly pay ( annual salary divided by 2,080 hours per year ), multiplied at 55 hours per week to account for the longer hours worked by home-based providers .

Source : Source : U . S . Bureau of Labor Statistics , Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics , “ May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates : Washington ”, ( U . S . Department of Labor , Washington , DC : 2021 ). Available at : https :// www . bls . gov / oes / current / oes _ wa . htm .

Table A4 : MIT Living Wage salaries used in model

Admin Assistant $ 44,420 $ 44,835 $ 55,369 $ 50,154 $ 47,458 $ 47,344 Lead Teacher $ 57,746 $ 58,286 $ 71,980 $ 65,200 $ 61,695 $ 61,548 Assistant Teacher $ 44,420 $ 44,835 $ 55,369 $ 50,154 $ 47,458 $ 47,344 Aide / Floater $ 44,420 $ 44,835 $ 55,369 $ 50,154 $ 47,458 $ 47,344

Notes : To estimate the living wage for each region , the study team collected data from the MIT Living Wage calculator for the counties in each of the six regions . Because living wage varies based on family composition , the study team developed a composite living wage based on the typical family size of an assistant teacher and a family child care provider in a nearby populous state where this data was available ( it was not available for Washington State ). This allowed for the calculation of two living wages for each region , adjusted for family composition . The first , based on family composition of assistant teachers , is used in the child care center model for the lowest paid members of the workforce , namely the assistant teacher and aide / floater . This is also used for the assistant teacher in the home-based model . Salaries for other staff positions are computed based on this living wage , increased to account for the additional job responsibilities . This increase is based on data collection in Washington State and data collected in similar studies P5FS has conducted in several other states to understand the spread between pay of the different members of the early childhood workforce . The second calculated living wage , based on the family composition of family child care providers , is used in the family child care cost model for the provider / owner . The hourly wage is adjusted to reflect the responsibilities of a provider / owner and multiplied by 2,860 hours to calculate an annual salary based on a 55-hour work week for the provider / owner .

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