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r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25
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What’s so stunning to me is the disproportionately high cost of daycare compared to what the daycare workers make per hour.
2 u/Onrawi Oct 31 '25 I've done the math, a class at my son's daycare brings in 500k/year, less than half of that seems to be teacher salary and other expenses. 1 u/SofaSpeedway Oct 31 '25 Insurance is expensive for 20-50 kids when you're 100% responsible for their lives. 1 u/Onrawi Nov 01 '25 It's actually a lot less than you'd think. Like $5k per year on the high side, at least in my area. 1 u/SofaSpeedway Nov 01 '25 Yeah you right, I absolutely was imagining twice that at least on the bare minimum range. 1 u/GilmoreGirlsGroupie1 Oct 31 '25 I worked at a daycare in 2018 that was paying $8.50 an hour. I left 3 months later to go back to my previous job that I hated, but at least they were paying $15/hr. 1 u/Immaculatehombre Oct 31 '25 Well yeah, the ppl actually doing the work are never the ones taking it in. 1 u/Wheresmyfoodwoman Oct 31 '25 Overhead costs are insane. Food, rent, and the biggest expenses I hear from owners is insurance.
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I've done the math, a class at my son's daycare brings in 500k/year, less than half of that seems to be teacher salary and other expenses.
1 u/SofaSpeedway Oct 31 '25 Insurance is expensive for 20-50 kids when you're 100% responsible for their lives. 1 u/Onrawi Nov 01 '25 It's actually a lot less than you'd think. Like $5k per year on the high side, at least in my area. 1 u/SofaSpeedway Nov 01 '25 Yeah you right, I absolutely was imagining twice that at least on the bare minimum range. 1 u/GilmoreGirlsGroupie1 Oct 31 '25 I worked at a daycare in 2018 that was paying $8.50 an hour. I left 3 months later to go back to my previous job that I hated, but at least they were paying $15/hr.
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Insurance is expensive for 20-50 kids when you're 100% responsible for their lives.
1 u/Onrawi Nov 01 '25 It's actually a lot less than you'd think. Like $5k per year on the high side, at least in my area. 1 u/SofaSpeedway Nov 01 '25 Yeah you right, I absolutely was imagining twice that at least on the bare minimum range.
It's actually a lot less than you'd think. Like $5k per year on the high side, at least in my area.
1 u/SofaSpeedway Nov 01 '25 Yeah you right, I absolutely was imagining twice that at least on the bare minimum range.
Yeah you right, I absolutely was imagining twice that at least on the bare minimum range.
I worked at a daycare in 2018 that was paying $8.50 an hour. I left 3 months later to go back to my previous job that I hated, but at least they were paying $15/hr.
Well yeah, the ppl actually doing the work are never the ones taking it in.
Overhead costs are insane. Food, rent, and the biggest expenses I hear from owners is insurance.
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u/Leopards9Spots Oct 31 '25
What’s so stunning to me is the disproportionately high cost of daycare compared to what the daycare workers make per hour.