Nanny Salary by State (2026)

Name: Nanny annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nannies earn the most in District of Columbia at $47,340 a year and the least in Guam at $22,020 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $34,980. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $47,340
National median: $34,980
Lowest median: $22,020
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Nannies

1. District of Columbia$47,340 median · $43,075 adjusted · 1,350 employed
2. Washington$41,680 median · $38,949 adjusted · 4,340 employed
3. Massachusetts$40,900 median · $38,674 adjusted · 13,140 employed
4. Colorado$40,750 median · $39,543 adjusted · 13,310 employed
5. California$40,020 median · $36,145 adjusted · 52,780 employed

Lowest-paying states for Nannies

54. Guam$22,020 median · no price parity · N/A employed
53. Mississippi$22,050 median · $25,359 adjusted · 5,420 employed
52. Puerto Rico$22,600 median · no price parity · 1,960 employed
51. Alabama$22,720 median · $25,579 adjusted · 4,580 employed
50. Louisiana$22,900 median · $25,962 adjusted · 8,000 employed

Nanny salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of nannies OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	District of Columbia	$47,340	$40,300	$56,040	1,350	$43,075
2	Washington	$41,680	$37,460	$44,770	4,340	$38,949
3	Massachusetts	$40,900	$37,330	$47,920	13,140	$38,674
4	Colorado	$40,750	$36,990	$46,260	13,310	$39,543
5	California	$40,020	$37,600	$46,320	52,780	$36,145
6	Oregon	$38,650	$35,620	$43,620	5,240	$37,393
7	Vermont	$38,030	$36,420	$42,330	N/A	$38,823
8	New York	$37,590	$35,420	$43,730	44,020	$34,831
9	New Hampshire	$37,080	$30,950	$39,580	2,820	$35,597
10	Hawaii	$37,030	$32,050	$42,950	1,870	$33,679
11	Rhode Island	$36,940	$31,930	$38,290	1,800	$36,117
12	Connecticut	$36,660	$35,730	$38,370	12,020	$35,383
13	New Jersey	$36,390	$34,170	$38,400	25,070	$33,445
14	Maine	$36,350	$34,770	$37,630	4,990	$37,455
15	Alaska	$36,200	$35,100	$37,190	1,340	$35,366
16	Maryland	$36,030	$34,250	$37,970	9,750	$34,328
17	New Mexico	$35,840	$31,240	$36,940	4,120	$38,867
18	Illinois	$35,830	$32,510	$37,980	23,900	$35,845
19	Minnesota	$35,520	$30,340	$38,490	11,570	$36,017
20	Montana	$35,120	$29,020	$36,310	2,190	$37,107
21	Arizona	$35,100	$32,560	$38,320	5,530	$34,864
22	Virginia	$34,330	$29,540	$37,200	13,930	$33,955
23	Florida	$34,210	$30,290	$37,110	21,760	$33,081
24	Delaware	$33,210	$31,200	$35,710	1,230	$33,274
25	Wisconsin	$32,460	$29,360	$36,720	5,560	$34,497
26	Utah	$31,630	$29,530	$35,380	4,830	$31,993
27	Michigan	$30,970	$28,850	$36,010	14,010	$32,188
28	Missouri	$30,790	$29,000	$35,670	12,430	$33,903
29	Nebraska	$30,740	$29,150	$35,290	9,390	$34,117
30	North Dakota	$30,290	$29,150	$36,000	4,030	$34,049
31	Indiana	$30,180	$28,030	$34,860	8,280	$32,337
32	Idaho	$30,160	$27,330	$36,180	4,430	$31,583
33	Pennsylvania	$30,140	$27,040	$35,970	13,000	$30,890
34	Nevada	$29,740	$28,800	$35,360	3,740	$29,746
35	Ohio	$29,680	$27,540	$36,450	11,300	$31,992
36	Tennessee	$29,660	$26,910	$35,200	13,650	$32,285
37	South Carolina	$29,650	$25,130	$34,120	10,660	$31,627
38	Kansas	$29,240	$27,520	$34,900	7,430	$32,464
39	North Carolina	$29,140	$24,270	$35,480	12,550	$30,893
40	Kentucky	$28,920	$24,500	$35,060	5,820	$32,077
41	Texas	$28,570	$23,370	$31,920	34,160	$29,436
42	Arkansas	$28,450	$26,750	$30,470	5,400	$32,725
43	Iowa	$28,420	$25,790	$31,730	6,020	$32,383
44	Wyoming	$28,250	$23,250	$35,460	1,110	$30,478
45	Georgia	$28,020	$23,940	$31,200	21,040	$29,099
46	U.S. Virgin Islands	$28,010	$26,300	$29,040	50	N/A
47	South Dakota	$27,940	$27,270	$30,010	2,370	$31,540
48	Oklahoma	$27,730	$23,170	$34,340	7,590	$31,568
49	West Virginia	$27,710	$23,470	$28,640	1,930	$30,962
50	Louisiana	$22,900	$21,390	$28,600	8,000	$25,962
51	Alabama	$22,720	$21,540	$28,090	4,580	$25,579
52	Puerto Rico	$22,600	$22,100	$23,460	1,960	N/A
53	Mississippi	$22,050	$19,750	$26,540	5,420	$25,359
54	Guam	$22,020	$22,020	$25,710	N/A	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Nannies, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $47,340, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $43,075.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Nanny pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Nannies the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Nannies at $47,340 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($41,680) and Massachusetts ($40,900).

Which state pays Nannies the least?

Guam reports the lowest median for Nannies at $22,020 a year, $25,320 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Nannies earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $43,075 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $47,340. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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