Childcare salary across Europe (2026)

Highest median pay for Childcare roles: Germany at €41,500. Lowest: France at €23,500 — a gap of about 78%. Medians from live job ads across 2 countries.

Median Childcare salary by country

  1. Germany€41,500

    Typical range €34,500–€49,000 · 70 ads

  2. France€23,500

    Typical range €22,000–€25,500 · 145 ads

Gross advertised pay per year. Each bar is the median of that country's job ads.

Frequently asked questions

Where do Childcares earn the most in Europe?
Highest median: Germany, about €41,500 per year. Lowest: France at €23,500 — roughly a 78% gap. Figures are medians of advertised pay from live job ads.
What is the median Childcare salary by country?
Median advertised pay per year — Germany €41,500; France €23,500.
How is this salary data calculated?
We parse the advertised pay from 215 real job vacancies, take the most recent postings and report the median and the 25th–75th percentile range. It is advertised gross annual pay in EUR — not a survey, and not an offer.

How we calculate this

Medians are parsed from 215 live job ads that disclose pay, across 2 countries. Figures are gross annual advertised salaries, rounded for display — indicative benchmarks, not offers.