ChildcareCost

STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

Childcare costs in Washington

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$357

per week · Washington · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

Washington median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$357$254
Toddler$249$205
Preschool$249$209
School-age$235$195

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

King County

$478 /wk · infant, center

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Adams County

$237 /wk · infant, center

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Washington counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Adams County$237 18.0%
Asotin County$237 16.4%
Benton County$270 14.3%
Chelan County$237 14.4%
Clallam County$357 22.6%
Clark County$357 17.9%
Columbia County$270 14.7%
Cowlitz County$357 22.3%
Douglas County$237 13.9%
Ferry County$237 17.3%
Franklin County$270 16.9%
Garfield County$237 15.9%
Grant County$237 16.3%
Grays Harbor County$357 24.4%
Island County$363 19.2%
Jefferson County$357 22.3%
King County$478 17.0%
Kitsap County$328 15.5%
Kittitas County$270 15.0%
Klickitat County$357 23.2%
Lewis County$357 22.3%
Lincoln County$237 15.6%
Mason County$357 20.5%
Okanogan County$237 18.0%
Pacific County$357 24.0%
Pend Oreille County$237 16.3%
Pierce County$328 16.2%
San Juan County$363 19.1%
Skagit County$363 20.0%
Skamania County$357 18.5%
Snohomish County$363 15.5%
Spokane County$288 16.7%
Stevens County$237 15.8%
Thurston County$357 17.5%
Wahkiakum County$357 27.2%
Walla Walla County$270 16.6%
Whatcom County$363 19.5%
Whitman County$237 14.0%
Yakima County$270 19.2%

† Value statistically imputed by DOL.

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