Childcare costs in Washington by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $237.04 a week in Adams County to $478.45 a week in King County, across the 39 Washington counties with a published price. Pick a county for every age group and care type.
The Department of Labor does not publish one statewide price, so we don't make one up. Prices are in 2022 dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Median weekly price by county, 2022
| County | Center, infant | Center, preschool | Family care, infant | Family care, preschool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Asotin County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Benton County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
| Chelan County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Clallam County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Clark County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Columbia County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
| Cowlitz County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Douglas County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Ferry County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Franklin County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
| Garfield County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Grant County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Grays Harbor County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Island County | $362.85est. | $290.19est. | $275.85est. | $233.84est. |
| Jefferson County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| King County | $478.45est. | $389.70est. | $346.92est. | $309.85est. |
| Kitsap County | $327.58est. | $249.06est. | $253.85est. | $209.08est. |
| Kittitas County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
| Klickitat County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Lewis County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Lincoln County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Mason County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Okanogan County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Pacific County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Pend Oreille County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Pierce County | $327.58est. | $249.06est. | $253.85est. | $209.08est. |
| San Juan County | $362.85est. | $290.19est. | $275.85est. | $233.84est. |
| Skagit County | $362.85est. | $290.19est. | $275.85est. | $233.84est. |
| Skamania County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Snohomish County | $362.85est. | $290.19est. | $275.85est. | $233.84est. |
| Spokane County | $288.30est. | $228.08est. | $217.69est. | $189.23est. |
| Stevens County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Thurston County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Wahkiakum County | $357.31est. | $248.93est. | $246.15est. | $205.30est. |
| Walla Walla County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
| Whatcom County | $362.85est. | $290.19est. | $275.85est. | $233.84est. |
| Whitman County | $237.04est. | $216.53est. | $198est. | $172.92est. |
| Yakima County | $270.39est. | $207.69est. | $198est. | $199.70est. |
Infant = 0–23 months; preschool = 36–54 months. "est." = the source estimated the value (for example, carried it forward from an earlier survey year); each county page explains how. Toddler and school-age prices are on each county page.
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Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx) Data period: study year 2022 (prices from state childcare market rate surveys; latest year in the file). Retrieved October 11, 2026. License: U.S. Government work (DOL); public domain. Cite: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices.
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