Working moms in DC pay most for child care in nation

Published May 7, 2018 3:59pm ET



Working mothers in Washington pay more for child care services than women in any of the 50 states, according to a study released Monday.

Female Washingtonians who pay for nannies, babysitters, and other professional child care have to cough up an average of 26 percent of their annual salary just to have a child taken care of while they are at work, WalletHub’s “Women Who Work” study found.

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