Childcare Costs in Utah

In Utah, the typical full-time price for infant care at a childcare center is $934 a month ($11,208 a year), based on the federal government's childcare price database (2023 estimates). That is about 22% above the national median of $765 a month. Here is the full picture for Utah by age and care type.

Median infant care at a center, Utah

$934/month

$11,208 a year. National median: $765/month. Federal data, 2023 estimates.

Median childcare prices in Utah

Age	Center / year	Center / month	Home-based / year	Home-based / month
Infant	$11,208	$934	$9,005	$750
Toddler	$9,562	$797	$8,122	$677
Preschool	$8,694	$724	$8,051	$671

Medians across Utah's 29 counties in the federal database. Home-based means a licensed family childcare home. Monthly is the annual price divided by 12.

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$934

per month, $11,208 a year, for 1 child. That is about 16.9% of the typical Utah family income ($66,468 a year).

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How Utah compares

At $934 a month for infant care at a center, Utah sits about 22% above the national median. For a typical Utah family earning $66,468 a year, that one bill is about 16.9% of gross income, before any tax breaks, and the federal affordability benchmark is 7%. Inside the state, prices run from $9,217 a year in Beaver County to $11,208 in Box Elder County for the same infant center care, which is why where you live in Utah matters as much as the state line.

Example: Two children in Utah, an infant and a preschooler, both at a center: $934 + $724 = $1,658 a month, $19,902 a year at median prices. A sibling discount of 10% on the second child would save about $869 a year.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does childcare cost in Utah?

The median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center in Utah is $934 a month ($11,208 a year) in the federal data (2023 estimates). Home-based infant care runs $750 a month, and preschool at a center is $724 a month.

Why do prices vary so much inside Utah?

These are medians across Utah's 29 counties in the federal database. For infant care at a center, the priciest county in the data is Box Elder County at $11,208 a year and the least pricey is Beaver County at $9,217. City care almost always costs more than rural care.

How current are these figures?

They are the US Department of Labor's 2023 estimated prices, the latest federal childcare price release, built from the National Database of Childcare Prices. Prices have likely risen since, so use them as a solid floor when you budget and compare quotes, not as a quote themselves.

How can I bring the bill down?

Compare center and home-based prices above, ask about sibling discounts and part-week schedules, and claim every tax break: the Child and Dependent Care Credit and a Dependent Care FSA can return real money. Our childcare cost calculator models centers, nannies and after-school care side by side.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP), county price data table, 2023 estimated prices, retrieved 2026-10-13. State figures are medians of the state's county median prices; monthly figures are the annual price divided by 12. Prices have likely risen since 2023, so treat these as a well-documented floor, not a quote.