The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $19,470 | 2.21% | 6.47% |
| 2017 | $19,040 | 4.31% | - |
| 2016 | $18,220 | 0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $18,060 | 0.83% | - |
| 2014 | $17,910 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $18,040 | -0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $18,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,470 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Birmingham-Hoover is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Gadsden | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Dothan | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |