The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $16,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $21,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $21,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $18,110 | 0.44% | 2.26% |
| 2017 | $18,030 | -0.50% | - |
| 2016 | $18,120 | 1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $17,880 | 0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $17,770 | -1.69% | - |
| 2013 | $18,070 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $17,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,110 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anniston-Oxford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford |