The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $21,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,880.
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 | $23,830 | 4.20% | 9.32% |
| 2017 | $22,830 | 2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $22,160 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $21,930 | 1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $21,620 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $21,650 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $21,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,830, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for personal care aides in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Prescott (median annual salary of $24,210). Compared with Prescott, the median annual salary of personal care aides in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Prescott | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Yuma | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |