The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $22,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,450.
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 | $24,430 | 2.78% | 4.87% |
| 2017 | $23,750 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $23,240 | 8.22% | - |
| 2015 | $21,330 | -8.95% | - |
| 2012 | $23,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,430 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 13.5 percent (13.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.