The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $22,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,280.
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 | $24,450 | 2.90% | 13.87% |
| 2017 | $23,740 | 3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $23,010 | 7.17% | - |
| 2015 | $21,360 | -3.14% | - |
| 2014 | $22,030 | 2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $21,450 | 1.82% | - |
| 2012 | $21,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,450 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.