The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $22,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,760.
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 | $25,660 | 5.49% | 5.61% |
| 2017 | $24,250 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $24,250 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $24,020 | -3.79% | - |
| 2014 | $24,930 | -2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $25,430 | 4.76% | - |
| 2012 | $24,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,660 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.