The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $22,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,750.
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 | $25,480 | 6.16% | 7.26% |
| 2017 | $23,910 | 1.17% | - |
| 2016 | $23,630 | 5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $22,240 | -6.25% | - |
| 2012 | $23,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,480 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.