The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $22,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,290.
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 | $23,920 | 2.59% | 19.98% |
| 2017 | $23,300 | 2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $22,770 | 4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $21,800 | 8.67% | - |
| 2014 | $19,910 | 3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $19,160 | 0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,920 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.