The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of home health aides in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $19,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $22,800 | 2.50% | 8.42% |
| 2017 | $22,230 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $21,700 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $21,850 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $21,040 | 0.43% | - |
| 2013 | $20,950 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $20,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,800 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ocala.