The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $18,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,870.
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 | $22,190 | -1.67% | 12.71% |
| 2017 | $22,560 | 1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $22,120 | 2.71% | - |
| 2015 | $21,520 | 7.11% | - |
| 2014 | $19,990 | 1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $19,740 | 1.87% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,190 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.