The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach 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 | $18,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,370.
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 | $20,790 | 6.35% | 13.80% |
| 2017 | $19,470 | -9.71% | - |
| 2016 | $21,360 | 1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $20,970 | -4.77% | - |
| 2014 | $21,970 | 15.34% | - |
| 2013 | $18,600 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $17,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,790 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach 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 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.