The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care 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 | $18,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care 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 $26,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,440.
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 | $21,330 | 2.48% | 8.58% |
| 2017 | $20,800 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $19,940 | -5.42% | - |
| 2015 | $21,020 | 6.76% | - |
| 2014 | $19,600 | -4.95% | - |
| 2013 | $20,570 | 5.20% | - |
| 2012 | $19,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,330 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 9.6 percent (9.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.