The salary statistics of home health aides in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare home health aides salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) home health aides is $51,840. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $25,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid home health aides is $20,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $25,930 | 6.09% | 10.84% |
| 2017 | $24,350 | 2.67% | - |
| 2016 | $23,700 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $23,010 | -1.83% | - |
| 2014 | $23,430 | 3.67% | - |
| 2013 | $22,570 | -2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $23,120 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].