The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $20,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,990.
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 | $25,480 | 8.48% | 15.11% |
| 2017 | $23,320 | 7.25% | - |
| 2016 | $21,630 | 8.37% | - |
| 2015 | $19,820 | -9.13% | - |
| 2012 | $21,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,480, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for home health aides in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary of $27,670). Compared with Elkhart-Goshen, the median annual salary of home health aides in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Columbus | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Muncie | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Gary | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Anderson | |
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette |