The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $16,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,670 | 4.34% | -1.94% |
| 2016 | $20,730 | 10.85% | - |
| 2015 | $18,480 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $18,530 | -18.13% | - |
| 2013 | $21,890 | -0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $22,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,670 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Michigan City-La Porte is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Kokomo | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Columbus | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |