The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $17,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,480.
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 | $22,790 | -0.13% | 14.48% |
| 2017 | $22,820 | 3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $22,040 | 3.99% | - |
| 2015 | $21,160 | 11.15% | - |
| 2014 | $18,800 | -0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $18,820 | -3.56% | - |
| 2012 | $19,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,790 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Lexington-Fayette is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 14.6 percent (14.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro |