The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $19,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,740.
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 | $24,720 | 3.92% | 13.19% |
| 2017 | $23,750 | 3.12% | - |
| 2016 | $23,010 | 4.22% | - |
| 2015 | $22,040 | 3.40% | - |
| 2014 | $21,290 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $21,680 | 1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $21,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,720, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for personal care aides in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $27,020). Compared with South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of personal care aides in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower.
| 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 |