The annual salary statistics of home health aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $16,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,520.
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 | $21,400 | -3.64% | 9.25% |
| 2017 | $22,180 | 1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $21,890 | 3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $21,220 | -2.31% | - |
| 2014 | $21,710 | 2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $21,090 | 7.92% | - |
| 2012 | $19,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,400, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for home health aides in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Alexandria (median annual salary of $23,450). Compared with Alexandria, the median annual salary of home health aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Hammond | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe |