The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $25,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,640.
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 | $28,740 | 2.19% | 5.95% |
| 2016 | $28,110 | 2.95% | - |
| 2015 | $27,280 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $26,170 | -1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $26,540 | -1.85% | - |
| 2012 | $27,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,740 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham |