The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $25,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,760.
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 | $28,510 | 1.51% | 14.49% |
| 2016 | $28,080 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $27,620 | 1.16% | - |
| 2014 | $27,300 | 0.66% | - |
| 2013 | $27,120 | 10.10% | - |
| 2012 | $24,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,510 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.