The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $25,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,860.
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 | $28,620 | 1.43% | 16.28% |
| 2017 | $28,210 | 2.91% | - |
| 2016 | $27,390 | 9.46% | - |
| 2015 | $24,800 | -1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $25,100 | 1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $24,700 | 3.00% | - |
| 2012 | $23,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,620 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.