The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of home health aides in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $21,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,300.
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 | $25,030 | 5.39% | 9.27% |
| 2017 | $23,680 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $23,420 | 1.11% | - |
| 2015 | $23,160 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $22,780 | -7.37% | - |
| 2013 | $24,460 | 7.15% | - |
| 2012 | $22,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,030 in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lewiston-Auburn and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |