The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $21,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,000.
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 | $24,330 | 6.70% | 12.62% |
| 2017 | $22,700 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $22,370 | 3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $21,650 | -0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $21,740 | 2.25% | - |
| 2013 | $21,250 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $21,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,330 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Lewiston-Auburn is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor |