The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $17,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,520.
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 | $20,840 | 3.98% | 14.54% |
| 2017 | $20,010 | 6.90% | - |
| 2016 | $18,630 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $18,480 | 3.73% | - |
| 2014 | $17,790 | 0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $17,700 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $17,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,840, Cape Girardeau-Jackson is the lowest paying city for personal care aides in state of Missouri, following city of Jefferson City (median annual salary of $23,090). In comparison, the median annual salary of personal care aides in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city Jefferson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jefferson City | |
| St Joseph | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Columbia | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson |