The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $16,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,910.
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 | $22,190 | -4.96% | 11.54% |
| 2017 | $23,290 | 3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $22,570 | 6.11% | - |
| 2015 | $21,190 | 8.54% | - |
| 2014 | $19,380 | -1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $19,640 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $19,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,190 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Asheville and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.