The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $16,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,850.
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 | 3.69% | 12.38% |
| 2017 | $20,070 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $19,100 | 1.52% | - |
| 2015 | $18,810 | -1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $19,080 | 2.62% | - |
| 2013 | $18,580 | 1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $18,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,840 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Durham-Chapel Hill is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Asheville and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.