The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $22,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,540.
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 | $27,080 | 4.43% | 14.77% |
| 2017 | $25,880 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $25,140 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $24,840 | 5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $23,530 | 1.66% | - |
| 2013 | $23,140 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $23,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,080 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.