The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $22,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,190.
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 | $24,580 | 3.17% | 13.83% |
| 2017 | $23,800 | 0.25% | - |
| 2016 | $23,740 | 2.40% | - |
| 2015 | $23,170 | 3.58% | - |
| 2014 | $22,340 | 3.13% | - |
| 2013 | $21,640 | 2.13% | - |
| 2012 | $21,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,580 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.