The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $21,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,740 | 3.78% | 8.60% |
| 2016 | $25,730 | 2.29% | - |
| 2015 | $25,140 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $25,180 | -0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $25,210 | 3.05% | - |
| 2012 | $24,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,740 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.