The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $22,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,360.
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 | $26,150 | 6.85% | 15.33% |
| 2017 | $24,360 | 2.42% | - |
| 2016 | $23,770 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $23,190 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $22,770 | 1.10% | - |
| 2013 | $22,520 | 1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $22,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,150 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.