The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $21,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $25,920 | 4.44% | 24.96% |
| 2017 | $24,770 | 8.48% | - |
| 2016 | $22,670 | 3.71% | - |
| 2015 | $21,830 | 1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $21,590 | 3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $20,940 | 7.12% | - |
| 2012 | $19,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,920, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for home health aides in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Lancaster (median annual salary of $27,110). Compared with Lancaster, the median annual salary of home health aides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.