The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of home health aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $18,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,930.
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 | $23,900 | -8.95% | 11.63% |
| 2017 | $26,040 | 6.95% | - |
| 2016 | $24,230 | 7.10% | - |
| 2015 | $22,510 | 11.46% | - |
| 2014 | $19,930 | -1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $20,220 | -4.45% | - |
| 2012 | $21,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,900 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.