The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $20,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,490.
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 | $25,060 | 3.19% | 10.10% |
| 2017 | $24,260 | 4.49% | - |
| 2016 | $23,170 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $22,550 | -0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $22,640 | 0.31% | - |
| 2013 | $22,570 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $22,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,060 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.