The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care 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 | $17,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care 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 $32,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,960.
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 | $24,200 | 4.63% | 14.26% |
| 2017 | $23,080 | 3.77% | - |
| 2016 | $22,210 | -2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $22,660 | 3.22% | - |
| 2014 | $21,930 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $21,320 | 2.67% | - |
| 2012 | $20,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,200 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 14.1 percent (14.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.