The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $16,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,290.
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 | $20,170 | -4.21% | 2.88% |
| 2017 | $21,020 | 4.80% | - |
| 2016 | $20,010 | 5.45% | - |
| 2015 | $18,920 | -0.21% | - |
| 2014 | $18,960 | -4.96% | - |
| 2013 | $19,900 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $19,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,170 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Augusta-Richmond County is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.