The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of home health aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $17,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,810.
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 | $23,370 | 2.57% | 3.85% |
| 2017 | $22,770 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $21,830 | 4.40% | - |
| 2015 | $20,870 | 4.17% | - |
| 2014 | $20,000 | -5.85% | - |
| 2013 | $21,170 | -6.14% | - |
| 2012 | $22,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,370, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for home health aides in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $23,880). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of home health aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.