The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care 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 | $16,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care 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 $24,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,730.
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 | $20,150 | 4.62% | 6.00% |
| 2017 | $19,220 | -4.68% | - |
| 2016 | $20,120 | -3.63% | - |
| 2015 | $20,850 | 3.50% | - |
| 2014 | $20,120 | 6.26% | - |
| 2013 | $18,860 | -0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,150 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.