The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $16,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,440.
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 | $19,820 | 1.16% | 3.03% |
| 2017 | $19,590 | -1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $19,890 | 7.49% | - |
| 2015 | $18,400 | 1.58% | - |
| 2014 | $18,110 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $18,200 | -5.60% | - |
| 2012 | $19,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,820 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.