The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $16,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,870.
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 | $20,640 | 9.45% | 15.21% |
| 2017 | $18,690 | 2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $18,230 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $17,630 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $17,630 | 0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $17,610 | 0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $17,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,640 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Brownsville-Harlingen is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.