The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $16,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,560.
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 | $19,480 | 2.62% | 8.98% |
| 2017 | $18,970 | 2.48% | - |
| 2016 | $18,500 | 1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $18,170 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $17,780 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $17,720 | -0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $17,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,480 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 6.7 percent (6.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.