The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $16,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,760.
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 | $19,540 | 5.32% | 7.16% |
| 2017 | $18,500 | 2.92% | - |
| 2016 | $17,960 | 0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $17,910 | 2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $17,550 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $17,440 | -4.01% | - |
| 2012 | $18,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,540 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.