The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $18,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,600.
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 | $19,580 | -2.40% | 11.24% |
| 2017 | $20,050 | 3.64% | - |
| 2016 | $19,320 | 5.12% | - |
| 2015 | $18,330 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $17,780 | 1.07% | - |
| 2013 | $17,590 | 1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $17,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,580 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Huntington-Ashland is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.