The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal care aides in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $19,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $22,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $22,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,000.
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 | 3.33% | 10.95% |
| 2017 | $19,160 | -1.15% | - |
| 2016 | $19,380 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $18,650 | 4.13% | - |
| 2014 | $17,880 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $17,880 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $17,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,820 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 11.2 percent (11.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Beckley | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |