State Chart Book On Wages For Personal And Home Care Aides, 1999-2009


State Median Wages for Personal & Home Care Aides, Nominal and Real (adjusted for 1999 dollars), 1999 & 2009 *
State Nominal median wage, 1999 Nominal median wage, 2009 Percent change in nominal wage, 1999-09 Real median wage, 1999 Real median wage, 2009 Percent change in real wage, 1999-09
 HI $8.81 $8.57 -3% $8.81 $6.80 -22.8%
 CT $9.30 $9.83 6% $9.30 $7.64 -17.9%
 RI** $9.49 $10.60 12% $9.49 $8.46 -10.8%
 UT** $7.80 $9.03 16% $7.80 $7.17 -8.1%
 SC $7.77 $8.91 15% $7.77 $7.14 -8.1%
 KS $7.67 $8.92 16% $7.67 $7.26 -5.3%
 SD $7.43 $9.06 22% $7.77 $7.38 -5.1%
 FL $7.72 $9.16 19% $7.72 $7.34 -4.9%
 PA $7.79 $9.81 26% $7.79 $7.62 -2.2%
 MA $9.17 $11.58 26% $9.17 $9.00 -1.9%
 OK $6.80 $8.33 23% $6.80 $6.68 -1.8%
 IN $7.72 $9.38 22% $7.72 $7.64 -1.1%
 TX $6.04 $7.50 24% $6.04 $6.01 -0.5%
 AR $6.29 $7.83 24% $6.29 $6.27 -0.2%
 IA $7.73 $9.48 23% $7.73 $7.72 -0.2%
 AL $6.27 $7.83 25% $6.27 $6.27 0.1%
 US $7.50 $9.46 26% $7.50 $7.54 0.6%
 NC $7.11 $8.96 26% $7.11 $7.18 1.0%
 OH $7.69 $9.54 24% $7.69 $7.77 1.0%
 TN $6.95 $8.81 27% $6.95 $7.06 1.6%
 WV $6.29 $7.99 27% $6.29 $6.40 1.8%
 NE $7.46 $9.35 25% $7.46 $7.61 2.0%
 MI $7.62 $9.57 26% $7.62 $7.79 2.3%
 MO $6.88 $8.67 26% $6.88 $7.06 2.6%
 VA $6.35 $8.15 28% $6.35 $6.53 2.9%
 WI $7.57 $9.67 28% $7.57 $7.87 4.0%
 GA $6.85 $8.90 30% $6.85 $7.13 4.1%
 NY $7.84 $10.58 35% $7.84 $8.22 4.8%
 NM $6.62 $8.75 32% $6.62 $6.94 4.9%
 CA $7.72 $10.28 33% $7.72 $8.16 5.7%
 LA $6.14 $8.10 32% $6.14 $6.49 5.7%
 ME $6.99 $9.46 35% $6.99 $7.40 5.8%
 KY $6.30 $8.32 32% $6.30 $6.67 5.8%
 ND $7.35 $9.59 30% $7.35 $7.81 6.2%
 NJ $8.39 $11.58 38% $8.39 $9.00 7.2%
 MS $5.65 $7.59 34% $5.65 $6.08 7.7%
 MD $7.65 $10.31 35% $7.65 $8.26 8.0%
 CO $6.98 $9.50 36% $6.98 $7.54 8.0%
 AZ $7.67 $10.49 37% $7.67 $8.32 8.5%
 IL $6.78 $9.04 33% $6.78 $7.36 8.6%
 DE $7.04 $9.60 36% $7.04 $7.69 9.3%
 AK $10.31 $14.28 39% $10.31 $11.33 9.9%
 NH $7.45 $10.85 46% $7.45 $8.43 13.1%
 ID $6.42 $9.43 47% $6.42 $7.27 13.3%
 WA $7.61 $10.86 43% $7.61 $8.62 13.3%
 OR $7.33 $10.47 43% $7.33 $8.50 16.0%
 VT $6.68 $10.16 52% $6.68 $7.89 18.2%
 NV $6.91 $10.56 53% $6.91 $8.38 21.3%
 MT $6.39 $9.79 53% $6.39 $7.77 21.6%
 MN $7.38 $11.20 52% $7.38 $9.12 23.6%
 DC $7.65 $12.06 58% $7.65 $9.66 26.3%
 WY** $6.70 $10.76 61% $6.70 $8.78 31.0%

* State wage estimates can show significant variation which may be attributable to high mean square errors. Therefore, the data should be used with caution, since estimates may vary from actual wages in these states.

**For Rhode Island, Utah and Wyoming, 2000 data is used instead of 1999.