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

State Mean Wages for PHCAs Compared to Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Mean Wages for a One-Person Household, 2009
StateMean wage, 2009
100% US FPL 2009 $5.21
TX $7.80
150% US FPL 2009 $7.82
MS $7.90
AL $8.16
AR $8.19
WV $8.22
LA $8.33
VA $8.42
OK $8.42
KY $8.45
TN $8.90
MO $8.94
NM $9.00
KS $9.01
SC $9.02
SD $9.16
NC $9.20
ID $9.31
GA $9.14
NE $9.47
FL $9.54
IL $9.61
IN $9.65
WI $9.76
ND $9.81
ME $9.82
MT $9.84
IA $9.87
DE $9.89
OH $9.91
UT $10.04
MI $10.13
PA $10.32
VT $10.32
CO $10.37
AZ $10.42
200% US FPL 2009 $10.42
NY $10.47
RI $10.54
MD $10.54
CA $10.55
NV $10.62
CT $10.66
WY $10.69
NH $10.73
OR $10.80
WA $11.03
MN $11.24
MA $11.82
DC $12.46
250% US FPL 2009 $13.03
NJ $13.26
HI* $9.21
AK* $14.17

* Because of their higher living costs, Hawaii and Alaska have separately specified federal poverty guidelines that are different from those for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. In 2009, the mean wage for PHCAs in Hawaii fell between 150% and 200% of Hawaii's poverty guidelines; the mean wage for PHCAs in Alaska fell between 200% and 250% of Alaska's poverty guidelines.