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Average Home Health And Personal Care Aides Salary in Decatur, AL

Home Health And Personal Care Aides in Decatur, AL earn a median annual salary of $27,600, which is -20.9% compared to the national median. There are 1,010 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Decatur, AL (metro area).

$27,600
Decatur, AL median annual wage
$13/hour median
-20.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $34,900
1,010
Local employment
17.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.66
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$20,800
25th
$23,330
Median
$27,600
75th
$28,560
90th
$31,410

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Decatur, AL, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$31,647
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 84.7%
Rents: 58.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,100Compare1,630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,690Compare53,140
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$46,350Compare1,090
Walla Walla, WA$46,140Compare1,180
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46,070Compare4,500
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,030Compare9,980

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Decatur, AL

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Architectural And Engineering Managers$159,5001.60
Industrial Production Managers$146,9902.28
Financial Managers$134,8500.46
Pharmacists$132,3201.12
Materials Engineers$130,5505.72
Computer Network Architects$128,6600.46
Sales Managers$128,6100.38
Facilities Managers$126,1000.67

Decatur, AL has salary data for 244 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Architectural And Engineering Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Home Health And Personal Care Aides in Decatur, AL

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Home Health And Personal Care Aides are projected to change by +17.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 765,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.