How does Personal Care Aides pay in Tennessee compare to the national average?

Tennessee Personal Care Aides salaries are 15% below the US national median of $24,020 per year.

What is the salary range for a Personal Care Aides in Tennessee?

Personal Care Aides salaries in Tennessee range from $16,740 (10th percentile) to $25,600 (90th percentile) per year, per 2018 BLS OEWS data.

Personal Care Aides Salary in Tennessee

SOC 39-9021 · State · 2018 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Personal Care Aides in Tennessee is $20,470 per year as of 2018. That works out to roughly $9.84 per hour. This is 15% below the national median of $24,020. 21,100 people work as Personal Care Aides in Tennessee. Wages have grown 10% since 2014, when the median was $18,540.

Median Annual Salary

$20,470

Mean Annual

$21,060

Median Hourly

$9.84

Total Employed

21,100

Location Quotient

0.47

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$17k

10th

$18k

25th

$20k

Median

$23k

75th

$26k

90th

How This Compares

Tennessee

$20,470

this metro

United States

$24,020

you earn -15% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2018	$20,470	$21,060	21,100
2017	$19,630	$20,280	20,750
2016	$19,020	$19,540	17,150
2015	$18,690	$19,000	15,810
2014	$18,540	$18,880	16,530

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