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Wage data collected from Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

In South Carolina:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $28,330.
  • 10% of workers earn $21,420 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $34,530 or more.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $33,530.
  • 10% of workers earn $23,910 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,450 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$23,910$29,120$33,530$36,550$42,450
South Carolina$21,420$23,590$28,330$31,200$34,530
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$21,390$23,030$26,590$30,380$36,510
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$22,910$27,560$30,300$33,700$36,460
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$23,350$27,000$29,480$34,310$36,620
Columbia, SC$21,390$23,290$28,340$31,570$32,770
Florence, SC$20,280$24,270$24,350$31,200$34,470
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$22,410$23,850$27,050$30,510$35,320
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC$22,730$23,710$29,750$33,120$34,890
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$19,920$21,840$28,220$30,590$31,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC$20,940$23,210$27,980$30,100$33,700
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$19,270$21,870$26,920$29,670$33,400
Spartanburg, SC$22,610$23,580$29,410$32,480$33,440
Sumter, SC$21,880$23,840$25,970$29,070$34,250
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$19,770$22,680$28,160$30,990$34,500

In South Carolina:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $13.62 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.30 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $16.60 or more per hour.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $16.12 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.49 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.41 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$11.49$14.00$16.12$17.57$20.41
South Carolina$10.30$11.34$13.62$15.00$16.60
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$10.28$11.07$12.79$14.61$17.55
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$11.01$13.25$14.57$16.20$17.53
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$11.23$12.98$14.17$16.49$17.61
Columbia, SC$10.28$11.20$13.62$15.18$15.75
Florence, SC$9.75$11.67$11.71$15.00$16.57
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$10.78$11.47$13.01$14.67$16.98
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC$10.93$11.40$14.30$15.92$16.78
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$9.58$10.50$13.57$14.71$15.18
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC$10.07$11.16$13.45$14.47$16.20
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$9.26$10.51$12.94$14.27$16.06
Spartanburg, SC$10.87$11.34$14.14$15.61$16.08
Sumter, SC$10.52$11.46$12.49$13.97$16.47
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$9.50$10.91$13.54$14.90$16.59