Personal Care Aides in Delaware

Get the information you need to know about working as a Personal Care Aide.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Personal Care Aides in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Personal Care Aides in Delaware is growing faster than average.

• Personal Care Aides in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Delaware?

In 2018, there were 4,930 Personal Care Aides working in the state.

There were 5,350 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 420 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 19,580 Personal Care Aides working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Personal Care Aides than average.

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 36.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 280 annual job openings, and 1,920 total jobs in 2026 for Personal Care Aides in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 414,300 annual jobs and 2,793,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $20,500 to $28,560 with $23,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.86 to $13.73. The median hourly rate was $11.16.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.16 an hour.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Delaware Metros for Personal Care Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Personal Care Aides.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	52,250	$25,060
Salisbury, MD-DE	1,750	$23,270
Dover, DE	650	$23,080

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

The table below shows the states where most Personal Care Aides work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	558,350	$24,550
Texas	206,240	$19,340
New York	199,060	$25,990
Pennsylvania	121,300	$24,180
Massachusetts	76,850	$28,870
Minnesota	75,830	$25,750
Wisconsin	63,270	$23,780
Missouri	60,330	$22,280
Illinois	50,970	$23,520
Arizona	47,610	$23,700
Washington	47,240	$28,650
Ohio	42,590	$22,750
Michigan	39,740	$23,000
Virginia	39,030	$19,700
Florida	36,810	$22,210
Louisiana	34,590	$18,640
Oregon	31,510	$26,370
North Carolina	30,170	$21,010
Georgia	29,080	$21,310
Indiana	28,420	$22,550

Below are the states where Personal Care Aides get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$33,160
North Dakota	$32,320
District of Columbia	$29,550
Massachusetts	$28,870
New Jersey	$28,840
Washington	$28,650
Vermont	$27,550
Hawaii	$27,380
Rhode Island	$26,890
New Hampshire	$26,470

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.