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Personal Care Aides in Wisconsin

Is Wisconsin a good place for you to work as a Personal Care Aide?

29.7% Jobs Projection
$23,780 Median Salary
12,230 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Wisconsin?

63,270 people worked as Personal Care Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 61,190 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,080 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 29.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 12,230 annual job openings, and a total of 83,340 jobs for Wisconsin Personal Care Aides in 2026.

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

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $19,650 to $30,370 with $23,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.45 to $14.6. The median hourly rate was $11.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.03 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 54,680 $25,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 43,350 $23,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 28,530 $23,740
Madison, WI 5,210 $25,850
Duluth, MN-WI 3,890 $24,620
Green Bay, WI 2,860 $23,730
Racine, WI 2,130 $22,570
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1,930 $24,330
Eau Claire, WI 1,840 $23,260
Appleton, WI 1,630 $26,020
Sheboygan, WI 1,390 $22,870
Wausau, WI 1,310 $23,210
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 1,280 $24,350
Janesville-Beloit, WI 1,060 $22,020
Fond du Lac, WI 620 $25,270

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

View the list below to see 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

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