Table 3
Median real hourly wages, in-home workers versus other workers, 2018
| In-home | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct-care aides | |||||||
| Not in-home | In-home | Percent difference | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | Nannies | Not agency-based | Agency-based | |
| Median hourly wage | $18.71 | $11.23 | -40.0% | $11.12 | $11.52 | $11.45 | $11.20 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | $17.09 | $11.17 | -34.6% | $11.18 | $11.55 | $11.33 | $11.13 |
| Male | $20.18 | $11.96 | -40.8% | $10.94 | * | $12.32 | $12.04 |
| Nativity | |||||||
| U.S. born | $19.09 | $11.10 | -41.9% | $11.19 | $11.42 | $11.42 | $11.04 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | $20.08 | $11.95 | -40.5% | $11.07 | $13.26 | $12.35 | $11.92 |
| Non-naturalized immigrant | $14.98 | $11.25 | -24.9% | $11.13 | $11.11 | $11.22 | $11.30 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | $20.55 | $11.39 | -44.6% | $11.91 | $11.32 | $11.80 | $11.32 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | $15.32 | $10.82 | -29.4% | $10.95 | $12.90 | $10.32 | $10.88 |
| Hispanic, any race | $15.10 | $11.13 | -26.3% | $10.91 | $12.29 | $11.62 | $11.14 |
| Asian | $22.57 | $12.17 | -46.1% | $13.67 | $11.97 | $12.26 | $12.07 |
| Other | $16.27 | $10.33 | -36.5% | * | * | * | $10.40 |
| Education | |||||||
| Not high school graduate | $11.38 | $10.50 | -7.8% | $10.47 | $10.08 | $12.51 | $10.54 |
| High school graduate | $15.25 | $11.12 | -27.1% | $11.50 | $11.40 | $11.14 | $11.06 |
| Some college | $16.50 | $11.57 | -29.9% | $12.60 | $11.47 | $10.92 | $11.49 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | $28.79 | $12.61 | -56.2% | * | $13.47 | $13.21 | $12.24 |
| Age | |||||||
| Under 23 | $10.51 | $10.45 | -0.6% | $10.27 | $10.30 | $10.84 | $10.70 |
| 23–49 | $19.29 | $11.34 | -41.2% | $11.18 | $12.57 | $11.66 | $11.24 |
| 50+ | $21.43 | $11.27 | -47.4% | $11.12 | $12.56 | $11.33 | $11.22 |
* Indicates limited sample size
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2016–2018 microdata. Data are in 2018 dollars.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey outgoing rotation group monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau
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