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 $18.17 $10.90 -40.0% $10.72 $11.01 $11.10 $10.90
Gender
Female $16.63 $10.83 -34.9% $10.80 $11.08 $10.90 $10.79
Male $19.86 $11.32 -43.0% $10.24 * $12.03 $11.58
Nativity
U.S. born $18.55 $10.75 -42.0% $10.82 $11.00 $11.18 $10.68
Naturalized U.S. citizen $19.90 $11.32 -43.1% $10.70 $12.72 $11.63 $11.29
Non-naturalized immigrant $14.36 $10.85 -24.4% $10.65 $10.23 $10.45 $10.95
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic $20.02 $10.98 -45.2% $11.17 $10.48 $11.88 $10.97
Black, non-Hispanic $15.07 $10.34 -31.4% $10.00 $11.67 $10.08 $10.36
Hispanic, any race $14.83 $10.85 -26.8% $10.37 $12.14 $11.19 $10.85
Asian $21.91 $11.92 -45.6% $14.03 $10.55 $11.08 $11.75
Other $15.56 $10.13 -34.9% * * * $10.14
Education
Not high school graduate $10.95 $10.19 -6.9% $10.20 $9.49 $12.31 $10.24
High school graduate $14.99 $10.74 -28.4% $10.70 $11.03 $10.89 $10.70
Some college $16.01 $11.06 -30.9% $12.28 $10.71 $10.35 $11.04
Bachelor’s degree or more $28.18 $12.25 -56.5% $12.45 $13.23 $12.94 $11.86
Age
Under 23 $10.21 $10.10 -1.0% * $10.03 * $10.25
23–49 $18.74 $11.00 -41.3% $10.79 $12.20 $11.30 $10.93
50+ $20.90 $10.94 -47.6% $10.71 $12.32 $11.18 $10.92
Economic Policy Institute

* Indicates limited sample size

Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2016–2018 microdata.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau

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