Table 6
Median real weekly wages for those who have or want a full-time job, 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 weekly wage | $747 | $360 | -51.8% | $288 | $344 | $352 | $368 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | $648 | $356 | -45.0% | $292 | $354 | $347 | $360 |
| Male | $847 | $408 | -51.9% | $258 | * | $394 | $436 |
| Nativity | |||||||
| U.S. born | $766 | $341 | -55.4% | $249 | $306 | $318 | $352 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | $806 | $408 | -49.3% | $289 | $476 | $393 | $410 |
| Non-naturalized immigrant | $575 | $368 | -36.0% | $300 | $405 | $408 | $384 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | $824 | $340 | -58.8% | $246 | $306 | $314 | $360 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | $604 | $384 | -36.4% | $313 | $381 | $363 | $386 |
| Hispanic, any race | $589 | $335 | -43.1% | $290 | $440 | $346 | $347 |
| Asian | $900 | $426 | -52.7% | $492 | $254 | $427 | $426 |
| Other | $639 | $339 | -47.1% | * | * | * | $327 |
| Education | |||||||
| Not high school graduate | $409 | $307 | -25.0% | $282 | $147 | $404 | $333 |
| High school graduate | $600 | $363 | -39.5% | $300 | $406 | $352 | $367 |
| Some college | $644 | $366 | -43.2% | $283 | $306 | $321 | $379 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | $1,167 | $408 | -65.0% | $390 | $438 | $371 | $408 |
| Age | |||||||
| Under 23 | $294 | $257 | -12.5% | $174 | $204 | $120 | $299 |
| 23–49 | $780 | $384 | -50.7% | $334 | $407 | $394 | $388 |
| 50+ | $864 | $345 | -60.1% | $249 | $473 | $322 | $356 |
* 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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