Now Available: 2022-2023 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Reports

The IHCA/INCAL is pleased to partner with the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS),  a leader in healthcare salary and benefits research to make their comprehensive reports for nursing homes and assisted living communities available to our members. HCS recently released their 25th annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report that covers 20 management and 30 non-management positions. 1,124 assisted living communities participated in the study and provided data for over 71,200 employees.

The report includes data from ALFs, PCFs, and RCFs. Data are reported according to for-profit and not-for-profit status, revenue size, unit-size, state, CBSA, and geographic region. Also covered are 18 fringe benefits and projected salary increases for 2023.

Key Findings of the Report

• Resident Assistants (RAs) hourly rates in AL communities increased by 10.61% in 2021 and by 9.22% in 2022. As a result of continued pay increases, turnover rates began to decrease in 2022 for RAs.  RA turnover was 68.09% in 2021; but declined in 2022 to 49.08%. Vacancy rates for RAs were 19.91% in 2022.  
• 25.71% of participants indicated they are offering sign-on bonuses to attract new employees. The average sign-on bonus for Resident Assistants was $1,509; the average sign-on bonus for Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) was $1,720.
• The national 50th percentile for RAs was $15.41 in 2022. In a comparison by profit type the national 50th percentile for RAs in not-for-profit communities was $16.25; while RAs in for-profit communities received $15.19. The national 50th percentile for CNAs was $16.77 in 2022; the national 50th percentile for CNAs in not-for-profit communities was $17.46; while RAs in for-profit communities received $16.68/hour. (All data reported represent the 50th percentile of the data.) 

Click to here to download the report.

Data are effective as of October 2022. The report is supported by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) and published in cooperation with LeadingAge. 

For questions, please contact Katie Niehoff at kniehoff@ihca.org