Average Salary for Personal Care Aides
SOC 39-9021 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Personal Care Aides in the United States is $24,020 ($11.55/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $18,740 at the 10th percentile to $31,650 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 2,211,950 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 17.5% since 2014.
Median Annual
$24,020
Mean Annual
$25,090
10th Pct
$18,740
75th Pct
$27,490
Employment
2,211,950
Salary Distribution
$19k
10th
$22k
25th
$24k
Median
$27k
75th
$32k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $34,340 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $33,170 |
| Anchorage, AK | $32,660 |
| Bismarck, ND | $31,090 |
| Albany, OR | $30,730 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $30,360 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $30,140 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $30,140 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $29,330 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $29,270 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | $29,260 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $29,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $28,900 |
| New Bedford, MA | $28,900 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $28,860 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oregon | $26,370 |
| New York | $25,990 |
| Connecticut | $25,950 |
| Wyoming | $25,840 |
| Minnesota | $25,750 |
| Maryland | $25,700 |
| Nebraska | $24,710 |
| Maine | $24,650 |
| California | $24,550 |
| Utah | $24,340 |
| Colorado | $24,290 |
| Pennsylvania | $24,180 |
| Iowa | $24,060 |
| South Dakota | $23,840 |
| Wisconsin | $23,780 |
| Arizona | $23,700 |
| Kentucky | $23,660 |
| Montana | $23,640 |
| Illinois | $23,520 |
| Delaware | $23,220 |
| Virgin Islands | $23,090 |
| Nevada | $23,020 |
| Michigan | $23,000 |
| Ohio | $22,750 |
| Indiana | $22,550 |
| Idaho | $22,320 |
| Missouri | $22,280 |
| Florida | $22,210 |
| Kansas | $21,920 |
| Georgia | $21,310 |
| North Carolina | $21,010 |
| Mississippi | $20,720 |
| South Carolina | $20,620 |
| Tennessee | $20,470 |
| Arkansas | $20,440 |
| New Mexico | $19,910 |
| West Virginia | $19,910 |
| Virginia | $19,700 |
| Texas | $19,340 |
| Oklahoma | $19,280 |
| Alabama | $18,680 |
| Louisiana | $18,640 |
| Puerto Rico | $18,190 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Personal Care Aides broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $38,360 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $37,190 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $33,460 |
| Finance and Insurance | $32,900 |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds | $32,800 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $32,800 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $31,700 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $31,700 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $30,610 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $30,130 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $28,600 |
| Educational Services | $27,980 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $27,370 |
| Educational Support Services | $27,210 |
| Hospitals | $27,140 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $26,950 |
| Religious Organizations | $26,810 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $26,690 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $26,690 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $26,390 |
| Other Information Services | $26,150 |
| Other Information Services | $26,150 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $25,840 |
| Educational Services | $25,610 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $25,590 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $25,500 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $25,500 |
| Temporary Help Services | $24,880 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $24,630 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $24,590 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $24,570 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $24,530 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $24,520 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $24,520 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $24,400 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $24,390 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $24,380 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $24,320 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $24,260 |
| Employment Services | $24,230 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $24,230 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $24,230 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $24,220 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $24,210 |
| Individual and Family Services | $24,140 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $24,130 |
| Social Assistance | $24,130 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $24,120 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $24,110 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $24,100 |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses | $24,050 |
| Accommodation | $24,040 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $24,020 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $24,020 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $24,020 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $24,000 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $24,000 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $23,990 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $23,980 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $23,970 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $23,920 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $23,840 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $23,740 |
| Retail Trade | $23,740 |
| Offices of Physicians | $23,740 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $23,640 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $23,640 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $23,450 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $23,330 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $23,090 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $22,910 |
| Child Day Care Services | $22,560 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $22,430 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $22,350 |
| Home Health Care Services | $22,310 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $20,980 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $20,860 |
| Other Personal Services | $19,710 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $19,670 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $19,670 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $19,650 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $19,150 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $19,100 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,020 |
| 2017 | $23,100 |
| 2016 | $21,920 |
| 2015 | $20,980 |
| 2014 | $20,440 |