Personal care aide earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level personal care aide earnings begin at:

$16.82 per hour

$34,980 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level personal care aide earnings begin at:

$14.26 per hour

$29,650 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level personal care aide earnings begin at:

$11.88 per hour

$24,710 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level personal care aide earnings begin at:

$10.52 per hour

$21,880 per year

10th percentile

Starting level personal care aide earnings begin at:

$9.72 per hour

$20,210 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Personal care aide salary by state

State Name Average Salary
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
Maryland $26,910
Rhode Island $26,890
New Hampshire $26,470
Hawaii $26,393
Oregon $26,269
New York $25,990
Connecticut $25,950
Wyoming $25,840
Minnesota $25,750
Iowa $25,050
Pennsylvania $24,776
Nebraska $24,710
Maine $24,650
Utah $24,340
Colorado $24,290
South Dakota $23,840
Wisconsin $23,780
Arizona $23,700
Montana $23,640
Indiana $23,428
Delaware $23,220
Kentucky $23,175
Virgin Islands, U.S. $23,090
Nevada $23,020
Michigan $23,000
Ohio $22,750
California $22,548
Missouri $22,280
Florida $22,210
Illinois $21,578
Georgia $21,310
Tennessee $21,060
Idaho $21,044
North Carolina $21,010
Mississippi $20,720
South Carolina $20,620
Kansas $20,583
New Mexico $19,910
West Virginia $19,910
Virginia $19,700
Texas $19,340
Oklahoma $19,280
Arkansas $18,766
Louisiana $18,640
Alabama $18,277
Puerto Rico $18,190

How do personal care aide salaries compare to similar careers?

Personal care aides earn about the same as related careers in Nebraska. On average, they make less than hearing aid specialists but more than baristas.

Career Median Salary
Hearing aid specialist salary $28K
Garbage collector salary $30K
Professional painter salary $29K
Florist salary $25K
Food server salary $26K
Personal care aide salary $25K
Sewing machine operator salary $24K
Housekeeper salary $23K
Cashier salary $22K
Barista salary $20K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)