Caregiver Salary by US Metro Area

See exactly what home health and personal care aides earn in every major US metro — hourly pay, annual income, and how each metro compares to the national average. Data sourced from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), the official US wage dataset.

National median: $16.12/hr ($33,530/year) · 3,689,350 caregivers employed nationwide.

MetroMedian / hrAnnual medianvs US
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$21.64$45,010+34.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$19.22$39,970+19.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$18.48$38,440+14.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$18.13$37,720+12.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$18.01$37,450+11.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$18.00$37,450+11.7%
Springfield, MA-CT$18.00$37,440+11.7%
Worcester, MA-CT$18.00$37,440+11.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$17.76$36,950+10.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$17.56$36,520+8.9%
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$17.56$36,520+8.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$17.56$36,520+8.9%
New Haven, CT$17.35$36,100+7.6%
Salt Lake City, UT$17.34$36,060+7.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$17.29$35,960+7.3%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$17.20$35,780+6.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$17.04$35,440+5.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$16.97$35,300+5.3%
Madison, WI$16.97$35,290+5.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$16.90$35,160+4.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$16.88$35,100+4.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$16.74$34,810+3.8%
Syracuse, NY$16.74$34,820+3.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$16.64$34,610+3.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$16.58$34,490+2.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$16.56$34,450+2.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$16.54$34,410+2.6%
Rochester, NY$16.49$34,300+2.3%
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$16.40$34,110+1.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$16.30$33,900+1.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ$16.21$33,710+0.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY$16.21$33,720+0.6%
Santa Rosa, CA$16.19$33,680+0.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$16.12$33,5300.0%
Modesto, CA$16.10$33,480-0.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$16.04$33,360-0.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$15.93$33,140-1.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI$15.89$33,050-1.4%
El Centro, CA$15.66$32,580-2.9%
Salinas, CA$15.59$32,430-3.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Fresno, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Bakersfield, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Visalia-Porterville, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Chico, CA$15.50$32,240-3.8%
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$15.40$32,030-4.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$15.08$31,370-6.5%
Tucson, AZ$15.00$31,200-6.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$14.95$31,090-7.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$14.91$31,020-7.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$14.88$30,960-7.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$14.83$30,850-8.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$14.80$30,790-8.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI$14.78$30,750-8.3%
Jacksonville, FL$14.70$30,570-8.8%
Dayton, OH$14.60$30,370-9.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$14.58$30,330-9.6%
Lancaster, PA$14.41$29,970-10.6%
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$14.39$29,920-10.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$14.39$29,940-10.7%
Boise City, ID$14.39$29,940-10.7%
Raleigh, NC$14.27$29,680-11.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$14.26$29,660-11.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$14.21$29,570-11.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$14.17$29,480-12.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$14.16$29,450-12.2%
Akron, OH$14.15$29,420-12.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$14.13$29,390-12.3%
Columbus, OH$14.08$29,290-12.7%
Springfield, MO$14.02$29,160-13.0%
Reading, PA$14.00$29,120-13.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$13.84$28,790-14.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$13.75$28,610-14.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA$13.72$28,540-14.9%
Columbia, SC$13.62$28,340-15.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$13.50$28,080-16.3%
Erie, PA$13.38$27,830-17.0%
Albuquerque, NM$13.15$27,350-18.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$13.10$27,240-18.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$13.01$27,050-19.3%
Austin-Round Rock, TX$12.98$27,000-19.5%
Richmond, VA$12.98$26,990-19.5%
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$12.76$26,540-20.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$12.75$26,520-20.9%
Tulsa, OK$12.58$26,170-22.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$12.55$26,090-22.1%
Wichita, KS$12.49$25,970-22.5%
Las Cruces, NM$12.29$25,570-23.8%
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$12.22$25,410-24.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$11.04$22,960-31.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.92$22,710-32.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$10.88$22,620-32.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$10.81$22,490-32.9%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$10.70$22,260-33.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$10.70$22,260-33.6%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$10.69$22,230-33.7%
Tyler, TX$10.50$21,830-34.9%
Laredo, TX$10.42$21,670-35.4%
El Paso, TX$10.27$21,360-36.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$9.95$20,700-38.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2023. SOC 31-1121 (Home Health Aides) and 31-1122 (Personal Care Aides).