The highest-paying states for personal care aides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of personal care aides in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $33,160, Alaska is the highest paying state for personal care aides. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $32,320). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of personal care aides in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $33,160 |
$25,190 | 5,390 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $32,320 |
$25,460 | 6,090 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $29,550 |
$26,690 | 4,730 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $28,870 |
$25,810 | 76,850 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $28,840 |
$21,180 | 14,470 |
| 6 | Washington | $28,650 |
$24,880 | 47,240 |
| 7 | Vermont | $27,550 |
$22,900 | 6,730 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $27,380 |
$21,460 | 4,650 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $26,890 |
$22,210 | 5,860 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $26,470 |
$21,200 | 8,600 |
| 11 | Oregon | $26,370 |
$22,310 | 31,510 |
| 12 | New York | $25,990 |
$22,370 | 199,060 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $25,950 |
$22,350 | 26,360 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $25,840 |
$20,270 | 2,420 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $25,750 |
$21,590 | 75,830 |
| 16 | Maryland | $25,700 |
$20,160 | 19,580 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $24,710 |
$20,210 | 7,720 |
| 18 | Maine | $24,650 |
$21,240 | 14,880 |
| 19 | California | $24,550 |
$22,450 | 558,350 |
| 20 | Utah | $24,340 |
$20,530 | 9,850 |
| 21 | Colorado | $24,290 |
$21,270 | 27,310 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $24,180 |
$19,670 | 121,300 |
| 23 | Iowa | $24,060 |
$20,220 | 18,520 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $23,840 |
$20,290 | 2,860 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $23,780 |
$19,650 | 63,270 |
| 26 | Arizona | $23,700 |
$21,860 | 47,610 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $23,660 |
$17,310 | 16,690 |
| 28 | Montana | $23,640 |
$20,630 | 5,110 |
| 29 | Illinois | $23,520 |
$20,130 | 50,970 |
| 30 | Delaware | $23,220 |
$20,500 | 4,930 |
| 31 | Virgin Islands | $23,090 |
$20,690 | 90 |
| 32 | Nevada | $23,020 |
$19,380 | 13,130 |
| 33 | Michigan | $23,000 |
$19,840 | 39,740 |
| 34 | Ohio | $22,750 |
$19,050 | 42,590 |
| 35 | Indiana | $22,550 |
$18,190 | 28,420 |
| 36 | Idaho | $22,320 |
$17,460 | 12,130 |
| 37 | Missouri | $22,280 |
$18,300 | 60,330 |
| 38 | Florida | $22,210 |
$18,600 | 36,810 |
| 39 | Kansas | $21,920 |
$17,310 | 21,450 |
| 40 | Georgia | $21,310 |
$17,070 | 29,080 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $21,010 |
$16,910 | 30,170 |
| 42 | Guam | $20,960 |
$16,530 | 0 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $20,720 |
$16,650 | 9,610 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $20,620 |
$16,650 | 18,040 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $20,470 |
$16,740 | 21,100 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $20,440 |
$18,470 | 16,820 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $19,910 |
$16,980 | 27,300 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $19,910 |
$18,930 | 12,500 |
| 49 | Virginia | $19,700 |
$16,480 | 39,030 |
| 50 | Texas | $19,340 |
$16,460 | 206,240 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $19,280 |
$16,580 | 13,820 |
| 52 | Alabama | $18,680 |
$16,360 | 14,310 |
| 53 | Louisiana | $18,640 |
$16,300 | 34,590 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,190 |
$16,200 | 4,910 |