What are the main factors that influence a PCA's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A PCA's salary?

A PCA's salary grows with experience: a Behavioral Home Care Aide (0-0 years)earns $36,670, a Home Care Aide I (0-1 years)earns $33,095, a PCA (1-3 years)earns $39,736, a Home Care Aide III (3-5 years)earns $44,332, a Home Care Aide Coordinator (5+ years)earns $44,407,

What are the highest paying states for a PCA?

PCA salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PCA roles are District of Columbia $39,622, California $39,472, Massachusetts $38,946. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of PCA roles make?

Salaries for PCA level roles vary by specialization: PCA Float Pool: $88,416; RN SCO PCA Supervisor: $78,962; PCA II: $74,850; Pca Personal Care Assistant: $39,176; PCA Inpatient West: $38,175.

How do different companies affect a PCA's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for PCA roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

PCA Salary in the United States

How much does a PCA make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a PCA in the United States is $35,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, a PCA's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,024
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,549 to $39,575
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,603

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PCA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,575	$3,298	$761	$19
Average	$35,786	$2,982	$688	$17
25th Percentile	$32,549	$2,712	$626	$16

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Key Factors That Influence PCA Salaries

A PCA's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects PCA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PCA's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $36,670
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,095
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,736
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,332
Expert (over 8 years): $44,407

Levels	Salary
Behaviora... Level PCA	$36,670
Home Care... Level PCA	$33,095
PCA Level PCA	$39,736
Home Care... Level PCA	$44,332
Home Care... Level PCA	$44,407

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How Do PCA Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract PCAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,622.
California: $39,472.
Massachusetts: $38,946.

District of Columbia $39,622 California $39,472 Massachusetts $38,946 Washington $38,803 New Jersey $38,788 Alaska $38,738 Connecticut $38,244 New York $38,044

Hawaii $37,403 Rhode Island $37,103 Maryland $36,899 Minnesota $36,620 Colorado $36,512 Illinois $36,477 Oregon $36,341 Delaware $36,240

New Hampshire $36,177 Virginia $36,036 Pennsylvania $35,625 Nevada $35,417 North Dakota $35,349 Michigan $35,242 Wisconsin $35,203 Vermont $35,124

Texas $34,906 Maine $34,891 Arizona $34,870 Ohio $34,845 Georgia $34,515 Indiana $34,351 Wyoming $34,319 Utah $34,269

Iowa $34,247 Kansas $34,075 Louisiana $34,025 North Carolina $34,007 Missouri $34,000 Florida $33,861 Montana $33,785 Nebraska $33,714

Kentucky $33,674 South Carolina $33,531 Tennessee $33,442 Idaho $33,406 New Mexico $33,145 Oklahoma $33,088 Alabama $32,876 South Dakota $32,522

Arkansas $32,329 West Virginia $32,225 Mississippi $31,914

Top Paying Cities for PCAs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $45,137
San Francisco: $44,693
Oakland: $43,702

San Jose, CA $45,137

San Francisco, CA $44,693

Oakland, CA $43,702

New York, NY $41,472

Queens Village, NY $41,204

Paramus, NJ $40,918

Passaic, NJ $40,882

Bergenfield, NJ $40,846

Stamford, CT $40,792

Huntington, NY $40,756

Newark, NJ $40,524

Bridgeport, CT $40,452

New Brunswick, NJ $40,334

Vallejo, CA $40,259

Middlesex, NJ $40,238

Somerset, NJ $40,205

Petaluma, CA $40,123

Santa Cruz, CA $39,984

Boston, MA $39,912

Monterey, CA $39,733

Fairbanks, AK $39,708

Los Angeles, CA $39,640

Washington, DC $39,622

Seattle, WA $39,558

Santa Rosa, CA $39,551

Juneau, AK $39,447

Orange, CA $39,329

Anchorage, AK $39,264

Anaheim, CA $39,239

Santa Ana, CA $39,185

Nassau, NY $39,164

Long Beach, CA $39,150

Danbury, CT $39,139

Santa Maria, CA $39,017

Everett, WA $39,010

Bremerton, WA $38,835

Trenton, NJ $38,767

Sacramento, CA $38,752

San Diego, CA $38,735

Brockton, MA $38,720

Tacoma, WA $38,706

Santa Barbara, CA $38,656

Lowell, MA $38,513

New Suffolk, NY $38,498

Nashua, NH $38,455

Lompoc, CA $38,398

Ventura, CA $38,362

Stockton, CA $38,352

New Haven, CT $38,280

Atlantic City, NJ $38,187

Hartford, CT $38,108

Modesto, CA $38,090

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,012

New Britain, CT $37,994

Kennewick, WA $37,944

Olympia, WA $37,944

New London, CT $37,937

Norwich, CT $37,926

Lawrence, MA $37,908

Bakersfield, CA $37,808

New Bedford, MA $37,758

Riverside, CA $37,758

Richland, WA $37,722

Portsmouth, NH $37,693

Vineland, NJ $37,686

San Bernardino, CA $37,657

Boulder, CO $37,557

Worcester, MA $37,529

Portland, OR $37,496

Saint Paul, MN $37,453

Minneapolis, MN $37,453

Philadelphia, PA $37,403

Honolulu, HI $37,214

Springfield, MA $37,088

Providence, RI $37,085

Chicago, IL $36,981

Bellingham, WA $36,938

Baltimore, MD $36,899

Chico, CA $36,809

Wilmington, DE $36,748

Pittsfield, MA $36,713

Manchester, NH $36,645

Spokane, WA $36,487

Denver, CO $36,484

Albany, NY $36,315

Troy, NY $36,301

Schenectady, NY $36,226

Burlington, VT $36,147

Portland, ME $36,022

Salem, OR $35,993

Yakima, WA $35,986

Ann Arbor, MI $35,976

Rochester, MN $35,875

Reno, NV $35,857

Fresno, CA $35,857

Milwaukee, WI $35,825

Detroit, MI $35,789

Allentown, PA $35,779

Carson City, NV $35,775

Houston, TX $35,721

Colorado Springs, CO $35,718

Syracuse, NY $35,700

Eugene, OR $35,632

Gary, IN $35,589

Bismarck, ND $35,589

Galveston, TX $35,589

Springfield, OR $35,560

Medford, OR $35,474

Fort Collins, CO $35,460

Austin, TX $35,432

Mesa, AZ $35,356

Phoenix, AZ $35,349

Dallas, TX $35,339

Reading, PA $35,317

Saint Cloud, MN $35,303

Concord, NH $35,271

Madison, WI $35,256

Utica, NY $35,160

Raleigh, NC $35,131

Las Vegas, NV $35,127

Rochester, NY $35,102

Des Moines, IA $35,099

Atlanta, GA $35,041

Battle Creek, MI $35,031

Salt Lake City, UT $35,020

Lancaster, PA $34,966

Champaign, IL $34,959

Harrisburg, PA $34,916

Durham, NC $34,884

Kansas City, MO $34,880

Kansas City, KS $34,873

Fort Worth, TX $34,870

Boca Raton, FL $34,855

Cleveland, OH $34,852

Columbus, OH $34,845

Pittsburgh, PA $34,841

Richmond, VA $34,827

Indianapolis, IN $34,820

Cincinnati, OH $34,773

Petersburg, VA $34,719

Lansing, MI $34,641

Billings, MT $34,641

Huntsville, AL $34,641

Lebanon, PA $34,637

Pueblo, CO $34,634

Dayton, OH $34,634

Appleton, WI $34,623

Buffalo, NY $34,608

Racine, WI $34,591

Charlotte, NC $34,587

Saint Louis, MO $34,576

Springfield, IL $34,562

York, PA $34,555

Elkhart, IN $34,555

Gastonia, NC $34,551

Benton Harbor, MI $34,551

Beaumont, TX $34,530

Lorain, OH $34,523

Toledo, OH $34,508

Binghamton, NY $34,490

Rock Hill, SC $34,487

Rockford, IL $34,469

Elyria, OH $34,451

Fargo, ND $34,451

Flagstaff, AZ $34,426

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,405

Miami, FL $34,383

Duluth, MN $34,326

Bangor, ME $34,279

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,240

Louisville, KY $34,222

Grand Rapids, MI $34,215

Hialeah, FL $34,211

Casper, WY $34,161

Scranton, PA $34,118

New Orleans, LA $34,107

Virginia Beach, VA $34,104

Akron, OH $34,086

Peoria, IL $34,039

Sarasota, FL $34,032

Green Bay, WI $34,007

Baton Rouge, LA $33,989

Charleston, SC $33,982

Nashville, TN $33,971

Jamestown, NY $33,964

Davenport, IA $33,964

Tucson, AZ $33,946

Cheyenne, WY $33,936

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,925

Tampa, FL $33,918

Omaha, NE $33,911

Evansville, IN $33,896

Port Arthur, TX $33,896

Bradenton, FL $33,882

Santa Fe, NM $33,818

Orlando, FL $33,782

Clearwater, FL $33,742

La Crosse, WI $33,667

Canton, OH $33,667

Grand Forks, ND $33,657

Tulsa, OK $33,646

Albuquerque, NM $33,646

Newport News, VA $33,642

High Point, NC $33,632

Ogden, UT $33,617

Corpus Christi, TX $33,589

Laramie, WY $33,567

Norfolk, VA $33,567

Rock Island, IL $33,546

Saginaw, MI $33,538

Jacksonville, FL $33,535

Salisbury, NC $33,528

Memphis, TN $33,521

Moline, IL $33,503

Fort Myers, FL $33,492

Waterloo, IA $33,445

Spartanburg, SC $33,410

Lincoln, NE $33,392

Fort Wayne, IN $33,385

Birmingham, AL $33,345

Cedar Falls, IA $33,338

Provo, UT $33,335

Springfield, OH $33,331

San Antonio, TX $33,324

Greensboro, NC $33,309

South Bend, IN $33,306

Winston Salem, NC $33,302

Boise, ID $33,292

Savannah, GA $33,267

Muskegon, MI $33,202

Lima, OH $33,159

Lake Charles, LA $33,145

Anderson, IN $33,138

Lexington, KY $33,127

Augusta, GA $33,116

Greenville, SC $33,116

Wichita, KS $33,084

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,084

Columbia, SC $33,052

Bloomington, IN $32,962

Roanoke, VA $32,941

Asheville, NC $32,894

Knoxville, TN $32,834

Shreveport, LA $32,830

Wilmington, NC $32,783

Frankfort, KY $32,715

Oklahoma City, OK $32,690

Chillicothe, OH $32,676

Longview, TX $32,672

Topeka, KS $32,662

Mobile, AL $32,608

Terre Haute, IN $32,594

Erie, PA $32,590

Altoona, PA $32,572

Melbourne, FL $32,562

Amarillo, TX $32,547

Killeen, TX $32,536

Fayetteville, AR $32,508

Sioux Falls, SD $32,483

Chattanooga, TN $32,461

Idaho Falls, ID $32,458

Gainesville, FL $32,383

Portsmouth, OH $32,365

Little Rock, AR $32,358

Lynchburg, VA $32,358

Youngstown, OH $32,343

Lafayette, LA $32,343

Temple, TX $32,329

Daytona Beach, FL $32,322

Clarksville, TN $32,318

Pensacola, FL $32,315

Hopkinsville, KY $32,207

Charleston, WV $32,204

Florence, SC $32,186

Sioux City, IA $32,164

Macon, GA $32,061

Tallahassee, FL $32,057

Fayetteville, NC $32,050

Wichita Falls, TX $32,043

Waco, TX $32,043

Pine Bluff, AR $32,028

Vincennes, IN $31,960

Lubbock, TX $31,946

Great Falls, MT $31,925

Alamogordo, NM $31,921

Abilene, TX $31,892

Rapid City, SD $31,846

Monroe, LA $31,846

Albany, GA $31,824

Huntington, WV $31,821

Jackson, MS $31,817

Greenville, MS $31,814

Parkersburg, WV $31,778

Montgomery, AL $31,771

Johnstown, PA $31,764

Springfield, MO $31,735

Biloxi, MS $31,717

Sumter, SC $31,642

Columbus, GA $31,638

Twin Falls, ID $31,617

Pascagoula, MS $31,570

Kingsport, TN $31,477

Gulfport, MS $31,466

Alexandria, LA $31,348

Fort Smith, AR $31,259

El Paso, TX $31,162

Helena, MT $31,116

Las Cruces, NM $31,001

Harlingen, TX $30,901

Pocatello, ID $30,869

Florence, AL $30,858

Brownsville, TX $30,851

Dothan, AL $30,794

Mcallen, TX $30,776

Columbus, MS $30,511

Altus, OK $30,346

Lawton, OK $30,278

Pierre, SD $30,150

What Skills Can Increase a PCA's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.96% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
CPR (Mentioned in 5.76% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
First Aid (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.96%
CPR	5.76%
First Aid	3.03%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a PCA's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$41,512	16%
Collaboration	$40,796	14%
Accountability	$40,438	13%
Care Management	$40,438	13%
Problem Solving	$39,007	9%
Written Communication	$38,649	8%

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How Education impacts a PCA's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many PCAs enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a PCA with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $33,262 and $35,106).

PCA Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for PCA

No Diploma 4.0%

High School 48.0%

Associates 20.0%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	4.0%
High School	48.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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PCA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a PCA's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$32,549

Average $35,786/year

$39,575

$2,712

Average $2,982/month

$3,298

$626

Average $688/week

$761

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,575	$3,298	$761	$19
Average	$35,786	$2,982	$688	$17
25th Percentile	$32,549	$2,712	$626	$16

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Salary Trends for PCA

Salaries for a PCA can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $32,724 in 2023 to around $32,326 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PCA salary trends, .

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2023

$32,724

2024

$32,570

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$32,326

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