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

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

How does experience change A Care Worker's salary?

A Care Worker's salary grows with experience: a Behavioral Home Care Aide (0-0 years)earns $36,182, a Home Care Aide I (0-1 years)earns $32,655, a Care Worker (1-3 years)earns $39,208, a Home Care Aide III (3-5 years)earns $43,743, a Home Care Aide Coordinator (5+ years)earns $43,817,

What are the highest paying states for a Care Worker?

Care Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Care Worker roles are District of Columbia $43,376, California $43,211, Massachusetts $42,635. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Care Worker roles make?

Salaries for Care Worker level roles vary by specialization: Community Care Worker: $78,967; Foster Care Worker: $64,730; Respite Care Worker: $39,176; Home Care Worker: $39,176; Residential Care Worker: $37,285.

How do different companies affect a Care Worker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Care Worker 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.

Care Worker Salary in the United States

How much does a Care Worker make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Care Worker in the United States is $39,176 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,888
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,844 to $42,689
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,811

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Care Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,689	$3,557	$821	$21
Average	$39,176	$3,265	$753	$19
25th Percentile	$35,844	$2,987	$689	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Care Worker Salaries

A Care Worker'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 Care Worker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Care Worker'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): $36,182
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,655
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,208
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,743
Expert (over 8 years): $43,817

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Behaviora... Level Care Worker	$36,182
Home Care... Level Care Worker	$32,655
Care Work... Level Care Worker	$39,208
Home Care... Level Care Worker	$43,743
Home Care... Level Care Worker	$43,817

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How Do Care Worker 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 Care Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,376.
California: $43,211.
Massachusetts: $42,635.

District of Columbia $43,376 California $43,211 Massachusetts $42,635 Washington $42,478 New Jersey $42,463 Alaska $42,408 Connecticut $41,867 New York $41,648

Hawaii $40,947 Rhode Island $40,618 Maryland $40,394 Minnesota $40,089 Colorado $39,971 Illinois $39,932 Oregon $39,783 Delaware $39,673

New Hampshire $39,605 Virginia $39,450 Pennsylvania $39,000 Nevada $38,772 North Dakota $38,698 Michigan $38,580 Wisconsin $38,537 Vermont $38,451

Texas $38,212 Maine $38,197 Arizona $38,173 Ohio $38,146 Georgia $37,785 Indiana $37,605 Wyoming $37,570 Utah $37,515

Iowa $37,491 Kansas $37,303 Louisiana $37,248 North Carolina $37,229 Missouri $37,221 Florida $37,068 Montana $36,986 Nebraska $36,908

Kentucky $36,865 South Carolina $36,708 Tennessee $36,610 Idaho $36,571 New Mexico $36,285 Oklahoma $36,222 Alabama $35,991 South Dakota $35,603

Arkansas $35,392 West Virginia $35,278 Mississippi $34,937

Top Paying Cities for Care Workers

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: $49,413
San Francisco: $48,927
Oakland: $47,842

San Jose, CA $49,413

San Francisco, CA $48,927

Oakland, CA $47,842

New York, NY $45,401

Queens Village, NY $45,107

Paramus, NJ $44,794

Passaic, NJ $44,755

Bergenfield, NJ $44,715

Stamford, CT $44,657

Huntington, NY $44,617

Newark, NJ $44,363

Bridgeport, CT $44,284

New Brunswick, NJ $44,155

Vallejo, CA $44,073

Middlesex, NJ $44,049

Somerset, NJ $44,014

Petaluma, CA $43,924

Santa Cruz, CA $43,771

Boston, MA $43,693

Monterey, CA $43,497

Fairbanks, AK $43,470

Los Angeles, CA $43,395

Washington, DC $43,376

Seattle, WA $43,305

Santa Rosa, CA $43,297

Juneau, AK $43,184

Orange, CA $43,054

Anchorage, AK $42,984

Anaheim, CA $42,956

Santa Ana, CA $42,898

Nassau, NY $42,874

Long Beach, CA $42,858

Danbury, CT $42,847

Santa Maria, CA $42,714

Everett, WA $42,706

Bremerton, WA $42,514

Trenton, NJ $42,439

Sacramento, CA $42,424

San Diego, CA $42,404

Brockton, MA $42,388

Tacoma, WA $42,373

Santa Barbara, CA $42,318

Lowell, MA $42,161

New Suffolk, NY $42,145

Nashua, NH $42,098

Lompoc, CA $42,036

Ventura, CA $41,997

Stockton, CA $41,985

New Haven, CT $41,906

Atlantic City, NJ $41,805

Hartford, CT $41,718

Modesto, CA $41,699

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,613

New Britain, CT $41,593

Kennewick, WA $41,538

Olympia, WA $41,538

New London, CT $41,530

Norwich, CT $41,519

Lawrence, MA $41,499

Bakersfield, CA $41,389

New Bedford, MA $41,335

Riverside, CA $41,335

Richland, WA $41,295

Portsmouth, NH $41,264

Vineland, NJ $41,256

San Bernardino, CA $41,225

Boulder, CO $41,115

Worcester, MA $41,084

Portland, OR $41,049

Saint Paul, MN $41,002

Minneapolis, MN $41,002

Philadelphia, PA $40,947

Honolulu, HI $40,739

Springfield, MA $40,602

Providence, RI $40,598

Chicago, IL $40,484

Bellingham, WA $40,437

Baltimore, MD $40,394

Chico, CA $40,296

Wilmington, DE $40,230

Pittsfield, MA $40,191

Manchester, NH $40,116

Spokane, WA $39,944

Denver, CO $39,940

Albany, NY $39,756

Troy, NY $39,740

Schenectady, NY $39,658

Burlington, VT $39,572

Portland, ME $39,434

Salem, OR $39,403

Yakima, WA $39,395

Ann Arbor, MI $39,384

Rochester, MN $39,274

Reno, NV $39,254

Fresno, CA $39,254

Milwaukee, WI $39,219

Detroit, MI $39,180

Allentown, PA $39,168

Carson City, NV $39,164

Houston, TX $39,105

Colorado Springs, CO $39,101

Syracuse, NY $39,082

Eugene, OR $39,007

Gary, IN $38,960

Bismarck, ND $38,960

Galveston, TX $38,960

Springfield, OR $38,929

Medford, OR $38,835

Fort Collins, CO $38,819

Austin, TX $38,788

Mesa, AZ $38,706

Phoenix, AZ $38,698

Dallas, TX $38,686

Reading, PA $38,663

Saint Cloud, MN $38,647

Concord, NH $38,612

Madison, WI $38,596

Utica, NY $38,490

Raleigh, NC $38,459

Las Vegas, NV $38,455

Rochester, NY $38,428

Des Moines, IA $38,424

Atlanta, GA $38,361

Battle Creek, MI $38,349

Salt Lake City, UT $38,338

Lancaster, PA $38,279

Champaign, IL $38,271

Harrisburg, PA $38,224

Durham, NC $38,189

Kansas City, MO $38,185

Kansas City, KS $38,177

Fort Worth, TX $38,173

Boca Raton, FL $38,157

Cleveland, OH $38,153

Columbus, OH $38,146

Pittsburgh, PA $38,142

Richmond, VA $38,126

Indianapolis, IN $38,118

Cincinnati, OH $38,067

Petersburg, VA $38,008

Lansing, MI $37,922

Billings, MT $37,922

Huntsville, AL $37,922

Lebanon, PA $37,918

Pueblo, CO $37,914

Dayton, OH $37,914

Appleton, WI $37,903

Buffalo, NY $37,887

Racine, WI $37,867

Charlotte, NC $37,864

Saint Louis, MO $37,852

Springfield, IL $37,836

York, PA $37,828

Elkhart, IN $37,828

Gastonia, NC $37,824

Benton Harbor, MI $37,824

Beaumont, TX $37,801

Lorain, OH $37,793

Toledo, OH $37,777

Binghamton, NY $37,758

Rock Hill, SC $37,754

Rockford, IL $37,734

Elyria, OH $37,715

Fargo, ND $37,715

Flagstaff, AZ $37,687

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,664

Miami, FL $37,640

Duluth, MN $37,578

Bangor, ME $37,527

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,484

Louisville, KY $37,464

Grand Rapids, MI $37,456

Hialeah, FL $37,452

Casper, WY $37,397

Scranton, PA $37,350

New Orleans, LA $37,339

Virginia Beach, VA $37,335

Akron, OH $37,315

Peoria, IL $37,264

Sarasota, FL $37,256

Green Bay, WI $37,229

Baton Rouge, LA $37,209

Charleston, SC $37,201

Nashville, TN $37,190

Jamestown, NY $37,182

Davenport, IA $37,182

Tucson, AZ $37,162

Cheyenne, WY $37,151

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,139

Tampa, FL $37,131

Omaha, NE $37,123

Evansville, IN $37,107

Port Arthur, TX $37,107

Bradenton, FL $37,092

Santa Fe, NM $37,021

Orlando, FL $36,982

Clearwater, FL $36,939

La Crosse, WI $36,857

Canton, OH $36,857

Grand Forks, ND $36,845

Tulsa, OK $36,833

Albuquerque, NM $36,833

Newport News, VA $36,829

High Point, NC $36,818

Ogden, UT $36,802

Corpus Christi, TX $36,771

Laramie, WY $36,747

Norfolk, VA $36,747

Rock Island, IL $36,724

Saginaw, MI $36,716

Jacksonville, FL $36,712

Salisbury, NC $36,704

Memphis, TN $36,696

Moline, IL $36,677

Fort Myers, FL $36,665

Waterloo, IA $36,614

Spartanburg, SC $36,575

Lincoln, NE $36,555

Fort Wayne, IN $36,547

Birmingham, AL $36,504

Cedar Falls, IA $36,496

Provo, UT $36,492

Springfield, OH $36,488

San Antonio, TX $36,481

Greensboro, NC $36,465

South Bend, IN $36,461

Winston Salem, NC $36,457

Boise, ID $36,445

Savannah, GA $36,418

Muskegon, MI $36,347

Lima, OH $36,300

Lake Charles, LA $36,285

Anderson, IN $36,277

Lexington, KY $36,265

Augusta, GA $36,253

Greenville, SC $36,253

Wichita, KS $36,218

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,218

Columbia, SC $36,183

Bloomington, IN $36,085

Roanoke, VA $36,061

Asheville, NC $36,011

Knoxville, TN $35,944

Shreveport, LA $35,940

Wilmington, NC $35,889

Frankfort, KY $35,815

Oklahoma City, OK $35,787

Chillicothe, OH $35,772

Longview, TX $35,768

Topeka, KS $35,756

Mobile, AL $35,697

Terre Haute, IN $35,681

Erie, PA $35,678

Altoona, PA $35,658

Melbourne, FL $35,646

Amarillo, TX $35,631

Killeen, TX $35,619

Fayetteville, AR $35,587

Sioux Falls, SD $35,560

Chattanooga, TN $35,536

Idaho Falls, ID $35,533

Gainesville, FL $35,450

Portsmouth, OH $35,431

Little Rock, AR $35,423

Lynchburg, VA $35,423

Youngstown, OH $35,407

Lafayette, LA $35,407

Temple, TX $35,392

Daytona Beach, FL $35,384

Clarksville, TN $35,380

Pensacola, FL $35,376

Hopkinsville, KY $35,258

Charleston, WV $35,254

Florence, SC $35,235

Sioux City, IA $35,211

Macon, GA $35,098

Tallahassee, FL $35,094

Fayetteville, NC $35,086

Wichita Falls, TX $35,078

Waco, TX $35,078

Pine Bluff, AR $35,062

Vincennes, IN $34,988

Lubbock, TX $34,972

Great Falls, MT $34,949

Alamogordo, NM $34,945

Abilene, TX $34,914

Rapid City, SD $34,863

Monroe, LA $34,863

Albany, GA $34,839

Huntington, WV $34,835

Jackson, MS $34,831

Greenville, MS $34,827

Parkersburg, WV $34,788

Montgomery, AL $34,780

Johnstown, PA $34,773

Springfield, MO $34,741

Biloxi, MS $34,722

Sumter, SC $34,639

Columbus, GA $34,635

Twin Falls, ID $34,612

Pascagoula, MS $34,561

Kingsport, TN $34,459

Gulfport, MS $34,447

Alexandria, LA $34,318

Fort Smith, AR $34,220

El Paso, TX $34,114

Helena, MT $34,063

Las Cruces, NM $33,938

Harlingen, TX $33,828

Pocatello, ID $33,793

Florence, AL $33,781

Brownsville, TX $33,774

Dothan, AL $33,711

Mcallen, TX $33,691

Columbus, MS $33,401

Altus, OK $33,221

Lawton, OK $33,147

Pierre, SD $33,006

What Skills Can Increase a Care Worker'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 Care Worker'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	$45,444	16%
Collaboration	$44,661	14%
Accountability	$44,269	13%
Care Management	$44,269	13%
Problem Solving	$42,702	9%
Written Communication	$42,310	8%

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How Education impacts a Care Worker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Care Workers 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 Care Worker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $33,262 and $35,106).

Care Worker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Care Worker

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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Care Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Care Worker'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

$35,844

Average $39,176/year

$42,689

$2,987

Average $3,265/month

$3,557

$689

Average $753/week

$821

$17

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,689	$3,557	$821	$21
Average	$39,176	$3,265	$753	$19
25th Percentile	$35,844	$2,987	$689	$17

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Salary Trends for Care Worker

Salaries for a Care Worker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $32,289 in 2023 to around $31,896 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Care Worker salary trends, .

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2023

$32,289

2024

$32,137

2025

$31,896

2026

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2023	$32,289
2024	$32,137
2025	$31,896
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