Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of personal care assistant salary by state for the United States:
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Massachusetts has the highest personal care assistant salary of $32,367
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Louisiana has the lowest personal care assistant salary of $20,318
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The national average salary for personal care assistants is $26,643
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The national hourly pay for personal care assistants is $12.81
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do personal care assistants get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for personal care assistant by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for personal care assistants after this adjustment? That would be Massachusetts.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for personal care assistant salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Personal Care Assistants By State
| Rank | State | Average Personal Care Assistant Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Massachusetts | $32,367 | $26,000 | $39,000 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $31,366 | $24,000 | $40,000 |
| 3 | Washington | $31,236 | $23,000 | $40,000 |
| 4 | Vermont | $31,058 | $26,000 | $36,000 |
| 5 | New York | $30,438 | $23,000 | $39,000 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $30,145 | $23,000 | $38,000 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $30,141 | $25,000 | $36,000 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $29,431 | $26,000 | $32,000 |
| 9 | Maine | $29,332 | $25,000 | $34,000 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $29,222 | $23,000 | $36,000 |
| 11 | Oregon | $29,053 | $21,000 | $39,000 |
| 12 | California | $29,016 | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $28,283 | $22,000 | $35,000 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $27,980 | $21,000 | $35,000 |
| 15 | Texas | $27,715 | $20,000 | $37,000 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $27,643 | $21,000 | $35,000 |
| 17 | Alaska | $27,218 | $23,000 | $31,000 |
| 18 | South Dakota | $26,576 | $20,000 | $34,000 |
| 19 | Michigan | $26,471 | $20,000 | $34,000 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $26,101 | $19,000 | $34,000 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $26,099 | $19,000 | $34,000 |
| 22 | Montana | $25,982 | $20,000 | $33,000 |
| 23 | Maryland | $25,807 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| 24 | Illinois | $25,717 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| 25 | Colorado | $25,716 | $19,000 | $34,000 |
| 26 | Arizona | $25,242 | $18,000 | $34,000 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $25,100 | $19,000 | $32,000 |
| 28 | Idaho | $25,034 | $18,000 | $33,000 |
| 29 | Missouri | $24,428 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 30 | Alabama | $24,318 | $18,000 | $32,000 |
| 31 | Ohio | $24,075 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 32 | Iowa | $23,919 | $18,000 | $30,000 |
| 33 | Delaware | $23,706 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $23,676 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 35 | Indiana | $23,596 | $18,000 | $30,000 |
| 36 | Utah | $23,593 | $17,000 | $31,000 |
| 37 | Virginia | $23,577 | $17,000 | $31,000 |
| 38 | Nevada | $23,473 | $17,000 | $32,000 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $23,401 | $17,000 | $31,000 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $23,275 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $23,229 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $22,645 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 43 | Kansas | $22,433 | $17,000 | $29,000 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $21,955 | $16,000 | $29,000 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $21,742 | $16,000 | $28,000 |
| 46 | Georgia | $21,713 | $16,000 | $28,000 |
| 47 | Florida | $21,511 | $16,000 | $28,000 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $21,405 | $16,000 | $28,000 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $20,336 | $15,000 | $27,000 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $20,318 | $14,000 | $27,000 |
Methodology: Personal Care Assistant Salary By State
To better understand personal care assistant pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for personal care assistants by state.
We took the average annual salary data for personal care assistants from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for personal care assistants.
Personal Care Assistant Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for personal care assistants?
The highest-paid state for personal care assistants is Massachusetts with an average salary of $32,367 per year.
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What city pays personal care assistants the most?
Boston, MA pays personal care assistants the most with an average salary of $32,437 per year.
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What is the worst state for personal care assistants?
The worst state for personal care assistants is Louisiana with an average salary of $20,318 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
