This question is about patient care assistant jobs.
Can a patient care assistant make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a patient care assistant. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a patient care assistant is $30,223. Even patient care assistants in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $41,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Patient Care Assistants?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile patient care assistant earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| California | $55,000 |
| Nevada | $51,000 |
| Washington | $47,000 |
| Arizona | $47,000 |
| Hawaii | $47,000 |
| Oregon | $45,000 |
| New York | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $44,000 |
| Connecticut | $44,000 |
| Rhode Island | $44,000 |
| Massachusetts | $44,000 |
| New Jersey | $44,000 |
| Vermont | $43,000 |
| Delaware | $43,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,000 |
| New Mexico | $41,000 |
| Maine | $40,000 |
| Michigan | $39,000 |
| Wisconsin | $38,000 |
| Ohio | $38,000 |
| Idaho | $38,000 |
| District of Columbia | $38,000 |
| Minnesota | $37,000 |
| Maryland | $37,000 |
| Illinois | $36,000 |
| Utah | $36,000 |
| Iowa | $35,000 |
| North Dakota | $35,000 |
| Oklahoma | $35,000 |
| Montana | $34,000 |
| West Virginia | $34,000 |
| Alaska | $34,000 |
| Colorado | $34,000 |
| Florida | $34,000 |
| Virginia | $34,000 |
| Missouri | $33,000 |
| Texas | $33,000 |
| South Dakota | $32,000 |
| Nebraska | $32,000 |
| Wyoming | $32,000 |
| Louisiana | $32,000 |
| Indiana | $31,000 |
| Kansas | $31,000 |
| Alabama | $30,000 |
| Tennessee | $29,000 |
| Georgia | $29,000 |
| Arkansas | $29,000 |
| Mississippi | $29,000 |
| Kentucky | $28,000 |
| North Carolina | $28,000 |
| South Carolina | $28,000 |
