The top respondents for the job title Personal / Home Care Aide are from the companies Self-Employed, Home Instead Senior Home Care and Visiting Angels, Inc.. Reported salaries are highest at Visiting Angels, Inc. where the average pay is $11.19. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include In Home Supportive Services and Self-Employed, earning around $10.68 and $10.49, respectively. Home Instead Senior Home Care pays the lowest at around $9.81. Addus Healthcare, Inc. and Help at Home, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $9.87 and $9.92, respectively.

Skills in Elder Care are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Long Term Care, Home Care, Cleaning and Home Health/Home Care.

An entry-level Personal / Home Care Aide with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $10.27 based on 86 salaries. An early career Personal / Home Care Aide with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $10.94 based on 648 salaries. A mid-career Personal / Home Care Aide with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $11.89 based on 368 salaries. An experienced Personal / Home Care Aide with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $12.16 based on 333 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $12.

Employees with Personal / Home Care Aide in their job title in San Diego, California earn an average of 21.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (8.1% more) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Houston, Texas (18.7% less) and Chicago, Illinois (1.1% less).