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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary
in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Median base pay · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$34,320
≈ $16.50/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 385,530 jobs
Middle 50%
$34,320–$35,630
vs U.S. median
-4%
Metro rank
#249 of 523

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro earn a median of $34,320 a year, based on BLS estimates for 385,530 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% below the U.S. median of $35,800 and in line with the CA statewide median of $34,320. It ranks #249 of 523 metros with published figures for this job.

HOME HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES · LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM, CA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM, CA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$34,320P25$34,320MEDIAN$34,320P75$35,630P90$38,010
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$27,040P25$31,920MEDIAN$35,800P75$39,470P90$45,040
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in other CA metros

MetroMedian
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$37,640
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$36,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$35,950
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$35,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,820
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,360
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,320
Chico, CA$34,320
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What is the average Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Los Angeles?

The BLS median is $34,320 a year (May 2025). Half of the 385,530 jobs pay between $34,320 and $35,630. The 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th is $38,010.

Is Los Angeles a high-paying metro for Home Health and Personal Care Aides?

That is 4% below the U.S. median of $35,800 and in line with the CA statewide median of $34,320. It ranks #249 of 523 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Home Health and Personal Care Aides make an hour in Los Angeles?

About $16.50 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $34,320 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $16.50–$17.13 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.