Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$39,360avg. a year
$18.92 an hour · 49,610 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn an average of $39,360 a year. That is $2,940 (8%) more than the California average of $36,420. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$37,640Median pay
$18.92Average hourly
+8%vs. California average
49,610Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,900 jobs
Napa, CA
$40,520
$19.48 an hour
2119,120 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$38,810
$18.66 an hour
310,150 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$38,400
$18.46 an hour
44,470 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$37,720
$18.14 an hour
57,850 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$37,200
$17.89 an hour
615,250 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$37,190
$17.88 an hour
76,470 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$36,960
$17.77 an hour
857,080 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$36,830
$17.71 an hour
94,160 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$36,720
$17.65 an hour
10385,530 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$35,890
$17.25 an hour
119,160 jobs
Modesto, CA
$35,780
$17.20 an hour
1260,350 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$35,770
$17.20 an hour
1312,580 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$35,710
$17.17 an hour
145,940 jobs
Chico, CA
$35,580
$17.11 an hour
156,740 jobs
Salinas, CA
$35,570
$17.10 an hour
16102,760 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$35,430
$17.03 an hour
175,500 jobs
Redding, CA
$35,330
$16.98 an hour
1817,270 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$35,190
$16.92 an hour
193,120 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$35,140
$16.89 an hour
208,220 jobs
Visalia, CA
$35,120
$16.89 an hour
2133,580 jobs
Fresno, CA
$35,000
$16.83 an hour
224,990 jobs
Merced, CA
$34,980
$16.82 an hour
233,250 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
248,020 jobs
El Centro, CA
$34,540
$16.61 an hour
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How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara compares
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Related jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $59,370 |
| Medical Assistants | $65,360 |
| Orderlies | $66,910 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $64,600 |
| Dental Assistants | $71,150 |
| Phlebotomists | $69,000 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
The average is $39,360 a year, and the median is $37,640. About 49,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,940 (8%) more than the California average of $36,420.
Is this job common in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
It makes up 43.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.58 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1120. Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.