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Care worker · USA

Care worker salary in the USA

Median $42,260 gross per year · May 2025 · Source

Median

$42,260

gross per year

Middle 80 %

$33,940–$51,980

10th to 90th percentile

Employed

1,448,910

people in this job

Occupation: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131) BLS annual wages are its hourly wages times 2,080 hours (a full-time year) for wage and salary employees in all industries, excluding the self-employed; states whose figures BLS does not publish are left out.

By state

Care worker salary by state
#StateMedian10th percentile90th percentileEmployed
1Oregon$49,830$43,210$61,31014,800
2Washington$49,180$42,500$62,66030,270
3New York$48,590$38,450$59,89087,990
4New Hampshire$47,870$39,140$59,6607,810
5District of Columbia$47,700$38,900$57,5003,490
6California$47,630$40,110$61,100110,060
7Colorado$47,380$38,690$56,07022,240
8Vermont$47,130$37,620$59,6003,030
9Maine$47,070$39,100$58,1208,540
10New Jersey$46,830$38,900$55,14032,400
11Massachusetts$46,680$39,380$57,88038,130
12Minnesota$46,680$38,010$55,41029,120
13Rhode Island$46,440$39,220$54,95010,220
14Alaska$46,370$39,450$58,4302,060
15Illinois$45,960$37,590$54,05068,640
16North Dakota$45,820$35,130$51,3806,840
17Nevada$45,490$36,940$50,6808,100
18Hawaii$45,350$36,000$52,6605,050
19Wisconsin$45,130$37,900$50,65028,370
20Connecticut$44,790$38,660$53,87021,380
21Arizona$44,780$37,100$57,82020,320
22Pennsylvania$44,590$37,760$49,36067,740
23Maryland$43,240$36,060$49,33027,720
24Virginia$43,200$31,560$50,98040,580
25Delaware$42,030$36,530$48,0805,530
26Montana$40,900$36,780$49,7004,390
27Nebraska$40,000$37,090$48,98016,450
28Utah$39,840$34,870$47,08012,260
29Michigan$39,570$36,830$46,74043,290
30New Mexico$39,390$34,110$48,3404,750
31Iowa$39,350$35,620$47,98022,670
32Wyoming$39,160$33,390$49,6102,830
33Ohio$39,010$35,060$46,57063,280
34South Dakota$38,800$31,110$46,1006,860
35Idaho$38,650$28,380$47,4307,910
36North Carolina$38,460$30,260$47,08064,010
37Kentucky$38,370$30,390$46,45023,410
38Indiana$38,330$35,390$46,89033,640
39Kansas$38,010$32,180$46,98024,610
40Tennessee$37,990$31,110$44,66027,040
41Georgia$37,680$30,300$47,31043,440
42Missouri$37,680$31,350$45,26034,050
43Florida$37,510$34,350$46,79096,960
44Texas$37,500$30,620$47,50088,680
45South Carolina$37,220$30,460$44,76021,760
46West Virginia$36,720$31,060$45,2909,390
47Oklahoma$35,930$29,630$42,87019,410
48Arkansas$34,430$28,840$39,02017,260
49Alabama$34,140$28,330$38,68025,250
50Mississippi$31,520$27,050$38,29014,200
51Louisiana$30,510$27,980$37,39020,690

gross per year · May 2025 · Source

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