Home Health Aide pay in California

Median hourly pay in California · BLS May 2025

$16.50

an hour · $34,320 a year

10th
$16.50
25th
$16.50
Median
$16.50
75th
$17.57
90th
$18.87

Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $16.50/hr, median $16.50/hr, 90th percentile $18.87/hr.

BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.

Employed in CA
970,150
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
−$0.71
U.S. median $17.21/hr

Licensing for home health aides in California

California Department of Public Health, Healthcare Professional Certification and Training Section. Board, lookup and requirements
HHA pay in every stateAll professions in CAHHA career hub

Home Health Aide pay by California metro area

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim385,530 jobs$16.50/hr
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont119,120 jobs$17.28/hr
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario102,760 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom60,350 jobs$16.50/hr
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad57,080 jobs$16.97/hr
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara49,610 jobs$18.09/hr
  • Fresno33,580 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Bakersfield-Delano17,270 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura15,250 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Stockton-Lodi12,580 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma10,150 jobs$17.72/hr
  • Modesto9,160 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Visalia8,220 jobs$16.50/hr
  • El Centro8,020 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Vallejo7,850 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Salinas6,740 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara6,470 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Chico5,940 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Redding5,500 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Merced4,990 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville4,470 jobs$16.50/hr
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles4,160 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Hanford-Corcoran3,250 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Yuba City3,120 jobs$16.50/hr
  • Napa2,900 jobs$16.50/hr

Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by BLS, sorted by number of jobs.

Sources

Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.

Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.