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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Augusta, GA

The median home health and personal care aides in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC earns $28,730 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,981 a month.

10th percentile
$23,620
25th percentile
$24,960
Median percentile
$28,730
75th percentile
$33,490
90th percentile
$40,140

Based on 3,920 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,773 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,730
Federal income tax−$1,268
Social Security + Medicare−$2,198
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,491
Monthly take-home$1,981
Every two weeks$914

Does it go far here?

$31,261Median pay in Augusta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,120 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Augusta, GA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,720
Sales Managers$138,690
Pharmacists$131,630
Financial Managers$129,180
Mechanical Engineers$128,740
Lawyers$123,960
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,700

All home health and personal care aides salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia