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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Sacramento, CA

The median home health and personal care aides in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $34,320 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,279 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$34,320
75th percentile
$35,030
90th percentile
$38,240

Based on 60,350 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

$27,354 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,320
Federal income tax−$1,938
Social Security + Medicare−$2,625
California income tax (approx.)−$2,402
Monthly take-home$2,279
Every two weeks$1,052

Does it go far here?

$32,174Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
80%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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