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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in San Jose, CA

The median home health and personal care aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $37,640 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,482 a month.

10th percentile
$37,600
25th percentile
$37,600
Median percentile
$37,640
75th percentile
$38,640
90th percentile
$44,870

Based on 49,610 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

$29,789 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,640
Federal income tax−$2,337
Social Security + Medicare−$2,879
California income tax (approx.)−$2,635
Monthly take-home$2,482
Every two weeks$1,146

Does it go far here?

$34,087Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
114%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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