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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median home health and personal care aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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
$37,450
90th percentile
$44,080

Based on 6,470 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?

$31,545Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
93%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,131 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Maria, CA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$207,760
Lawyers$170,970
Managers, All Other$167,090
Financial Managers$164,270
Software Developers$158,290
Registered Nurses$137,360
Medical and Health Services Managers$130,290
Computer Occupations, All Other$128,390

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