Home Health and Personal Care Aides take-home pay in California
The median home health and personal care aides in California earns $34,320. After taxes that leaves about $27,354 a year, or $2,279 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 20.3%.
$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 |
Estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal rules. State tax uses an approximate effective rate; local taxes and pre-tax deductions are not included.