SOC 39-9099 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$41,600

U.S. median hourly wage$20.00

U.S. employment60,420

Nationally, personal care and service workers, all other earned a median of $41,600 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 60,420 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
South Dakota	$50,990	$24.52	30	0.1
Arizona	$48,900	$23.51	Not published	Not published
Massachusetts	$46,780	$22.49	Not published	Not published
South Carolina	$44,550	$21.42	340	0.1
District of Columbia	$43,880	$21.10	Not published	Not published
Illinois	$42,450	$20.41	270	0.0
Idaho	$41,600	$20.00	160	0.2
Oregon	$41,600	$20.00	22,930	11.7
Washington	$41,020	$19.72	670	0.2
Maine	$40,800	$19.62	320	0.5
New York	$40,720	$19.58	1,040	0.1
California	$39,860	$19.16	4,770	0.3
New Mexico	$39,440	$18.96	90	0.1
New Jersey	$39,210	$18.85	1,440	0.3
Colorado	$37,930	$18.24	1,280	0.4
Maryland	$37,440	$18.00	1,860	0.7
Texas	$37,440	$18.00	1,400	0.1
Utah	$36,920	$17.75	1,160	0.7
Delaware	$36,380	$17.49	Not published	Not published
Connecticut	$36,130	$17.37	480	0.3
Kansas	$35,970	$17.30	220	0.2
Florida	$35,150	$16.90	3,590	0.4
Kentucky	$35,140	$16.89	180	0.1
Nevada	$34,960	$16.81	1,450	0.9
Vermont	$34,650	$16.66	170	0.6
North Dakota	$34,430	$16.55	170	0.4
Hawaii	$34,180	$16.43	1,340	2.1
Virginia	$33,910	$16.30	1,570	0.4
West Virginia	$33,320	$16.02	110	0.2
North Carolina	$33,290	$16.00	560	0.1
Wisconsin	$33,280	$16.00	740	0.3
Louisiana	$33,060	$15.89	1,420	0.7
Michigan	$32,150	$15.46	480	0.1
Tennessee	$32,070	$15.42	810	0.2
Minnesota	$31,700	$15.24	790	0.3
Arkansas	$31,200	$15.00	120	0.1
Iowa	$31,200	$15.00	310	0.2
Nebraska	$30,120	$14.48	140	0.1
New Hampshire	$30,010	$14.43	330	0.5
Missouri	$29,700	$14.28	460	0.2
Ohio	$28,600	$13.75	1,200	0.2
Indiana	$27,790	$13.36	80	0.0
Pennsylvania	$27,590	$13.27	1,980	0.3
Georgia	$25,130	$12.08	2,250	0.5
Alabama	$23,590	$11.34	240	0.1
Mississippi	$21,970	$10.56	160	0.1
Puerto Rico	$21,840	$10.50	70	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 139 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$53,580	$25.76	Not published	Not published
Salinas, CA	$50,910	$24.47	50	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,900	$23.51	Not published	Not published
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$48,320	$23.23	30	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,320	$22.75	70	0.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$46,990	$22.59	50	0.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,930	$22.56	170	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$46,430	$22.32	220	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$44,930	$21.60	60	0.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$44,680	$21.48	140	1.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$43,810	$21.06	410	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,160	$20.75	1,600	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$43,160	$20.75	80	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$42,540	$20.45	210	0.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$42,110	$20.24	50	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$42,000	$20.19	1,860	0.2
Albany, OR	$41,600	$20.00	930	19.7
Bend, OR	$41,600	$20.00	870	8.0
Corvallis, OR	$41,600	$20.00	300	7.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$41,600	$20.00	2,350	14.9
Grants Pass, OR	$41,600	$20.00	510	16.8
Medford, OR	$41,600	$20.00	940	10.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$41,600	$20.00	11,120	9.2
Salem, OR	$41,600	$20.00	2,870	15.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$41,330	$19.87	100	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$41,020	$19.72	580	0.3
Napa, CA	$40,920	$19.67	30	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$40,900	$19.67	50	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$40,800	$19.62	200	0.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$40,710	$19.57	60	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$40,590	$19.51	90	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$39,930	$19.20	450	0.3
Grand Junction, CO	$39,770	$19.12	30	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$39,180	$18.84	210	0.7
Albuquerque, NM	$39,150	$18.82	50	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$39,010	$18.76	40	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$39,000	$18.75	50	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$38,900	$18.70	80	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,480	$18.50	40	0.1
Bangor, ME	$38,200	$18.37	50	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$38,190	$18.36	50	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$37,970	$18.26	Not published	Not published
Boulder, CO	$37,930	$18.24	110	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$37,840	$18.19	560	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$37,740	$18.14	Not published	Not published
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$37,560	$18.06	Not published	Not published
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$37,560	$18.06	240	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$37,500	$18.03	170	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$37,470	$18.01	570	0.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,430	$17.99	1,050	0.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$37,220	$17.90	110	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$37,050	$17.81	60	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$36,980	$17.78	Not published	Not published
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$36,860	$17.72	210	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$36,800	$17.69	280	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,680	$17.64	530	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$36,440	$17.52	340	0.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$36,420	$17.51	30	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$36,410	$17.51	170	0.4
Lake Charles, LA	$36,260	$17.43	30	0.3
St. George, UT	$36,180	$17.39	70	0.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$36,130	$17.37	200	0.3
New Haven, CT	$36,090	$17.35	130	0.5
Modesto, CA	$35,960	$17.29	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$35,640	$17.14	110	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$35,590	$17.11	670	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$35,560	$17.10	80	0.3
Fresno, CA	$35,320	$16.98	70	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$35,300	$16.97	1,240	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$34,960	$16.81	1,280	1.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,830	$16.74	1,690	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$34,790	$16.73	140	0.2
Dover, DE	$34,780	$16.72	30	0.5
Logan, UT-ID	$34,740	$16.70	40	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$34,610	$16.64	120	0.3
Reno, NV	$34,360	$16.52	120	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$34,270	$16.48	60	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$34,080	$16.39	Not published	Not published
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$33,760	$16.23	40	0.3
Gainesville, FL	$33,760	$16.23	30	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$33,760	$16.23	50	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$33,760	$16.23	70	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$33,580	$16.14	50	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$33,490	$16.10	250	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$33,330	$16.02	50	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$33,270	$15.99	80	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$33,160	$15.94	40	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$32,910	$15.82	340	1.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$32,820	$15.78	100	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$32,770	$15.76	Not published	Not published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$32,720	$15.73	1,160	0.4
Rochester, MN	$32,690	$15.72	40	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$32,520	$15.63	Not published	Not published
Asheville, NC	$32,420	$15.59	30	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$32,330	$15.54	40	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$32,150	$15.46	310	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$32,150	$15.46	80	0.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$32,030	$15.40	70	0.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$31,700	$15.24	610	0.3
Ogden, UT	$31,680	$15.23	180	0.7
Urban Honolulu, HI	$31,010	$14.91	950	2.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$30,970	$14.89	110	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$30,700	$14.76	90	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$30,090	$14.47	190	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$30,010	$14.43	260	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$29,770	$14.31	40	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$29,700	$14.28	190	0.2
Columbus, OH	$29,240	$14.06	300	0.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$29,240	$14.06	50	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$29,030	$13.96	150	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$29,020	$13.95	220	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$28,670	$13.78	80	0.7
Springfield, MO	$28,600	$13.75	40	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$28,540	$13.72	500	0.1
Charlottesville, VA	$28,320	$13.62	40	0.4
Madison, WI	$28,110	$13.52	190	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$28,080	$13.50	30	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$28,030	$13.48	340	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$27,790	$13.36	30	0.0
Richmond, VA	$27,610	$13.27	140	0.2
Appleton, WI	$27,560	$13.25	40	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$27,460	$13.20	370	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$27,400	$13.18	100	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$27,370	$13.16	70	0.4
Akron, OH	$27,300	$13.13	60	0.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$26,710	$12.84	30	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$26,220	$12.61	100	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$25,970	$12.49	430	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$24,860	$11.95	30	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$24,600	$11.83	30	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$24,130	$11.60	80	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$23,850	$11.47	1,440	0.5
Columbus, GA-AL	$23,580	$11.34	Not published	Not published
Erie, PA	$23,390	$11.25	50	0.4
Alexandria, LA	$21,980	$10.57	130	2.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$21,840	$10.50	60	0.1
Green Bay, WI	Not published	Not published	100	0.6
Jackson, MS	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Salisbury, MD	Not published	Not published	80	1.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.