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Caregiver wage benchmarks (BLS OEWS)
Mean and median hourly wages, employment, and wage percentiles for home health and personal care aides (SOC 31-1120) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics release. Covers California, every Bay Area metro, and the U.S. - each row links to its official BLS table.
| Area | Employment | Mean wage | Median wage | 10th pctile | 90th pctile | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | Survey | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States National | 4,305,810 | $17.36/hr | $17.21/hr | $13.00/hr | $21.65/hr | - | - | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| California State | 970,150 | $17.51/hr | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $18.88/hr | 1.92 | 53.3 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Bay Area metro | 119,120 | $18.66/hr | $17.28/hr | $17.28/hr | $21.55/hr | 1.81 | 50.2 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Bay Area metro | 49,610 | $18.92/hr | $18.10/hr | $18.08/hr | $21.57/hr | 1.58 | 43.7 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Sonoma County | 10,150 | $18.46/hr | $17.72/hr | $17.34/hr | $21.33/hr | 1.79 | 49.5 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| Vallejo, CA Solano County | 7,850 | $17.88/hr | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $21.98/hr | 1.97 | 54.5 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
| Napa, CA Napa County | 2,900 | $19.48/hr | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $23.25/hr | 1.35 | 37.3 | May 2025 OEWS | BLS OEWS table |
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OEWS estimates are published annually (May survey reference period). Mean and median wages differ; when only one is published for a geography, the other is shown as em dash. Open the linked BLS table for employment RSE and full percentile detail.
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