Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Fresno
$35,000avg. a year
$16.83 an hour · 33,580 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Fresno, CA metro area earn an average of $35,000 a year. That is $1,420 (4%) less than the California average of $36,420. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$34,320Median pay
$16.83Average hourly
-4%vs. California average
33,580Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,900 jobs
Napa, CA
$40,520
$19.48 an hour
249,610 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$39,360
$18.92 an hour
3119,120 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$38,810
$18.66 an hour
410,150 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$38,400
$18.46 an hour
54,470 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$37,720
$18.14 an hour
67,850 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$37,200
$17.89 an hour
715,250 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$37,190
$17.88 an hour
86,470 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$36,960
$17.77 an hour
957,080 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$36,830
$17.71 an hour
104,160 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$36,720
$17.65 an hour
11385,530 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$35,890
$17.25 an hour
129,160 jobs
Modesto, CA
$35,780
$17.20 an hour
1360,350 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$35,770
$17.20 an hour
1412,580 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$35,710
$17.17 an hour
155,940 jobs
Chico, CA
$35,580
$17.11 an hour
166,740 jobs
Salinas, CA
$35,570
$17.10 an hour
17102,760 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$35,430
$17.03 an hour
185,500 jobs
Redding, CA
$35,330
$16.98 an hour
1917,270 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$35,190
$16.92 an hour
203,120 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$35,140
$16.89 an hour
218,220 jobs
Visalia, CA
$35,120
$16.89 an hour
224,990 jobs
Merced, CA
$34,980
$16.82 an hour
233,250 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
248,020 jobs
El Centro, CA
$34,540
$16.61 an hour
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How Fresno compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Fresno
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $44,530 |
| Orderlies | $41,710 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $55,970 |
| Medical Assistants | $48,810 |
| Dental Assistants | $52,950 |
| Phlebotomists | $52,270 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Fresno?
The average is $35,000 a year, and the median is $34,320. About 33,580 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $1,420 (4%) less than the California average of $36,420.
Is this job common in Fresno?
It makes up 70.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.54 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1120. Metro area: Fresno, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 23420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.