Area Earnings Home Care Residential Care Homes Nursing Homes All Direct Care Workers Alabama Median Personal Earnings "$18,014 " "$20,846 " "$24,492 " "$23,378 " Alaska Median Personal Earnings "$20,522 " "$35,531 " "$37,523 " "$33,397 " Arizona Median Personal Earnings "$20,038 " "$29,185 " "$34,100 " "$24,492 " Arkansas Median Personal Earnings "$20,878 " "$23,000 " "$23,942 " "$22,514 " California Median Personal Earnings "$21,889 " "$27,832 " "$31,978 " "$25,605 " Colorado Median Personal Earnings "$22,931 " "$29,757 " "$31,269 " "$26,222 " Connecticut Median Personal Earnings "$23,942 " "$32,379 " "$33,163 " "$27,832 " Delaware Median Personal Earnings "$23,924 " "$34,203 " "$27,837 " "$28,996 " District of Columbia Median Personal Earnings "$28,424 " "$32,312 " "$35,531 " "$34,203 " Florida Median Personal Earnings "$23,973 " "$24,872 " "$28,945 " "$26,793 " Georgia Median Personal Earnings "$21,889 " "$25,605 " "$23,869 " "$23,687 " Hawaii Median Personal Earnings "$20,038 " "$35,057 " "$38,275 " "$32,284 " Idaho Median Personal Earnings "$16,249 " "$21,319 " "$26,718 " "$22,265 " Illinois Median Personal Earnings "$20,134 " "$25,015 " "$27,837 " "$23,687 " Indiana Median Personal Earnings "$20,522 " "$25,049 " "$26,058 " "$22,931 " Iowa Median Personal Earnings "$23,973 " "$29,609 " "$26,677 " "$25,015 " Kansas Median Personal Earnings "$20,846 " "$22,802 " "$24,125 " "$22,147 " Kentucky Median Personal Earnings "$20,038 " "$25,015 " "$25,633 " "$23,687 " Louisiana Median Personal Earnings "$17,292 " "$24,358 " "$21,319 " "$20,012 " Maine Median Personal Earnings "$26,056 " "$27,362 " "$31,172 " "$28,503 " Maryland Median Personal Earnings "$28,142 " "$33,163 " "$30,794 " "$31,269 " Massachusetts Median Personal Earnings "$24,589 " "$31,978 " "$33,163 " "$28,503 " Michigan Median Personal Earnings "$16,699 " "$26,058 " "$28,424 " "$23,556 " Minnesota Median Personal Earnings "$21,319 " "$27,240 " "$25,995 " "$25,015 " Mississippi Median Personal Earnings "$17,367 " "$20,534 " "$22,265 " "$20,534 " Missouri Median Personal Earnings "$19,381 " "$24,872 " "$24,821 " "$22,802 " Montana Median Personal Earnings "$15,078 " "$22,265 " "$22,600 " "$20,522 " Nebraska Median Personal Earnings "$25,015 " "$23,942 " "$24,872 " "$25,981 " Nevada Median Personal Earnings "$21,890 " "$21,680 " "$33,397 " "$27,609 " New Hampshire Median Personal Earnings "$21,820 " "$23,973 " "$28,996 " "$24,492 " New Jersey Median Personal Earnings "$22,802 " "$31,269 " "$33,163 " "$28,142 " New Mexico Median Personal Earnings "$15,586 " "$20,878 " "$23,197 " "$17,398 " New York Median Personal Earnings "$25,082 " "$29,964 " "$34,347 " "$27,362 " North Carolina Median Personal Earnings "$18,357 " "$23,267 " "$26,222 " "$23,490 " North Dakota Median Personal Earnings "$19,718 " "$31,269 " "$31,978 " "$26,718 " Ohio Median Personal Earnings "$22,232 " "$23,687 " "$25,517 " "$23,973 " Oklahoma Median Personal Earnings "$18,241 " "$22,802 " "$26,222 " "$24,492 " Oregon Median Personal Earnings "$23,687 " "$27,934 " "$31,695 " "$26,718 " Pennsylvania Median Personal Earnings "$25,401 " "$29,643 " "$31,269 " "$27,100 " Rhode Island Median Personal Earnings "$25,082 " "$31,978 " "$30,157 " "$30,170 " South Carolina Median Personal Earnings "$16,702 " "$22,802 " "$25,517 " "$21,889 " South Dakota Median Personal Earnings "$24,627 " "$27,832 " "$30,439 " "$28,424 " Tennessee Median Personal Earnings "$22,931 " "$25,015 " "$28,503 " "$24,492 " Texas Median Personal Earnings "$14,822 " "$22,265 " "$25,605 " "$18,950 " Utah Median Personal Earnings "$15,397 " "$20,846 " "$19,718 " "$21,319 " Vermont Median Personal Earnings "$22,265 " "$30,783 " "$31,317 " "$25,605 " Virginia Median Personal Earnings "$21,319 " "$27,362 " "$28,768 " "$24,492 " Washington Median Personal Earnings "$27,100 " "$29,609 " "$29,808 " "$28,945 " West Virginia Median Personal Earnings "$17,766 " "$21,152 " "$24,872 " "$20,878 " Wisconsin Median Personal Earnings "$21,662 " "$23,197 " "$27,362 " "$23,378 " Wyoming Median Personal Earnings "$21,793 " "$22,740 " "$31,269 " "$26,677 "