SOC 39-9099 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$41,600

10th percentile: $27,480
25th percentile: $34,180
Median: $41,600
75th percentile: $42,710
90th percentile: $48,910
Mean: $40,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 60,420.

That median is 18.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods — Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	Not available	$22,520	$53,580	$53,590
Salinas, CA	50	$35,260	$50,910	$65,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Not available	$33,700	$48,900	$50,070
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	30	$35,360	$48,320	$56,530
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	70	$29,990	$47,320	$56,160
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50	$29,780	$46,990	$51,640
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	170	$24,340	$46,930	$61,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	220	$40,100	$46,430	$109,050
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	60	$28,820	$44,930	$49,980
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	140	$34,280	$44,680	$61,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	410	$39,260	$43,810	$62,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,600	$34,430	$43,160	$58,240
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	80	$34,320	$43,160	$54,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	210	$32,690	$42,540	$59,690
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50	$38,100	$42,110	$56,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,860	$32,510	$42,000	$100,170
Albany, OR	930	$41,600	$41,600	$43,450
Bend, OR	870	$38,990	$41,600	$45,090
Corvallis, OR	300	$38,060	$41,600	$42,400
Eugene-Springfield, OR	2,350	$41,600	$41,600	$43,170

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	11,120	$41,600	$41,600	$42,720
Salem, OR	2,870	$40,960	$41,600	$43,490
Eugene-Springfield, OR	2,350	$41,600	$41,600	$43,170
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,860	$32,510	$42,000	$100,170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,690	$27,480	$34,830	$56,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,600	$34,430	$43,160	$58,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,440	$21,170	$23,850	$38,930
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1,280	$31,120	$34,960	$49,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,240	$30,400	$35,300	$44,990
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,160	$24,180	$32,720	$60,040
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,050	$32,720	$37,430	$45,380
Urban Honolulu, HI	950	$30,700	$31,010	$45,350
Medford, OR	940	$41,600	$41,600	$43,680
Albany, OR	930	$41,600	$41,600	$43,450
Bend, OR	870	$38,990	$41,600	$45,090
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	670	$32,720	$35,590	$59,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	610	$26,920	$31,700	$45,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	580	$41,020	$41,020	$69,030
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	570	$30,270	$37,470	$47,980
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	560	$36,440	$37,840	$50,130

States and territories

State estimates for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
South Dakota	30	$29,240	$50,990	$50,990
Arizona	Not available	$33,260	$48,900	$50,070
Massachusetts	Not available	$37,300	$46,780	$50,490
South Carolina	340	$27,500	$44,550	$51,640
District of Columbia	Not available	$38,730	$43,880	$44,060
Illinois	270	$31,200	$42,450	$54,650
Idaho	160	$28,080	$41,600	$48,460
Oregon	22,930	$41,600	$41,600	$43,330
Washington	670	$41,020	$41,020	$69,060
Maine	320	$36,880	$40,800	$50,370
New York	1,040	$34,210	$40,720	$71,320
California	4,770	$34,440	$39,860	$56,710
New Mexico	90	$26,080	$39,440	$62,130
New Jersey	1,440	$32,220	$39,210	$100,170
Colorado	1,280	$32,040	$37,930	$61,510
Maryland	1,860	$32,720	$37,440	$45,240
Texas	1,400	$22,560	$37,440	$58,760
Utah	1,160	$29,320	$36,920	$53,780
Delaware	Not available	$35,290	$36,380	$62,530
Connecticut	480	$34,010	$36,130	$50,610
Kansas	220	$15,080	$35,970	$45,540
Florida	3,590	$27,480	$35,150	$56,190
Kentucky	180	$29,980	$35,140	$49,360
Nevada	1,450	$30,800	$34,960	$49,040
Vermont	170	$30,880	$34,650	$42,870
North Dakota	170	$29,610	$34,430	$44,470
Hawaii	1,340	$30,720	$34,180	$53,780
Virginia	1,570	$26,330	$33,910	$44,860
West Virginia	110	$26,250	$33,320	$56,830
North Carolina	560	$23,660	$33,290	$46,920
Wisconsin	740	$24,570	$33,280	$59,690
Louisiana	1,420	$21,980	$33,060	$52,400
Michigan	480	$26,190	$32,150	$43,030
Tennessee	810	$23,690	$32,070	$47,960
Minnesota	790	$25,720	$31,700	$44,510
Arkansas	120	$25,120	$31,200	$48,900
Iowa	310	$21,730	$31,200	$42,060
Nebraska	140	$28,080	$30,120	$37,000
New Hampshire	330	$26,410	$30,010	$44,680
Missouri	460	$28,600	$29,700	$56,230
Ohio	1,200	$26,120	$28,600	$37,500
Indiana	80	$22,900	$27,790	$50,540
Pennsylvania	1,980	$22,170	$27,590	$55,360
Georgia	2,250	$17,330	$25,130	$42,240
Alabama	240	$19,350	$23,590	$33,320
Mississippi	160	$18,210	$21,970	$29,820
Puerto Rico	70	$21,840	$21,840	$41,440

Other personal care and service occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other is $41,600. Employment is 60,420.

How does Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other is 18.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is highest on this page's list at $53,580.