Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,837
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$4,433
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$25,685
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$29,270
Kept after tax
$24,837
Worth in national money
$25,685
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for home health and personal care aides. The middle earner takes $29,270, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 18.24% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Georgia, this one sits low: 473 of 492 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $29,270 the take-home is $24,837; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $25,685 would nationally. The average comes to $31,040, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 43 of 51 for home health and personal care aides, with a median of $29,270 — about 18.24% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Home health and personal care aides occupies position 473 of 492 in Georgia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for home health and personal care aides in Georgia, on $29,270, is $24,837 — equivalent to $25,685 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $31,040 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Home Health and Personal Care Aides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,710 |
| This salary | $29,270 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $24,837 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,698 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$761 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $28,205 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$917 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $29,270. The published range is $23,720 up to $39,710, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $24,837, worked from $29,270. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 473 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $25,685, the adjusted value of that $29,270 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 473 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for home health and personal care aides in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $23,720 to $39,710. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $24,837, on $29,270 for work ranking 473 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 473 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $25,685 — the adjusted value of that $29,270 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 473 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $31,040, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $23,720 at the bottom tenth to $39,710 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $25,685.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $24,837.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $31,040. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,720 to $39,710) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $25,685 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $24,837 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.