Area Personal Earnings Home Care Residential Care Nursing Homes All Direct Care Workers Alabama Median "$19,308 " "$22,344 " "$28,335 " "$24,440 " Alaska Median "$23,864 " "$41,979*" "$41,447*" "$33,052 " Arizona Median "$23,218 " "$32,534 " "$36,549 " "$27,286 " Arkansas Median "$23,461 " "$29,831 " "$26,236 " "$25,584 " California Median "$24,366 " "$31,484 " "$34,823 " "$27,412 " Colorado Median "$25,889 " "$34,633 " "$32,995 " "$29,831 " Connecticut Median "$26,812 " "$34,633 " "$37,883 " "$31,980 " Delaware Median "$24,440 " "$38,655*" "$33,516 " "$30,551 " District of Columbia Median "$30,164 " "$36,660*" "$100,749*" "$39,101 " Florida Median "$26,729 " "$29,831 " "$31,025 " "$29,831 " Georgia Median "$22,039 " "$26,236 " "$26,397 " "$25,695 " Hawaii Median "$21,227 " "$37,883*" "$41,979 " "$28,638 " Idaho Median "$19,940 " "$25,187 " "$31,282 " "$23,461 " Illinois Median "$20,990 " "$28,107 " "$30,551 " "$25,381 " Indiana Median "$23,249 " "$26,848 " "$30,458 " "$25,381 " Iowa Median "$26,251 " "$30,153 " "$28,335 " "$28,107 " Kansas Median "$23,864 " "$26,236 " "$26,395 " "$25,058 " Kentucky Median "$23,088 " "$25,187 " "$30,070 " "$27,444 " Louisiana Median "$18,330 " "$23,088 " "$24,440 " "$20,990 " Maine Median "$29,831 " "$29,047 " "$36,660 " "$31,979 " Maryland Median "$31,473 " "$36,549 " "$33,516 " "$34,007 " Massachusetts Median "$26,498 " "$36,731 " "$36,660 " "$30,661 " Michigan Median "$18,985 " "$28,638 " "$30,551 " "$25,695 " Minnesota Median "$25,187 " "$31,283 " "$30,254 " "$28,638 " Mississippi Median "$18,330 " "$21,507 " "$23,864 " "$21,996 " Missouri Median "$21,422 " "$28,427 " "$29,047 " "$26,236 " Montana Median "$21,996 " "$24,579 " "$39,879*" "$26,812 " Nebraska Median "$27,706 " "$30,164 " "$26,274 " "$27,930 " Nevada Median "$21,523 " "$29,386 " "$35,797 " "$29,592 " New Hampshire Median "$22,672 " "$29,047 " "$38,580 " "$30,458 " New Jersey Median "$25,381 " "$35,750 " "$34,633 " "$30,458 " New Mexico Median "$18,330 " "$26,589 " "$29,645*" "$20,990 " New York Median "$27,129 " "$33,516 " "$38,478 " "$30,153 " North Carolina Median "$18,992 " "$26,236 " "$30,458 " "$26,251 " North Dakota Median "$23,864 " "$37,883 " "$35,797 " "$30,458 " Ohio Median "$23,573 " "$26,236 " "$28,041 " "$26,884 " Oklahoma Median "$20,150 " "$24,440 " "$27,412 " "$25,695 " Oregon Median "$26,142 " "$30,551 " "$36,660 " "$29,386 " Pennsylvania Median "$28,427 " "$33,411 " "$34,737 " "$30,551 " Rhode Island Median "$30,225 " "$35,534 " "$31,772 " "$33,583 " South Carolina Median "$20,109 " "$24,440 " "$28,107 " "$24,440 " South Dakota Median "$28,335 " "$31,484 " "$29,235 " "$30,435 " Tennessee Median "$25,058 " "$27,930 " "$31,484 " "$27,286 " Texas Median "$15,742 " "$24,579 " "$29,386 " "$20,990 " Utah Median "$20,109 " "$22,344 " "$21,996 " "$24,802 " Vermont Median "$28,427 " "$35,750*" "$35,534*" "$33,627 " Virginia Median "$23,864 " "$29,328 " "$30,835 " "$26,812 " Washington Median "$30,551 " "$36,049 " "$34,298 " "$33,583 " West Virginia Median "$20,047 " "$22,672 " "$30,458 " "$23,088 " Wisconsin Median "$20,990 " "$25,695 " "$29,328 " "$25,381 " Wyoming Median "$26,251 " "$22,344*" "$33,516*" "$29,084 "