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Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Georgia

What Home Health and Personal Care Aides earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$29,469
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
34 of 36
published states
Workers in state
53,750
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$29,920$25,239$9,038
2Haralson County, GA$29,920$25,239$8,846
3Butts County, GA$29,920$25,239$7,190
4Lumpkin County, GA$29,920$25,239$5,570
5Morgan County, GA$29,920$25,239$3,602
6Fulton County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
7Gwinnett County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
8Cobb County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
9DeKalb County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
10Clayton County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
11Cherokee County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
12Forsyth County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
13Henry County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
14Paulding County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
15Coweta County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
16Douglas County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
17Carroll County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
18Fayette County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
19Newton County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
20Bartow County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
21Walton County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
22Rockdale County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
23Barrow County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
24Spalding County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198
25Pickens County, GA$29,920$25,239−$1,198

Showing 25 of 29 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia is $29,469, based on 53,750 workers. Among the 36 states with published data, that ranks number 34. The BLS national median for the occupation is $35,800, so Georgia averages 17.7% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $29,920.

Cost of living for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $9,038. In Heard County, GA the basics cost $1,198 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 29 counties.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Home Health and Personal Care Aides are Washington ($47,060), Oregon ($44,986), Massachusetts ($40,939) and Rhode Island ($40,890).

Frequently asked questions: Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia

How much do Home Health and Personal Care Aides earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $29,469.

Which Georgia county is best for Home Health and Personal Care Aides?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($9,038). Haralson County, GA follows at $8,846.