A Care Guide's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Care Guide Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Care Guide's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $35,020
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,600
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $37,985
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,393
Expert (over 8 years): $42,450
Levels
Salary
Behaviora... Level Care Guide
$35,020
Home Care... Level Care Guide
$31,600
Care Guid... Level Care Guide
$37,985
Home Care... Level Care Guide
$42,393
Home Care... Level Care Guide
$42,450
$35,0200 yr
$31,600< 2 yrs
$37,9852-4 yrs
$42,3935-8 yrs
$42,450> 8 yrs
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How Do Care Guide Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Care Guides.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $41,812.
California: $41,653.
Massachusetts: $41,098.
District of Columbia$41,812
California$41,653
Massachusetts$41,098
Washington$40,947
New Jersey$40,932
Alaska$40,879
Connecticut$40,358
New York$40,146
Hawaii$39,471
Rhode Island$39,153
Maryland$38,938
Minnesota$38,643
Colorado$38,530
Illinois$38,492
Oregon$38,349
Delaware$38,243
New Hampshire$38,177
Virginia$38,028
Pennsylvania$37,594
Nevada$37,375
North Dakota$37,303
Michigan$37,190
Wisconsin$37,148
Vermont$37,065
Texas$36,835
Maine$36,820
Arizona$36,797
Ohio$36,770
Georgia$36,423
Indiana$36,249
Wyoming$36,215
Utah$36,162
Iowa$36,140
Kansas$35,958
Louisiana$35,906
North Carolina$35,887
Missouri$35,879
Florida$35,732
Montana$35,653
Nebraska$35,577
Kentucky$35,536
South Carolina$35,384
Tennessee$35,290
Idaho$35,252
New Mexico$34,977
Oklahoma$34,916
Alabama$34,693
South Dakota$34,320
Arkansas$34,116
West Virginia$34,006
Mississippi$33,678
Top Paying Cities for Care Guides
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $47,631
San Francisco: $47,110
Oakland: $46,117
San Jose, CA$47,631
San Francisco, CA$47,110
Oakland, CA$46,117
New York, NY$43,481
Paramus, NJ$42,952
Queens Village, NY$42,950
Passaic, NJ$42,914
Bergenfield, NJ$42,911
Stamford, CT$42,828
Huntington, NY$42,812
Newark, NJ$42,533
Bridgeport, CT$42,453
Vallejo, CA$42,378
New Brunswick, NJ$42,363
Petaluma, CA$42,341
Middlesex, NJ$42,269
Somerset, NJ$42,242
Santa Cruz, CA$42,193
Boston, MA$41,963
Monterey, CA$41,830
Seattle, WA$41,744
Santa Rosa, CA$41,736
Los Angeles, CA$41,725
Juneau, AK$41,627
Washington, DC$41,585
Orange, CA$41,451
Santa Ana, CA$41,351
Long Beach, CA$41,313
Anaheim, CA$41,306
Anchorage, AK$41,287
Santa Maria, CA$41,174
Everett, WA$41,166
Danbury, CT$41,033
Bremerton, WA$40,981
Tacoma, WA$40,845
New Suffolk, NY$40,844
Sacramento, CA$40,834
Santa Barbara, CA$40,792
Trenton, NJ$40,751
San Diego, CA$40,751
Brockton, MA$40,709
Fairbanks, AK$40,617
Lompoc, CA$40,520
Lowell, MA$40,490
Ventura, CA$40,483
Nashua, NH$40,475
Stockton, CA$40,471
Modesto, CA$40,196
Poughkeepsie, NY$40,112
Olympia, WA$40,041
Kennewick, WA$40,041
New Haven, CT$40,026
Lawrence, MA$39,890
Hartford, CT$39,852
Riverside, CA$39,844
New Bedford, MA$39,807
Richland, WA$39,807
Bakersfield, CA$39,754
San Bernardino, CA$39,739
New Britain, CT$39,735
Atlantic City, NJ$39,735
New London, CT$39,720
Norwich, CT$39,708
Portsmouth, NH$39,701
Boulder, CO$39,621
Portland, OR$39,569
Worcester, MA$39,565
Minneapolis, MN$39,448
Philadelphia, PA$39,395
Honolulu, HI$39,270
Saint Paul, MN$39,252
Vineland, NJ$39,244
Providence, RI$39,134
Chicago, IL$39,025
Bellingham, WA$38,980
Springfield, MA$38,949
Baltimore, MD$38,938
Chico, CA$38,844
Pittsfield, MA$38,742
Manchester, NH$38,670
Spokane, WA$38,504
Denver, CO$38,500
Albany, NY$38,323
Troy, NY$38,307
Nassau, NY$38,267
Schenectady, NY$38,228
Wilmington, DE$38,198
Burlington, VT$38,145
Salem, OR$38,130
Portland, ME$38,013
Yakima, WA$37,975
Rochester, MN$37,858
Reno, NV$37,839
Fresno, CA$37,839
Milwaukee, WI$37,805
Detroit, MI$37,767
Ann Arbor, MI$37,761
Allentown, PA$37,756
Colorado Springs, CO$37,692
Syracuse, NY$37,673
Carson City, NV$37,673
Houston, TX$37,620
Eugene, OR$37,601
Gary, IN$37,556
Springfield, OR$37,526
Bismarck, ND$37,518
Galveston, TX$37,492
Medford, OR$37,435
Fort Collins, CO$37,420
Concord, NH$37,401
Austin, TX$37,390
Mesa, AZ$37,310
Reading, PA$37,307
Phoenix, AZ$37,303
Dallas, TX$37,292
Saint Cloud, MN$37,255
Madison, WI$37,205
Utica, NY$37,103
Rochester, NY$37,042
Des Moines, IA$37,039
Raleigh, NC$37,035
Atlanta, GA$36,978
Battle Creek, MI$36,967
Salt Lake City, UT$36,955
Lancaster, PA$36,899
Harrisburg, PA$36,846
Kansas City, MO$36,808
Champaign, IL$36,801
Kansas City, KS$36,801
Fort Worth, TX$36,797
Columbus, OH$36,790
Boca Raton, FL$36,782
Pittsburgh, PA$36,767
Richmond, VA$36,752
Indianapolis, IN$36,744
Cleveland, OH$36,740
Las Vegas, NV$36,695
Cincinnati, OH$36,695
Petersburg, VA$36,638
Huntsville, AL$36,582
Lansing, MI$36,556
Lebanon, PA$36,551
Pueblo, CO$36,548
Appleton, WI$36,536
Buffalo, NY$36,521
Dayton, OH$36,510
Racine, WI$36,502
Charlotte, NC$36,499
Saint Louis, MO$36,487
York, PA$36,465
Elkhart, IN$36,465
Gastonia, NC$36,457
Billings, MT$36,448
Beaumont, TX$36,438
Lorain, OH$36,431
Benton Harbor, MI$36,423
Toledo, OH$36,415
Binghamton, NY$36,397
Rock Hill, SC$36,393
Rockford, IL$36,374
Springfield, IL$36,359
Elyria, OH$36,355
Fargo, ND$36,355
Flagstaff, AZ$36,329
Fort Lauderdale, FL$36,306
Duluth, MN$36,283
Miami, FL$36,283
Cheyenne, WY$36,257
Grand Forks, ND$36,257
Bangor, ME$36,174
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,132
Durham, NC$36,116
Louisville, KY$36,113
Grand Rapids, MI$36,106
Hialeah, FL$36,102
Casper, WY$36,049
Scranton, PA$36,004
New Orleans, LA$35,992
Virginia Beach, VA$35,989
Akron, OH$35,970
Peoria, IL$35,921
Sarasota, FL$35,913
Nashville, TN$35,887
Omaha, NE$35,887
Green Bay, WI$35,887
Baton Rouge, LA$35,868
Charleston, SC$35,860
Jamestown, NY$35,841
Davenport, IA$35,841
Tucson, AZ$35,823
Saint Petersburg, FL$35,800
Tampa, FL$35,792
Evansville, IN$35,770
Port Arthur, TX$35,770
Bradenton, FL$35,755
Santa Fe, NM$35,687
Orlando, FL$35,619
Clearwater, FL$35,607
Canton, OH$35,528
La Crosse, WI$35,528
Albuquerque, NM$35,505
Newport News, VA$35,502
High Point, NC$35,490
Ogden, UT$35,475
Corpus Christi, TX$35,445
Norfolk, VA$35,422
Laramie, WY$35,422
Rock Island, IL$35,400
Saginaw, MI$35,392
Jacksonville, FL$35,388
Salisbury, NC$35,381
Boise, ID$35,373
Moline, IL$35,354
Fort Myers, FL$35,343
Memphis, TN$35,335
Tulsa, OK$35,317
Waterloo, IA$35,294
Spartanburg, SC$35,256
Lincoln, NE$35,237
Fort Wayne, IN$35,230
Provo, UT$35,226
Cedar Falls, IA$35,181
San Antonio, TX$35,165
Greensboro, NC$35,150
South Bend, IN$35,147
Savannah, GA$35,105
Muskegon, MI$35,090
Birmingham, AL$35,086
Winston Salem, NC$35,068
Lake Charles, LA$34,977
Anderson, IN$34,969
Lexington, KY$34,958
Augusta, GA$34,946
Greenville, SC$34,946
Lima, OH$34,916
Wichita, KS$34,912
Tuscaloosa, AL$34,912
Columbia, SC$34,878
Springfield, OH$34,871
Asheville, NC$34,810
Bloomington, IN$34,784
Knoxville, TN$34,648
Shreveport, LA$34,644
Wilmington, NC$34,595
Roanoke, VA$34,595
Topeka, KS$34,527
Frankfort, KY$34,523
Oklahoma City, OK$34,497
Chillicothe, OH$34,482
Longview, TX$34,478
Melbourne, FL$34,474
Sioux Falls, SD$34,414
Mobile, AL$34,410
Terre Haute, IN$34,395
Altoona, PA$34,372
Amarillo, TX$34,346
Killeen, TX$34,335
Fayetteville, AR$34,304
Chattanooga, TN$34,293
Sioux City, IA$34,259
Idaho Falls, ID$34,252
Lynchburg, VA$34,221
Gainesville, FL$34,172
Portsmouth, OH$34,153
Little Rock, AR$34,146
Lafayette, LA$34,131
Youngstown, OH$34,131
Daytona Beach, FL$34,108
Clarksville, TN$34,104
Pensacola, FL$34,101
Temple, TX$34,098
Hopkinsville, KY$33,987
Erie, PA$33,980
Florence, SC$33,965
Charleston, WV$33,904
Great Falls, MT$33,885
Macon, GA$33,832
Tallahassee, FL$33,829
Fayetteville, NC$33,821
Waco, TX$33,814
Helena, MT$33,787
Pine Bluff, AR$33,773
Vincennes, IN$33,727
Lubbock, TX$33,712
Alamogordo, NM$33,689
Twin Falls, ID$33,655
Rapid City, SD$33,644
Jackson, MS$33,576
Huntington, WV$33,573
Greenville, MS$33,572
Parkersburg, WV$33,533
Montgomery, AL$33,527
Wichita Falls, TX$33,489
Springfield, MO$33,489
Biloxi, MS$33,470
Monroe, LA$33,432
Johnstown, PA$33,406
Sumter, SC$33,391
Columbus, GA$33,387
Pascagoula, MS$33,315
Abilene, TX$33,315
Kingsport, TN$33,217
Albany, GA$33,217
Gulfport, MS$33,206
Alexandria, LA$33,081
Fort Smith, AR$32,987
El Paso, TX$32,885
Las Cruces, NM$32,715
Harlingen, TX$32,619
Pocatello, ID$32,613
Florence, AL$32,564
Brownsville, TX$32,556
Mcallen, TX$32,477
Dothan, AL$32,424
Columbus, MS$32,200
Altus, OK$32,024
Lawton, OK$31,952
Pierre, SD$31,816
What Skills Can Increase a Care Guide's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 3.96% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
CPR (Mentioned in 5.76% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
First Aid (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Commitment
3.96%
CPR
5.76%
First Aid
3.03%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Care Guide's salary.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Coordination
$43,806
16%
Collaboration
$43,051
14%
Accountability
$42,673
13%
Care Management
$42,673
13%
Problem Solving
$41,162
9%
Written Communication
$40,785
8%
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Care Guide Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Care Guide roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Care Guide positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Care Guide as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Care Guide
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$45,316
$22.0
20%
How Education impacts a Care Guide's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Care Guides enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Care Guide with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$33,262
and $35,106).
Care Guide Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Care Guide
No Diploma4.0%
High School48.0%
Associates20.0%
Bachelors20.0%
Masters8.0%
Doctorate0.0%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
4.0%
High School
48.0%
Associates
20.0%
Bachelors
20.0%
Masters
8.0%
Doctorate
0.0%
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Care Guide Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Care Guide's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Care Guide can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $31,277 in 2023
to around $30,896 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Care Guide salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Care Guide Over Time
2022
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2023
$31,277
2024
$31,130
2025
$30,896
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$31,277
2024
$31,130
2025
$30,896
2026
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Most common benefits for Care Guide
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401(k)
Disability
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Common company salaries for Care Guide
Here are companies hiring for Care Guide and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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