What are the main factors that influence a Group Home Worker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Group Home Worker's salary?

A Group Home Worker's salary grows with experience: a Retail Store Customer Service Representative (0-1 years)earns $35,736, a Retail Sales Staff (1-3 years)earns $39,941, a Group Home Worker (3-5 years)earns $44,341,

What are the highest paying states for a Group Home Worker?

Group Home Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Group Home Worker roles are District of Columbia $48,729, California $48,544, Massachusetts $47,897. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Group Home Worker roles make?

Salaries for Group Home Worker level roles vary by specialization: Residential Group Home Manager: $88,720; Group Home Manager: $86,080; Group Home Assistant Manager: $73,852; Nursing Home Worker: $70,250; Group Home Supervisor: $69,413.

How do different companies affect a Group Home Worker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Group Home Worker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Subway IP LLC ($57,183) and Kesem ($49,677) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $35,814.

Group Home Worker Salary in the United States

How much does a Group Home Worker make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Group Home Worker in the United States is $44,011 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Group Home Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,256 to $47,167
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,927

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Group Home Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,167	$3,931	$907	$23
Average	$44,011	$3,668	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$39,256	$3,271	$755	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Group Home Worker Salaries

A Group Home Worker'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 Do Group Home Worker 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 Group Home Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,729.
California: $48,544.
Massachusetts: $47,897.

District of Columbia $48,729 California $48,544 Massachusetts $47,897 Washington $47,721 New Jersey $47,704 Alaska $47,642 Connecticut $47,035 New York $46,788

Hawaii $46,000 Rhode Island $45,631 Maryland $45,380 Minnesota $45,037 Colorado $44,905 Illinois $44,861 Oregon $44,693 Delaware $44,570

New Hampshire $44,493 Virginia $44,319 Pennsylvania $43,813 Nevada $43,558 North Dakota $43,474 Michigan $43,342 Wisconsin $43,294 Vermont $43,197

Texas $42,928 Maine $42,911 Arizona $42,884 Ohio $42,854 Georgia $42,449 Indiana $42,246 Wyoming $42,207 Utah $42,145

Iowa $42,119 Kansas $41,907 Louisiana $41,846 North Carolina $41,824 Missouri $41,815 Florida $41,643 Montana $41,551 Nebraska $41,463

Kentucky $41,414 South Carolina $41,238 Tennessee $41,128 Idaho $41,084 New Mexico $40,763 Oklahoma $40,693 Alabama $40,433 South Dakota $39,997

Arkansas $39,760 West Virginia $39,632 Mississippi $39,249

Top Paying Cities for Group Home Workers

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: $55,511
San Francisco: $54,965
Oakland: $53,746

San Jose, CA $55,511

San Francisco, CA $54,965

Oakland, CA $53,746

New York, NY $51,004

Queens Village, NY $50,674

Paramus, NJ $50,322

Passaic, NJ $50,278

Bergenfield, NJ $50,234

Stamford, CT $50,168

Huntington, NY $50,124

Newark, NJ $49,838

Bridgeport, CT $49,750

New Brunswick, NJ $49,605

Vallejo, CA $49,512

Middlesex, NJ $49,486

Somerset, NJ $49,446

Petaluma, CA $49,345

Santa Cruz, CA $49,174

Boston, MA $49,086

Monterey, CA $48,866

Fairbanks, AK $48,835

Los Angeles, CA $48,751

Washington, DC $48,729

Seattle, WA $48,650

Santa Rosa, CA $48,641

Juneau, AK $48,513

Orange, CA $48,368

Anchorage, AK $48,289

Anaheim, CA $48,258

Santa Ana, CA $48,192

Nassau, NY $48,166

Long Beach, CA $48,148

Danbury, CT $48,135

Santa Maria, CA $47,985

Everett, WA $47,977

Bremerton, WA $47,761

Trenton, NJ $47,677

Sacramento, CA $47,660

San Diego, CA $47,638

Brockton, MA $47,620

Tacoma, WA $47,602

Santa Barbara, CA $47,541

Lowell, MA $47,365

New Suffolk, NY $47,347

Nashua, NH $47,294

Lompoc, CA $47,224

Ventura, CA $47,180

Stockton, CA $47,167

New Haven, CT $47,079

Atlantic City, NJ $46,964

Hartford, CT $46,867

Modesto, CA $46,845

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,749

New Britain, CT $46,727

Olympia, WA $46,665

Kennewick, WA $46,665

New London, CT $46,656

Norwich, CT $46,643

Lawrence, MA $46,621

Bakersfield, CA $46,498

Riverside, CA $46,436

New Bedford, MA $46,436

Richland, WA $46,392

Portsmouth, NH $46,357

Vineland, NJ $46,348

San Bernardino, CA $46,313

Boulder, CO $46,190

Worcester, MA $46,154

Portland, OR $46,115

Saint Paul, MN $46,062

Minneapolis, MN $46,062

Philadelphia, PA $46,000

Honolulu, HI $45,767

Springfield, MA $45,613

Providence, RI $45,609

Chicago, IL $45,481

Bellingham, WA $45,428

Baltimore, MD $45,380

Chico, CA $45,270

Wilmington, DE $45,195

Pittsfield, MA $45,151

Manchester, NH $45,067

Spokane, WA $44,874

Denver, CO $44,869

Albany, NY $44,662

Troy, NY $44,645

Schenectady, NY $44,552

Burlington, VT $44,456

Portland, ME $44,302

Salem, OR $44,266

Yakima, WA $44,258

Ann Arbor, MI $44,244

Rochester, MN $44,121

Fresno, CA $44,099

Reno, NV $44,099

Milwaukee, WI $44,060

Detroit, MI $44,016

Allentown, PA $44,002

Carson City, NV $43,998

Houston, TX $43,932

Colorado Springs, CO $43,927

Syracuse, NY $43,905

Eugene, OR $43,822

Bismarck, ND $43,769

Gary, IN $43,769

Galveston, TX $43,769

Springfield, OR $43,734

Medford, OR $43,628

Fort Collins, CO $43,611

Austin, TX $43,575

Mesa, AZ $43,483

Phoenix, AZ $43,474

Dallas, TX $43,461

Reading, PA $43,435

Saint Cloud, MN $43,417

Concord, NH $43,377

Madison, WI $43,360

Utica, NY $43,241

Raleigh, NC $43,206

Las Vegas, NV $43,201

Rochester, NY $43,170

Des Moines, IA $43,166

Atlanta, GA $43,096

Battle Creek, MI $43,082

Salt Lake City, UT $43,069

Lancaster, PA $43,003

Champaign, IL $42,994

Harrisburg, PA $42,942

Durham, NC $42,902

Kansas City, MO $42,898

Kansas City, KS $42,889

Fort Worth, TX $42,884

Boca Raton, FL $42,867

Cleveland, OH $42,862

Columbus, OH $42,854

Pittsburgh, PA $42,849

Richmond, VA $42,832

Indianapolis, IN $42,823

Cincinnati, OH $42,766

Petersburg, VA $42,700

Billings, MT $42,603

Lansing, MI $42,603

Huntsville, AL $42,603

Lebanon, PA $42,598

Dayton, OH $42,594

Pueblo, CO $42,594

Appleton, WI $42,581

Buffalo, NY $42,563

Racine, WI $42,541

Charlotte, NC $42,537

Saint Louis, MO $42,524

Springfield, IL $42,506

Elkhart, IN $42,497

York, PA $42,497

Gastonia, NC $42,493

Benton Harbor, MI $42,493

Beaumont, TX $42,466

Lorain, OH $42,458

Toledo, OH $42,440

Binghamton, NY $42,418

Rock Hill, SC $42,413

Rockford, IL $42,391

Fargo, ND $42,369

Elyria, OH $42,369

Flagstaff, AZ $42,339

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,312

Miami, FL $42,286

Duluth, MN $42,215

Bangor, ME $42,158

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,110

Louisville, KY $42,088

Grand Rapids, MI $42,079

Hialeah, FL $42,075

Casper, WY $42,013

Scranton, PA $41,960

New Orleans, LA $41,947

Virginia Beach, VA $41,943

Akron, OH $41,921

Peoria, IL $41,863

Sarasota, FL $41,855

Green Bay, WI $41,824

Baton Rouge, LA $41,802

Charleston, SC $41,793

Nashville, TN $41,780

Jamestown, NY $41,771

Davenport, IA $41,771

Tucson, AZ $41,749

Cheyenne, WY $41,736

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,723

Tampa, FL $41,714

Omaha, NE $41,705

Port Arthur, TX $41,687

Evansville, IN $41,687

Bradenton, FL $41,670

Santa Fe, NM $41,590

Orlando, FL $41,546

Clearwater, FL $41,498

Canton, OH $41,406

La Crosse, WI $41,406

Grand Forks, ND $41,392

Albuquerque, NM $41,379

Tulsa, OK $41,379

Newport News, VA $41,375

High Point, NC $41,362

Ogden, UT $41,344

Corpus Christi, TX $41,309

Laramie, WY $41,282

Norfolk, VA $41,282

Rock Island, IL $41,256

Saginaw, MI $41,247

Jacksonville, FL $41,243

Salisbury, NC $41,234

Memphis, TN $41,225

Moline, IL $41,203

Fort Myers, FL $41,190

Waterloo, IA $41,133

Spartanburg, SC $41,089

Lincoln, NE $41,067

Fort Wayne, IN $41,058

Birmingham, AL $41,010

Cedar Falls, IA $41,001

Provo, UT $40,996

Springfield, OH $40,992

San Antonio, TX $40,983

Greensboro, NC $40,966

South Bend, IN $40,961

Winston Salem, NC $40,957

Boise, ID $40,944

Savannah, GA $40,913

Muskegon, MI $40,833

Lima, OH $40,781

Lake Charles, LA $40,763

Anderson, IN $40,754

Lexington, KY $40,741

Augusta, GA $40,728

Greenville, SC $40,728

Wichita, KS $40,688

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,688

Columbia, SC $40,649

Bloomington, IN $40,539

Roanoke, VA $40,512

Asheville, NC $40,455

Knoxville, TN $40,380

Shreveport, LA $40,376

Wilmington, NC $40,319

Frankfort, KY $40,235

Oklahoma City, OK $40,204

Chillicothe, OH $40,187

Longview, TX $40,182

Topeka, KS $40,169

Mobile, AL $40,103

Terre Haute, IN $40,085

Erie, PA $40,081

Altoona, PA $40,059

Melbourne, FL $40,046

Amarillo, TX $40,028

Killeen, TX $40,015

Fayetteville, AR $39,980

Sioux Falls, SD $39,949

Chattanooga, TN $39,922

Idaho Falls, ID $39,918

Gainesville, FL $39,826

Portsmouth, OH $39,804

Little Rock, AR $39,795

Lynchburg, VA $39,795

Lafayette, LA $39,777

Youngstown, OH $39,777

Temple, TX $39,760

Daytona Beach, FL $39,751

Clarksville, TN $39,746

Pensacola, FL $39,742

Hopkinsville, KY $39,610

Charleston, WV $39,606

Florence, SC $39,584

Sioux City, IA $39,557

Macon, GA $39,430

Tallahassee, FL $39,425

Fayetteville, NC $39,416

Waco, TX $39,408

Wichita Falls, TX $39,408

Pine Bluff, AR $39,390

Vincennes, IN $39,306

Lubbock, TX $39,289

Great Falls, MT $39,262

Alamogordo, NM $39,258

Abilene, TX $39,223

Rapid City, SD $39,165

Monroe, LA $39,165

Albany, GA $39,139

Huntington, WV $39,135

Jackson, MS $39,130

Greenville, MS $39,126

Parkersburg, WV $39,082

Montgomery, AL $39,073

Johnstown, PA $39,064

Springfield, MO $39,029

Biloxi, MS $39,007

Sumter, SC $38,915

Columbus, GA $38,910

Twin Falls, ID $38,884

Pascagoula, MS $38,827

Kingsport, TN $38,712

Gulfport, MS $38,699

Alexandria, LA $38,554

Fort Smith, AR $38,444

El Paso, TX $38,325

Helena, MT $38,268

Las Cruces, NM $38,127

Harlingen, TX $38,004

Pocatello, ID $37,964

Florence, AL $37,951

Brownsville, TX $37,942

Dothan, AL $37,872

Mcallen, TX $37,850

Columbus, MS $37,524

Altus, OK $37,321

Lawton, OK $37,238

Pierre, SD $37,079

What Skills Can Increase a Group Home Worker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 19.15% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Cash Handling (Mentioned in 1.76% Job Postings): Process of receiving and giving money in a business. In retail, cash handling ranges from the point of sale to the behind-the-scenes money management during the day.
Sales Support (Mentioned in 1.05% Job Postings): The tasks, roles, and technology that exist within our organization to help our sales force close deals.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	19.15%
Cash Handling	1.76%
Sales Support	1.05%

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 Group Home Worker's salary.

Sales Lead: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
POS System: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Housekeeping: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Sales Lead	$47,532	8%
POS System	$46,212	5%
Housekeeping	$46,212	5%
Retail Operations	$45,772	4%
Written Communication	$45,331	3%
Team Management	$45,331	3%

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How Education impacts a Group Home Worker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Group Home Workers 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 Group Home Worker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $34,138 and $36,415).

Group Home Worker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Group Home Worker

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 45.0%

Associates 18.0%

Bachelors 36.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	45.0%
Associates	18.0%
Bachelors	36.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Group Home Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Group Home Worker'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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$39,256

Average $44,011/year

$47,167

$3,271

Average $3,668/month

$3,931

$755

Average $846/week

$907

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,167	$3,931	$907	$23
Average	$44,011	$3,668	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$39,256	$3,271	$755	$19

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Salary Trends for Group Home Worker

Salaries for a Group Home Worker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,053 in 2023 to around $44,586 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Group Home Worker salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$44,888
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