Salary comparison
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: Bend vs Yakima
Yakima, WA pays about 3.1% more for home health and personal care aides on paper — $44,490 vs $43,140. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Yakima comes out ahead by $1,350 a year in real buying power.
Bend, OR
$43,140
$39,300
$46,760
$20.74
100
$43,140/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Yakima, WA
$44,490
$40,390
$44,620
$21.39
100
$44,490/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $1,350 a year (3.1%) in favor of Yakima. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Bend runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Yakima sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Yakima is the better deal by $1,350 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Bend to Yakima for this role, the raise needs to beat 3.1% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do home health and personal care aides earn more, Bend or Yakima?
Yakima pays $44,490 on median — about 3.1% more than Bend ($43,140). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Yakima. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Yakima gives you roughly$44,490 of real buying power versus $43,140 in the other city.