Salary comparison
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: Grants Pass vs Seattle
Grants Pass, OR pays about 10.2% more for home health and personal care aides on paper — $53,120 vs $48,210. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Grants Pass comes out ahead by $4,910 a year in real buying power.
Grants Pass, OR
$53,120
$51,950
$53,120
$25.54
100
$53,120/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Seattle, WA
$48,210
$45,870
$49,160
$23.18
100
$48,210/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $4,910 a year (10.2%) in favor of Grants Pass. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Grants Pass runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Seattle sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Grants Pass is the better deal by $4,910 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Seattle to Grants Pass for this role, the raise needs to beat 10.2% 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, Grants Pass or Seattle?
Grants Pass pays $53,120 on median — about 10.2% more than Seattle ($48,210). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Grants Pass. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Grants Pass gives you roughly$53,120 of real buying power versus $48,210 in the other city.