Salary comparison
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: Medford vs Mount Vernon
Medford, OR pays about 5.3% more for home health and personal care aides on paper — $44,950 vs $42,690. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Medford comes out ahead by $2,260 a year in real buying power.
Medford, OR
$44,950
$38,920
$50,460
$21.61
100
$44,950/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Mount Vernon, WA
$42,690
$39,020
$44,330
$20.53
100
$42,690/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $2,260 a year (5.3%) in favor of Medford. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Medford runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Mount Vernon sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Medford is the better deal by $2,260 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Mount Vernon to Medford for this role, the raise needs to beat 5.3% 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, Medford or Mount Vernon?
Medford pays $44,950 on median — about 5.3% more than Mount Vernon ($42,690). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Medford. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Medford gives you roughly$44,950 of real buying power versus $42,690 in the other city.