{
  "dataset_name": "California IHSS Individual Provider County Wage Rates 2026",
  "version": "2026.1",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "publisher": "California Care Compass (https://californiacarecompass.com/)",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-07-22T07:11:31+00:00",
  "measure_type": "provider_wage",
  "is_private_pay_price": false,
  "what_this_is": "The hourly wage each California county pays an IHSS Individual Provider (in-home caregiver) under the Medi-Cal In-Home Supportive Services program, as approved by CDSS.",
  "what_this_is_not": "This is NOT a private-pay home-care agency retail rate, an assisted-living monthly price, a memory-care price, or a survey median. Do not present these wages as what a family pays out of pocket for private care.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "CDSS IHSS county wage rates page",
      "url": "https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ihss/county-ihss-wage-rates",
      "file_url": "https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/IHSS/ip-cc-wages-by-county.xlsx",
      "sheet": "IP Effective 7-1-2026",
      "license": "Public domain (California state government)"
    }
  ],
  "definitions": {
    "hourly_wage_usd": "County-set IHSS Individual Provider hourly wage in US dollars.",
    "wage_effective_date": "Date the listed wage took effect (ISO 8601).",
    "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": "ARITHMETIC ILLUSTRATION ONLY, not an observed cost: hourly_wage_usd x 173.33 (a nominal full-time month of 40h/week). Shown only to make the hourly figure intuitive; no family is billed this."
  },
  "summary": {
    "county_count": 58,
    "lowest": {
      "county": "Siskiyou",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 16.9
    },
    "highest": {
      "county": "San Francisco",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 23.0
    },
    "median_hourly_wage_usd": 18.5,
    "spread_usd": 6.1
  },
  "records": [
    {
      "county": "Alameda",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 22.1,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3830.59,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Alpine",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.85,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3093.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Amador",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.4,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3189.27,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Butte",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.9,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3102.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Calaveras",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.89,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3100.87,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Colusa",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.4,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3015.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Contra Costa",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 20.03,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3471.8,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Del Norte",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.5,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3206.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "El Dorado",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.4,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3015.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Fresno",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.75,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3249.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Glenn",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.9,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3102.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Humboldt",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.4,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3189.27,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Imperial",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.83,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3263.8,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Inyo",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.65,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3059.27,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Kern",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.9,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3102.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Kings",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.5,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3033.28,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Lake",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.55,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3041.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Lassen",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.55,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3041.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Los Angeles",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 19.64,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3404.2,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Madera",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.9,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3102.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Marin",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 20.4,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-02-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3535.93,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Mariposa",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.5,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
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      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Mendocino",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 19.71,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3416.33,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Merced",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.5,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
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      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Modoc",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 17.75,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
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      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Mono",
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      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3111.27,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Monterey",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 21.04,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3646.86,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Napa",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 20.9,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3622.6,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Nevada",
      "hourly_wage_usd": 18.5,
      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3206.61,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Orange",
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      "wage_effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "monthly_fte_illustration_usd": 3275.94,
      "measure_type": "provider_wage",
      "is_private_pay_price": false
    },
    {
      "county": "Placer",
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    {
      "county": "Plumas",
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      "county": "Riverside",
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    {
      "county": "Sacramento",
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      "county": "San Benito",
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    {
      "county": "San Bernardino",
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    {
      "county": "San Diego",
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      "county": "San Francisco",
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      "county": "San Joaquin",
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    },
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      "county": "San Luis Obispo",
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      "county": "San Mateo",
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      "county": "Santa Barbara",
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      "county": "Santa Clara",
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    },
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      "county": "Santa Cruz",
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    },
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      "county": "Sierra",
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    },
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      "county": "Solano",
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      "county": "Sonoma",
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    },
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      "county": "Stanislaus",
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    },
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      "county": "Sutter",
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    },
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      "county": "Tehama",
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    },
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      "county": "Trinity",
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    },
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      "county": "Tulare",
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    },
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      "county": "Tuolumne",
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    },
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      "county": "Ventura",
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    },
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      "county": "Yolo",
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    },
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      "county": "Yuba",
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}