Your situation
How to use this tool
1Select the type of care you provide.
2Choose your location (rural areas pay less; metro areas pay more).
3Drag the slider to your years of experience.
4Read your private pay rate and the annual gap at the top. That gap is what the agency keeps — every year.
Choose what best describes your primary work.
Rates vary significantly by market.
Experienced caregivers command significantly higher private rates — and agencies almost never reflect that.
Mid-career · Strong referral candidate
Your numbers
Your private pay rate
$27 – $34 / hr
Based on your experience and market. Families are already paying this — directly to caregivers who went private.
Side by side
Your private pay rate
$30 / hr
Agency pay estimate
$15 / hr
Gap per hour
$15 / hr
What you're leaving behind
Per week (40 hrs)
$600
Per month
$2,598
Per year · 40 hours per week
$31,200
The agency collects this. Every year you stay, this number resets.