Every California county runs IHSS a little differently — different provider wages, different Public Authorities, different local offices. Pick your county below for its current wage, contacts, and the figures CDSS publishes for it.

Compare all 58 counties side by side →
Recipient counts from CDSS program data, July 2026. Provider wages from the CDSS county wage sheet (IP Effective 10-1-2026). How hours are decided →

Bay Area

Alameda$22.10/hr · 34,949 recipients Contra Costa$20.03/hr · 18,043 recipients Marin$20.40/hr · 2,570 recipients Napa$20.90/hr · 2,094 recipients San Francisco$25.00/hr · 30,703 recipients San Mateo$21.70/hr · 9,601 recipients Santa Clara$20.44/hr · 38,707 recipients Solano$18.10/hr · 7,927 recipients Sonoma$20.25/hr · 9,076 recipients

Southern California

Imperial$18.83/hr · 10,278 recipients Los Angeles$19.64/hr · 312,322 recipients Orange$18.90/hr · 57,469 recipients Riverside$19.90/hr · 64,171 recipients San Bernardino$19.00/hr · 57,648 recipients San Diego$20.40/hr · 51,084 recipients Santa Barbara$20.07/hr · 5,552 recipients Ventura$20.97/hr · 11,755 recipients

Central Valley

Fresno$18.75/hr · 31,192 recipients Kern$17.90/hr · 18,430 recipients Kings$17.50/hr · 4,250 recipients Madera$17.90/hr · 4,059 recipients Merced$17.50/hr · 6,312 recipients Sacramento$19.15/hr · 45,673 recipients San Joaquin$18.97/hr · 12,175 recipients Stanislaus$18.75/hr · 9,621 recipients Sutter$17.90/hr · 2,190 recipients Tulare$17.50/hr · 9,266 recipients Yolo$19.05/hr · 3,969 recipients Yuba$18.78/hr · 1,612 recipients

Central Coast

Monterey$21.04/hr · 7,717 recipients San Benito$19.35/hr · 1,197 recipients San Luis Obispo$21.40/hr · 3,312 recipients Santa Cruz$20.90/hr · 4,084 recipients

Northern California

Butte$17.90/hr · 5,358 recipients Colusa$17.40/hr · 542 recipients Del Norte$19.50/hr · 501 recipients Glenn$17.90/hr · 688 recipients Humboldt$18.40/hr · 3,184 recipients Lake$17.55/hr · 2,889 recipients Lassen$17.55/hr · 335 recipients Mendocino$19.71/hr · 2,623 recipients Modoc$17.75/hr · 173 recipients Plumas$18.50/hr · 381 recipients Shasta$18.50/hr · 4,925 recipients Siskiyou$16.90/hr · 550 recipients Tehama$18.40/hr · 1,564 recipients Trinity$18.25/hr · 267 recipients

Sierra & Foothills

Alpine$17.85/hr · 22 recipients Amador$19.40/hr · 630 recipients Calaveras$17.89/hr · 759 recipients El Dorado$17.40/hr · 2,347 recipients Inyo$17.65/hr · 221 recipients Mariposa$17.50/hr · 360 recipients Mono$17.95/hr · 63 recipients Nevada$18.50/hr · 1,348 recipients Placer$19.38/hr · 6,038 recipients Sierra$18.50/hr · 59 recipients Tuolumne$17.90/hr · 646 recipients