Average guidance
£29,135 per year
Mid-level market point
Health and care
Care Assistant average salary
Useful for healthcare support, care-home, and community support roles with visible pay.
Average salary
Care Assistant
These figures are drawn from recent live North Star adverts where pay is shown. Use the signed-in salary guide if you want location, experience, and work-pattern filters.
Expected range
£25,629 - £30,136 per year
Based on recent adverts with pay shown
Sample size
10
Adverts used
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What this snapshot means
- This guide uses 10 live salary examples for 29 matched roles with annual salary data.
- A lot of matched roles did not publish pay, so treat this as directional guidance rather than a complete market picture.
- No location filter was applied, so this range reflects a broader UK mix of similar roles rather than one local market.
- The range includes North Star roles and imported outside listings where pay was visible.
Example live roles
Head of Care -Birmingham
Brainkind | UK
£41,362 - £41,362
Bank Support Worker - Extra Care
Making Space | Chester, Cheshire
£29,898 - £29,898
Casual Care Officer
Hull City Council | UK
£36,544 - £36,544
Support Worker - England
Community Integrated Care | New Mills, High Peak
£25,100 - £25,100
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