Average guidance
£31,408 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
£29,422 - £32,921 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 28 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
Care Assistant
Alina Homecare | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
£30,160 - £35,048
Care Assistant
Alina Homecare | Dorchester, Dorset
£29,328 - £33,280
Care Assistant
Alina Homecare | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
£29,952 - £33,072
Personal Assistant (PA)
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham
£28,392 - £31,157