Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in San Antonio-New Braunfels

BLS metro-level wage data places Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX at a median of $53,580 per year ($25.76/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $41,600, San Antonio-New Braunfels pays +29% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels pay distribution spans from $22,520 at the 10th percentile to $53,590 at the 90th, a 2.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $31,040 and the 75th at $53,580, so half of San Antonio-New Braunfels-based personal care and service workers, all others earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.