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San Mateo County, California
Caregiver Jobs in San Mateo County
One page for the Peninsula between San Francisco and Santa Clara County, bay and coast. IHSS work in the county pays $21.70 an hour; new family requests land in the list above as households publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in San Mateo County
San Mateo County has twenty cities and a ridge down the middle. Most of its 748,182 residents live on the bayside, in a chain of cities along El Camino Real, Highway 101 and Interstate 280: Daly City, Colma and Brisbane against the San Francisco line; South San Francisco, San Bruno and Millbrae just south of them; Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont and San Carlos in the middle; Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton and East Palo Alto at the south end. The coastside, Pacifica and Half Moon Bay with the unincorporated villages around them, is a separate trip over the hills. SamTrans paratransit is split the same way: Redi-Wheels on the bay, RediCoast on the coast.
So treat the county as two or three markets and say which one you serve. Enter your home ZIP code and a rush-hour radius you can honestly keep; somebody in Daly City who also accepts Menlo Park is promising a long run down 280 every day. Languages count for a lot here. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey finds a language other than English spoken at home by 45.8% of residents aged five and over, Spanish by 17.6% and an Asian or Pacific Islander language by 19.9%. Every language you can work in belongs in the opening lines of your profile.
Live postings
Families looking for private caregivers in San Mateo County
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Cities and towns in San Mateo County
Caregiver jobs by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Daly Citypop. 101,898
- Caregiver jobs in San Mateopop. 104,020
- Caregiver jobs in Redwood Citypop. 81,809
Area by area
The communities of San Mateo County
How the county's cities line up, and how each one shapes a caregiver's driving. Daly City, San Mateo and Redwood City also have pages of their own; caregivers living elsewhere in the county search from here by ZIP code.
- Daly City, Colma and BrisbaneThe north end against San Francisco; Daly City alone has 101,898 residents and Seton Medical Center. Local minimum wage $17.50 in Daly City.
- South San Francisco, San Bruno and MillbraeThe next ring south, with Kaiser South San Francisco on El Camino Real; South San Francisco has 65,239 residents and an $18.15 minimum.
- San Mateo, Burlingame and Foster CityMid-county; the city of San Mateo (104,020) holds the IHSS and Public Authority offices and San Mateo Medical Center, and Mills-Peninsula is in Burlingame.
- Belmont, San Carlos and Redwood CityRedwood City (81,809) is the county seat, with Sequoia Hospital and Kaiser Redwood City; Belmont has the county's highest city minimum, $18.95.
- Menlo Park, Atherton and East Palo AltoThe south end next to Palo Alto; JobTrain's CNA course is in Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto (29,462) sets a $17.90 minimum.
- PacificaA coastal city of 37,073 just south of Daly City, with no local minimum wage of its own; nearby families often want someone who lives on the coast.
- Half Moon Bay and the coastsideHalf Moon Bay (11,406) and the unincorporated coast, served by RediCoast paratransit; Coastside Adult Day Health Center on Main Street, and a $17.91 city minimum.
- Hillsborough, Woodside and Portola ValleySmall residential towns of 11,249, 5,224 and 4,325 people on the slopes west of the bayside cities.
Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in San Mateo County
Typical requests are weekday help for a parent who still owns the family house, recovery care after a stay at Mills-Peninsula, Seton, Sequoia or one of the two Kaiser hospitals, company and supervision for someone with dementia, and a few hours a week of relief for a spouse. Without paid experience, the realistic first jobs are companionship, cooking, errands and appointment driving; bathing, transfers and dementia care are normally kept for applicants with a track record or a nurse assistant certificate.
- Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
- Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
- Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
- Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
- Overnight: supervision through the night.
- Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Pay
Caregiver pay in San Mateo County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin) | $17.28 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national |
| IHSS provider wage, San Mateo County | $21.70 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.
Local wage law matters more here than in most of California. In the minimum wage table UC Berkeley's Labor Center updated for July 2026, eleven cities and the unincorporated county carry 2026 rates, all effective January 1, ranging from $17.50 (Daly City) up to $18.95 (Belmont), with Redwood City at $18.65, San Mateo $18.60 and the unincorporated areas $17.95. Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Hillsborough, Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley, Colma and Brisbane are not on the list, so California's $16.90 is the floor there. These ordinances bind employers; whether one reaches a household that hires you directly depends on its wording, so ask the city. IHSS pays $21.70, with $32.55 for overtime, above every local floor and above the $17.28 median for aides across the five-county metro, which makes it the figure to quote when you set a private rate.
How to enroll as a provider in San Mateo County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS San Mateo County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to San Mateo County
No state license is required to assist a senior at home when the work involves no nursing tasks. Any aide an agency employs must be on the state aide registry; independents may choose whether to pay $35 for a two-year registration. IHSS in this county is run by San Mateo County Health's Aging and Disability Services, and its IHSS Public Authority handles provider enrollment, payroll and the registry from an office at 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 200. You bring an original Social Security card and an unexpired government photo ID, complete the packet, watch the mandatory orientation video and pass a background check; registry applicants also attend a registry orientation. Suspected abuse should be reported on 844-868-0938, a county line staffed day and night. Statewide rules are collected in our requirements guide, and our guide to IHSS in San Mateo County walks through enrollment step by step.
Local resources
Training and career resources near San Mateo County
Countywide options, each checked on its own website in October 2026; the city pages add what is closest to them.
- JobTrain, Certified Nursing Assistant program (Menlo Park)Eleven weeks, Monday to Friday 8:00 to 2:30, plus state review and the exam; graduates also receive home health aide certification and CPR. JobTrain covers the cost of class and equipment. Applicants must live in San Mateo or a neighboring Bay Area county, attend an information session and take an assessment.
- IHSS Public Authority workshops and class reimbursementFree caregiving workshops in English, Spanish and Chinese, in person and on Zoom, on topics such as infection control, diabetes and Alzheimer's. IHSS providers can also be reimbursed up to $400 per fiscal year for pre-approved classes. Training contact: 650-241-5874.
- NOVAworksThe workforce board for all of San Mateo County and seven Santa Clara County cities: career advising, training and workshops. The job center is at 456 West Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, 408-730-7232, weekdays 8 to 5.
The area
San Mateo County in numbers
By the Department of Finance's count there were 748,182 residents on January 1, 2026, about 61,900 of them in unincorporated areas. According to ACS 2020–2024, 17.8% of the population is 65 or older, 7.8% is 75 or older and 18,205 people are past 85; one household in three (33.3%) includes someone over 65, and 28.4% of older residents report a disability. Housing explains a lot about the local market. Median household income is $158,855, median gross rent $2,922 and the typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,559,600, so many families can pay privately while many caregivers commute in from cheaper parts of the county or from across the bay.
Six general acute hospitals send patients home from inside the county, according to HCAI: Seton Medical Center in Daly City (256 licensed beds), Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame (241), Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City (184), the county's own San Mateo Medical Center (167), Kaiser Redwood City (153) and Kaiser South San Francisco (120). Neighboring markets are covered on the San Francisco page and the Santa Clara County page.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in San Mateo County (no agency)
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Guides
Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- San Mateo County Health, IHSS Public Authority (offices, phone)
- San Mateo County Health, Provider Enrollment (pay, documents, orientation, class reimbursement)
- San Mateo County Health, IHSS Public Authority caregiving workshops
- San Mateo County Health, IHSS Public Authority payroll and benefits
- San Mateo County Health, Adult Protective Services
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- JobTrain, Certified Nursing Assistant program
- NOVAworks, service region and job center
- SamTrans, paratransit (Redi-Wheels and RediCoast)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year DP02, DP04, DP05 and S0101, San Mateo County (data.census.gov)
- HCAI facility profiles (Seton, Mills-Peninsula, Sequoia, San Mateo Medical Center, Kaiser Redwood City, Kaiser South San Francisco)
- California Department of Aging, San Mateo County services (adult day health centers)
- Wikipedia, San Mateo County, California (geography, county seat)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in San Mateo County: frequently asked questions
Which San Mateo County cities have their own page?
Daly City, San Mateo and Redwood City. Caregivers anywhere else in the county, from Pacifica to East Palo Alto, can use this page and enter their own ZIP code.
What does IHSS pay in San Mateo County?
$21.70 an hour since January 1, 2026, and $32.55 for overtime within the program's limits. Providers who log 35 hours a month can apply for one of a limited number of health and dental/vision plan spots.
Which city minimum wage applies to me?
Generally the one where the work is done. In 2026 they run from $17.50 in Daly City to $18.95 in Belmont; nine smaller cities, Pacifica, San Bruno and Millbrae among them, follow the state's $16.90. Each city's page explains who its ordinance covers.
How do I join the IHSS registry here?
Answer the screening questions on the Public Authority's registry page and apply online if you can show an original Social Security card and photo ID. Registry orientation is mandatory and unpaid. Help in Chinese is on 650-241-5409, and in English or other languages on 650-713-8461.
Is there a CNA course I can take without paying?
JobTrain in Menlo Park runs an eleven-week program and states that students are not charged for the class or equipment; it adds home health aide certification and CPR. You must pass a physical, immunization checks and a background check.
Where do families in the county post?
Families post on the San Mateo County families page or on a city page, and every one of those posts is pulled into the list above.
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