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Your IHSS paycheck in 2027

Pick your county, say how many hours you work in a week, and see what changes in 2027: your hourly rate, overtime, Social Security, Medicare, SDI and take-home, month by month. An estimate.

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70:45 only if your recipient is authorized the 283-hour monthly maximum; otherwise your weekly limit is lower.

Choose your county to see what 2027 changes for your paycheck.
Planning tool — not official guidance. Estimate only. Future county rates are confirmed, expected, pending or not confirmed as labeled; the official rate is the one CDSS publishes. IHSS withholds Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) and California SDI (1.3% in 2026; 1.4% starting 2027) unless an exemption applies to you. Income taxes are withheld only if you filed a W-4/DE 4 and are not withheld at all if you have an approved live-in exclusion (SOC 2298). Union dues, health premiums and other deductions vary; enter them from your paystub. Not tax advice. How we source our information.

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What else changes in 2027

California's minimum wage rises to $17.40 on January 1, 2027 (California Department of Industrial Relations). Only one county, Siskiyou, pays less than that today, so it must rise to at least $17.40. In most other counties IHSS pay is the state minimum wage plus a county supplement, so those counties are expected to rise with it. Your county's page lists its own changes.

The 2026–27 state budget did not change IHSS overtime, the 66-hour week or travel time (Assembly budget floor report, CWDA Budget Update #4). See the overtime guide and the pay periods guide. For a real pay period with your actual hours, use the paycheck calculator.

Questions about 2027 pay

Why does IHSS pay change on January 1, 2027?

California's minimum wage goes up to $17.40 an hour on January 1, 2027. In most counties, IHSS pay is the state minimum wage plus a county supplement, so IHSS pay in those counties is expected to go up 50¢ an hour on January 1, 2027. Some counties have other raises scheduled in 2027. Check your county's page. The official rate for your county is the one the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) publishes.

What do Confirmed, Expected, Pending and Not confirmed mean?

Confirmed: an official document in force sets the rate and the date. Expected: your county's contract points to it (state minimum wage plus a county supplement), but CDSS has not published it; confirm with your county. Pending: the county approved a raise that starts the month after state approval, with no date yet. Not confirmed: no confirmed 2027 change, so no number is shown. Only confirmed and expected changes with a date are counted in the totals.

Why does my take-home change even if my rate does not?

California SDI is withheld at 1.3 percent in 2026 and 1.4 percent for wages paid in 2027, so a little more comes out of each check from January 2027. It follows the pay date, so a December timesheet paid in January uses 1.4 percent. Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) stay the same.

Did the 2026–27 state budget change IHSS overtime, the 66-hour week or travel time?

No. The 2026–27 state budget did not change IHSS overtime, the 66-hour week or travel time (see the sources below).

Is my information saved?

No. The estimate is made in your browser and nothing you type is sent to us. The only thing remembered, on your device, is the last county you picked. See the privacy page.

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