How much does a care assistant make per month in Peru?

A care assistant in Peru earns about 4,653 PEN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 55,840 PEN.

What's the salary range for a care assistant in Peru?

Entry-level care assistants in Peru start near 28,180 PEN. Top-end pay reaches around 87,880 PEN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 39,640 and 73,100 PEN.

Is the median care assistant salary in Peru higher or lower than the average?

The median is 55,820 PEN, lower than the average of 55,840 PEN. Half of care assistants in Peru earn below the median, half earn above it.

What's the gender pay gap for care assistants in Peru?

Men working as a care assistant in Peru earn around 11% less than women on average (52,820 vs 59,240 PEN a year).

Do care assistants in Peru get bonuses?

About 28% of care assistants in Peru reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

Do care assistants earn more in the public or private sector in Peru?

In Peru, the public sector pays a care assistant about 10% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

How often do care assistants in Peru get a pay raise?

A care assistant in Peru sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.

Average Care Assistant Salary in Peru for 2026

A care assistant in Peru earns about 55,840 PEN a year. That's 39% below the national average of 91,380 PEN.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Peru sit around 28,180 PEN a year, while the very top stretches to 87,880 PEN. Everything on this page is in Peruvian sol (PEN, symbol S/ ), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Peru, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does a care assistant make in Peru?

Average salary

55,840 PEN

4,653 PEN per month

Lowest reported

28,180 PEN

2,348 PEN per month

Highest reported

87,880 PEN

7,323 PEN per month

A typical care assistant working in Peru brings home around 4,653 PEN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 28,180 PEN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 87,880 PEN for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior care assistant working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How care assistant pay ranges in Peru

A good way to think about salary in Peru is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all care assistants in Peru earn less than 55,820 PEN a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 39,640 PEN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 73,100 PEN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of care assistants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 28,180 PEN. The highest stretch to 87,880 PEN, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

28,180

Low

55,820

Median

87,880

High

39,640

25th

73,100

75th

The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in PEN

Care assistant pay by experience in Peru

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a care assistant in Peru, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical care assistant salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

0-2 Years

31,520 PEN
2-5 Years

+38% from previous

43,480 PEN
5-10 Years

+32% from previous

57,320 PEN
10-15 Years

+26% from previous

72,120 PEN
15-20 Years

+5% from previous

75,980 PEN
20+ Years

+6% from previous

80,520 PEN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a care assistant typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Care assistant pay by education in Peru

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving care assistant pay in Peru. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average care assistant salary in Peru broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

Certificate or Diploma

47,180 PEN
Bachelor's Degree

+53% from previous

72,180 PEN

Care assistant gender pay gap in Peru

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Peru is no exception. Male care assistants in Peru earn an average of 52,820 PEN a year, while female care assistants earn around 59,240 PEN. That works out to a 11% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Care Assistant gender pay gap

11%

Men earn this much less than women on average in Peru.

Women 59,240 PEN

Men 52,820 PEN

Pay raises for a care assistant in Peru

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Peru sees a raise of about 11% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Peru, the national average raise is around 9% every 17 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Peru:

Banking
Energy
Information Technology
Healthcare
Travel
Construction
Education

2%

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

Junior Level

3% - 5%
Mid-Career
Senior Level
Top Management

Care assistant bonus rates in Peru

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

28%

28% of care assistants in Peru reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a care assistant a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 72% of care assistants reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Peru

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

Finance
Architecture
Sales
Business Development
Marketing / Advertising
Information Technology
Healthcare
Insurance
Customer Service
Human Resources
Construction
Transport
Hospitality

Care assistant: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Peru is about 10% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Peru on average.

Public sector 93,880 PEN

Private sector 85,700 PEN

Care assistant salary by city in Peru

Care assistant pay is not even across Peru. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

Lima
Trujillo
Chiclayo
Arequipa
Cusco
Huancayo
Iquitos

Location	Type	Average	Median	Range
Lima	City	66,580 PEN	64,040 PEN	35,560-99,460 PEN
Trujillo	City	58,280 PEN	64,560 PEN	29,040-94,900 PEN
Chiclayo	City	57,860 PEN	57,080 PEN	31,940-92,300 PEN
Arequipa	City	57,860 PEN	59,660 PEN	30,840-92,880 PEN
Cusco	City	56,060 PEN	51,800 PEN	26,860-82,520 PEN
Huancayo	City	53,160 PEN	60,480 PEN	23,360-87,000 PEN
Iquitos	City	50,520 PEN	55,020 PEN	24,820-80,760 PEN

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Patient Care Technician	Health and Medical	61,620 PEN
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Physical Therapy Aide	Health and Medical	57,620 PEN
Physical Therapy Assistant	Health and Medical	57,320 PEN
Company Nurse	Health and Medical	56,640 PEN
Dental Assistant	Health and Medical	56,100 PEN
Phlebotomist	Health and Medical	56,060 PEN
Dental Hygienist	Health and Medical	55,320 PEN
Medical Office Assistant	Health and Medical	55,320 PEN
Dental Technician	Health and Medical	55,140 PEN
Patient Sitter	Health and Medical	54,560 PEN
Medical Records Administrator	Health and Medical	54,280 PEN
Personal Support Worker	Health and Medical	53,600 PEN
Mobile Phlebotomist	Health and Medical	53,380 PEN
Medical Records Specialist	Health and Medical	53,320 PEN
Medical Project Coordinator	Health and Medical	52,380 PEN
Certified Medical Assistant	Health and Medical	49,560 PEN
Home Health Scheduler	Health and Medical	48,140 PEN
Dental Receptionist	Health and Medical	47,400 PEN
Medical Biller	Health and Medical	47,400 PEN
Caregiver	Health and Medical	46,980 PEN
Medical Assistant	Health and Medical	46,840 PEN
Registered Medical Assistant	Health and Medical	46,840 PEN
Medical Courier	Health and Medical	46,280 PEN
Patient Registrar	Health and Medical	46,160 PEN
Medical Secretary	Health and Medical	43,520 PEN
Managed Care Assistant	Health and Medical	43,340 PEN
Public Health Social Worker	Health and Medical	43,220 PEN
Data Coordinator	Health and Medical	41,900 PEN
Medical Records Transcriptionist	Health and Medical	41,820 PEN
Community Organizer	Health and Medical	41,480 PEN
Program Coordinator	Health and Medical	40,600 PEN
Admitting Representative	Health and Medical	40,240 PEN
Discharge Coordinator	Health and Medical	40,140 PEN
Intake Coordinator	Health and Medical	39,560 PEN
Care Coordinator	Health and Medical	39,420 PEN
Medical Billing Clerk	Health and Medical	34,360 PEN
Admitting Clerk	Health and Medical	26,400 PEN
Medical Records Clerk	Health and Medical	26,080 PEN

Care Assistant in Peru: FAQs

How much does a care assistant make per month in Peru?

A care assistant in Peru earns about 4,653 PEN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 55,840 PEN.
What's the salary range for a care assistant in Peru?

Entry-level care assistants in Peru start near 28,180 PEN. Top-end pay reaches around 87,880 PEN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 39,640 and 73,100 PEN.
Is the median care assistant salary in Peru higher or lower than the average?

The median is 55,820 PEN, lower than the average of 55,840 PEN. Half of care assistants in Peru earn below the median, half earn above it.
What's the gender pay gap for care assistants in Peru?

Men working as a care assistant in Peru earn around 11% less than women on average (52,820 vs 59,240 PEN a year).
Do care assistants in Peru get bonuses?

About 28% of care assistants in Peru reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.
Do care assistants earn more in the public or private sector in Peru?

In Peru, the public sector pays a care assistant about 10% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.
How often do care assistants in Peru get a pay raise?

A care assistant in Peru sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.