Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary
The median pay for home health and personal care aides in the United States is $35,800 a year. About 4,305,810 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,040
- 25th percentile
- $31,920
- Median percentile
- $35,800
- 75th percentile
- $39,470
- 90th percentile
- $45,040
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $47,730
- Oregon $44,410
- Rhode Island $43,680
- District of Columbia $42,700
- Vermont $41,600
- Massachusetts $40,910
- Alaska $39,740
- New York $39,620
- North Dakota $39,440
- Connecticut $38,990
- New Hampshire $38,760
- Maine $38,580
- Colorado $38,540
- Minnesota $38,370
- Hawaii $38,110
- Illinois $38,060
- Maryland $38,040
- South Dakota $37,740
- New Jersey $37,090
- Montana $36,630
- Kentucky $36,440
- Arizona $36,420
- Wisconsin $36,340
- Nebraska $36,150
- Iowa $36,080
- Utah $35,880
- Indiana $35,060
- Michigan $35,000
- Idaho $34,790
- Ohio $34,460
- California $34,320
- Delaware $34,320
- Florida $33,800
- Nevada $33,670
- Wyoming $33,190
- Missouri $33,080
- Tennessee $32,130
- Kansas $31,260
- North Carolina $31,240
- Virginia $30,300
- South Carolina $30,110
- Pennsylvania $29,420
- Georgia $29,270
- New Mexico $28,520
- West Virginia $28,010
- Alabama $27,840
- Oklahoma $27,710
- Arkansas $27,660
- Texas $24,230
- Mississippi $23,860
- Louisiana $22,520
By metro area
- Grants Pass, OR $53,120
- Seattle, WA $48,210
- Longview, WA $47,840
- Kennewick, WA $47,810
- Wenatchee, WA $47,730
- Walla Walla, WA $47,700
- Spokane, WA $47,410
- Bremerton, WA $46,980
- Portland, OR $45,570
- Salem, OR $45,200
- Medford, OR $44,950
- Yakima, WA $44,490
- Boulder, CO $44,150
- Bellingham, WA $44,080
- Olympia, WA $44,060
- Burlington, VT $43,960
- Bend, OR $43,140
- Mount Vernon, WA $42,690
- Fairbanks, AK $42,550
- Barnstable Town, MA $42,520
- Albany, OR $42,120
- Amherst Town, MA $41,700
- Grand Forks, ND $41,080
- Boston, MA $40,910
- Providence, RI $40,890
- Worcester, MA $40,870
- Springfield, MA $40,860
- Corvallis, OR $40,800
- Eugene, OR $40,690
- Pittsfield, MA $40,160
- Lexington Park, MD $40,070
- Kahului, HI $39,780
- New Haven, CT $39,720
- New York, NY $39,680
- Hartford, CT $39,620
- Norwich, CT $39,570
- Bozeman, MT $39,280
- Rochester, MN $39,270
- Ithaca, NY $39,220
- Manchester, NH $39,190
- Anchorage, AK $39,140
- Kiryas Joel, NY $39,040
- Denver, CO $38,900
- Minneapolis, MN $38,860
- Bismarck, ND $38,850
- Fort Collins, CO $38,650
- Glens Falls, NY $38,650
- Portland, ME $38,580
- Washington, DC $38,530
- Greeley, CO $38,410
- Goldsboro, NC $38,300
- Lewiston, ME $38,240
- Binghamton, NY $38,210
- Chicago, IL $38,180
- Bridgeport, CT $38,110
- Dubuque, IA $38,090
- Sioux Falls, SD $38,060
- Missoula, MT $38,050
- Fargo, ND $37,910
- Bangor, ME $37,900
- Springfield, IL $37,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $37,840
- Urban Honolulu, HI $37,770
- Trenton, NJ $37,760
- Kingston, NY $37,750
- Waterbury, CT $37,690
- Sheboygan, WI $37,660
- Baltimore, MD $37,640
- San Jose, CA $37,640
- Vineland, NJ $37,610
- Albany, NY $37,590
- Salisbury, MD $37,570
- Mankato, MN $37,560
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,530
- Syracuse, NY $37,440
- Watertown, NY $37,440
- Utica, NY $37,420
- Kankakee, IL $37,380
- Rockford, IL $37,270
- Flagstaff, AZ $37,250
- Madison, WI $37,220
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,160
- Decatur, IL $37,160
- La Crosse, WI $37,140
- Salt Lake City, UT $37,130
- St. Cloud, MN $37,100
- Milwaukee, WI $37,020
- Appleton, WI $37,010
- Kenosha, WI $36,980
- Midland, MI $36,950
- Phoenix, AZ $36,930
- Elmira, NY $36,900
- Columbia, MO $36,860
- Minot, ND $36,860
- Santa Rosa, CA $36,850
- Rapid City, SD $36,760
- Grand Island, NE $36,730
- Ann Arbor, MI $36,710
- Billings, MT $36,640
- Sioux City, IA $36,580
- Buffalo, NY $36,570
- Helena, MT $36,570
- Waterloo, IA $36,510
- Traverse City, MI $36,480
- Omaha, NE $36,450
- Lewiston, ID $36,400
- Duluth, MN $36,390
- Janesville, WI $36,370
- Des Moines, IA $36,350
- Peoria, IL $36,330
- Battle Creek, MI $36,130
- Owensboro, KY $36,100
- San Francisco, CA $35,950
- Wausau, WI $35,910
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $35,860
- Boise City, ID $35,850
- Prescott Valley, AZ $35,850
- Elizabethtown, KY $35,810
- Carson City, NV $35,760
- Cheyenne, WY $35,740