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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Cape Girardeau, MO

The median home health and personal care aides in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL earns $33,940 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,321 a month.

10th percentile
$28,600
25th percentile
$28,640
Median percentile
$33,940
75th percentile
$35,830
90th percentile
$38,010

Based on 1,540 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,856 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,940
Federal income tax−$1,893
Social Security + Medicare−$2,596
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,595
Monthly take-home$2,321
Every two weeks$1,071

Does it go far here?

$39,429Median pay in Cape Girardeau, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($864 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,640
General and Operations Managers$74,790
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,200
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,100
Office Clerks, General$38,830
Customer Service Representatives$38,190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,480
Nursing Assistants$36,650

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