Home Health Aide (HHA)
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025; BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35. BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
How people get started
Licensing in one line
Pay
What home health aides earn
U.S. median hourly pay · BLS May 2025
$17.21
an hour · $35,800 a year
- 10th
- $13.00
- 25th
- $15.35
- Median
- $17.21
- 75th
- $18.98
- 90th
- $21.65
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $13.00/hr, median $17.21/hr, 90th percentile $21.65/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Schools
Programs that lead here
Licensing
Licensing and verification
Some states require a license or certification. Federal rules set at least 75 hours of training for aides in Medicare-certified home health agencies (42 CFR 484.80).
“Classroom and supervised practical training must total at least 75 hours.” BLS
California
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Related careers and comparisons
Sources
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Home health and personal care aides, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (SOC 31-1120), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.