Home Health Aide pay
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.
By state
- Alabama20,930 jobs$13.39median/hr
- Alaska6,530 jobs$19.11median/hr
- Arizona74,540 jobs$17.51median/hr
- Arkansas19,840 jobs$13.30median/hr
- California970,150 jobs$16.50median/hr
- Colorado44,650 jobs$18.53median/hr
- Connecticut49,510 jobs$18.75median/hr
- Delaware11,820 jobs$16.50median/hr
- District of Columbia12,810 jobs$20.53median/hr
- Florida90,170 jobs$16.25median/hr
- Georgia50,870 jobs$14.07median/hr
- Hawaii6,150 jobs$18.32median/hr
- Idaho20,770 jobs$16.72median/hr
- Illinois134,100 jobs$18.30median/hr
- Indiana57,050 jobs$16.86median/hr
- Iowa25,800 jobs$17.34median/hr
- Kansas25,350 jobs$15.03median/hr
- Kentucky31,260 jobs$17.52median/hr
- Louisiana45,060 jobs$10.83median/hr
- Maine18,630 jobs$18.55median/hr
- Maryland46,560 jobs$18.29median/hr
- Massachusetts117,940 jobs$19.67median/hr
- Michigan95,020 jobs$16.83median/hr
- Minnesota128,680 jobs$18.45median/hr
- Mississippi21,800 jobs$11.47median/hr
- Missouri94,810 jobs$15.90median/hr
- Montana10,400 jobs$17.61median/hr
- Nebraska13,660 jobs$17.38median/hr
- Nevada17,940 jobs$16.19median/hr
- New Hampshire9,440 jobs$18.64median/hr
- New Jersey117,080 jobs$17.83median/hr
- New Mexico38,910 jobs$13.71median/hr
- New York663,140 jobs$19.05median/hr
- North Carolina58,880 jobs$15.02median/hr
- North Dakota7,730 jobs$18.96median/hr
- Ohio106,940 jobs$16.57median/hr
- Oklahoma20,310 jobs$13.32median/hr
- Oregon42,330 jobs$21.35median/hr
- Pennsylvania257,370 jobs$14.14median/hr
- Puerto Rico10,170 jobs$10.50median/hr
- Rhode Island7,490 jobs$21.00median/hr
- South Carolina40,750 jobs$14.48median/hr
- South Dakota4,210 jobs$18.15median/hr
- Tennessee35,950 jobs$15.45median/hr
- Texas329,590 jobs$11.65median/hr
- Utah17,130 jobs$17.25median/hr
- Vermont7,700 jobs$20.00median/hr
- Virginia70,070 jobs$14.57median/hr
- Washington103,260 jobs$22.95median/hr
- West Virginia18,890 jobs$13.47median/hr
- Wisconsin82,430 jobs$17.47median/hr
- Wyoming3,410 jobs$15.96median/hr
| State | Median / hour | Median / year | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $13.39 | $27,840 | 20,930 |
| Alaska | $19.11 | $39,740 | 6,530 |
| Arizona | $17.51 | $36,420 | 74,540 |
| Arkansas | $13.30 | $27,660 | 19,840 |
| California | $16.50 | $34,320 | 970,150 |
| Colorado | $18.53 | $38,540 | 44,650 |
| Connecticut | $18.75 | $38,990 | 49,510 |
| Delaware | $16.50 | $34,320 | 11,820 |
| District of Columbia | $20.53 | $42,700 | 12,810 |
| Florida | $16.25 | $33,800 | 90,170 |
| Georgia | $14.07 | $29,270 | 50,870 |
| Hawaii | $18.32 | $38,110 | 6,150 |
| Idaho | $16.72 | $34,790 | 20,770 |
| Illinois | $18.30 | $38,060 | 134,100 |
| Indiana | $16.86 | $35,060 | 57,050 |
| Iowa | $17.34 | $36,080 | 25,800 |
| Kansas | $15.03 | $31,260 | 25,350 |
| Kentucky | $17.52 | $36,440 | 31,260 |
| Louisiana | $10.83 | $22,520 | 45,060 |
| Maine | $18.55 | $38,580 | 18,630 |
| Maryland | $18.29 | $38,040 | 46,560 |
| Massachusetts | $19.67 | $40,910 | 117,940 |
| Michigan | $16.83 | $35,000 | 95,020 |
| Minnesota | $18.45 | $38,370 | 128,680 |
| Mississippi | $11.47 | $23,860 | 21,800 |
| Missouri | $15.90 | $33,080 | 94,810 |
| Montana | $17.61 | $36,630 | 10,400 |
| Nebraska | $17.38 | $36,150 | 13,660 |
| Nevada | $16.19 | $33,670 | 17,940 |
| New Hampshire | $18.64 | $38,760 | 9,440 |
| New Jersey | $17.83 | $37,090 | 117,080 |
| New Mexico | $13.71 | $28,520 | 38,910 |
| New York | $19.05 | $39,620 | 663,140 |
| North Carolina | $15.02 | $31,240 | 58,880 |
| North Dakota | $18.96 | $39,440 | 7,730 |
| Ohio | $16.57 | $34,460 | 106,940 |
| Oklahoma | $13.32 | $27,710 | 20,310 |
| Oregon | $21.35 | $44,410 | 42,330 |
| Pennsylvania | $14.14 | $29,420 | 257,370 |
| Puerto Rico | $10.50 | $21,840 | 10,170 |
| Rhode Island | $21.00 | $43,680 | 7,490 |
| South Carolina | $14.48 | $30,110 | 40,750 |
| South Dakota | $18.15 | $37,740 | 4,210 |
| Tennessee | $15.45 | $32,130 | 35,950 |
| Texas | $11.65 | $24,230 | 329,590 |
| Utah | $17.25 | $35,880 | 17,130 |
| Vermont | $20.00 | $41,600 | 7,700 |
| Virginia | $14.57 | $30,300 | 70,070 |
| Washington | $22.95 | $47,730 | 103,260 |
| West Virginia | $13.47 | $28,010 | 18,890 |
| Wisconsin | $17.47 | $36,340 | 82,430 |
| Wyoming | $15.96 | $33,190 | 3,410 |
All 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where BLS publishes figures. California also has metro-area pay.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Home health and personal care aides (SOC 31-1120), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.