Home Health Aide pay in Alabama
Median hourly pay in Alabama · BLS May 2025
$13.39
an hour · $27,840 a year
- 10th
- $10.81
- 25th
- $12.59
- Median
- $13.39
- 75th
- $14.51
- 90th
- $17.26
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $10.81/hr, median $13.39/hr, 90th percentile $17.26/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in AL
20,930
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
−$3.82
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Alabama
Alabama Department of Public Health (Health Provider Standards). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Alabama, 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.