Home Health Aide pay in Arkansas
Median hourly pay in Arkansas · BLS May 2025
$13.30
an hour · $27,660 a year
- 10th
- $11.51
- 25th
- $12.61
- Median
- $13.30
- 75th
- $14.06
- 90th
- $15.23
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $11.51/hr, median $13.30/hr, 90th percentile $15.23/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in AR
19,840
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
−$3.91
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Arkansas
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services, Office of Long Term Care (registry operated by contractor D&S Diversified Technologies/Headmaster). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Arkansas, 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.