Home Health Aide pay in Delaware
Median hourly pay in Delaware · BLS May 2025
$16.50
an hour · $34,320 a year
- 10th
- $15.00
- 25th
- $15.00
- Median
- $16.50
- 75th
- $17.96
- 90th
- $19.44
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $15.00/hr, median $16.50/hr, 90th percentile $19.44/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in DE
11,820
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
−$0.71
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Delaware
Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality (registry operated by Prometric). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Delaware, 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.