Home Health Aide pay in Illinois
Median hourly pay in Illinois · BLS May 2025
$18.30
an hour · $38,060 a year
- 10th
- $16.44
- 25th
- $17.70
- Median
- $18.30
- 75th
- $18.61
- 90th
- $20.43
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $16.44/hr, median $18.30/hr, 90th percentile $20.43/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in IL
134,100
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$1.09
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Worker Registry. Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Illinois, 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.