Home Health Aide pay in Iowa
Median hourly pay in Iowa · BLS May 2025
$17.34
an hour · $36,080 a year
- 10th
- $14.63
- 25th
- $16.14
- Median
- $17.34
- 75th
- $19.05
- 90th
- $21.87
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $14.63/hr, median $17.34/hr, 90th percentile $21.87/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in IA
25,800
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$0.13
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Iowa
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (Direct Care Worker Registry). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Iowa, 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.