Home Health Aide pay in Kentucky
Median hourly pay in Kentucky · BLS May 2025
$17.52
an hour · $36,440 a year
- 10th
- $13.52
- 25th
- $14.88
- Median
- $17.52
- 75th
- $21.85
- 90th
- $23.60
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $13.52/hr, median $17.52/hr, 90th percentile $23.60/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in KY
31,260
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$0.31
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Nursing - Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry (State Registered Nurse Aides, SRNA). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Kentucky, 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.