Home Health Aide pay in New Jersey
Median hourly pay in New Jersey · BLS May 2025
$17.83
an hour · $37,090 a year
- 10th
- $15.49
- 25th
- $16.67
- Median
- $17.83
- 75th
- $21.43
- 90th
- $23.16
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $15.49/hr, median $17.83/hr, 90th percentile $23.16/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in NJ
117,080
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$0.62
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Health - Certification Program (Nurse Aide). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: New Jersey, 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.