Home Health Aide pay in New York
Median hourly pay in New York · BLS May 2025
$19.05
an hour · $39,620 a year
- 10th
- $17.77
- 25th
- $18.59
- Median
- $19.05
- 75th
- $21.05
- 90th
- $22.45
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $17.77/hr, median $19.05/hr, 90th percentile $22.45/hr.
BLS reports home health aides and personal care aides together, so pay and job figures cover both roles.
Employed in NY
663,140
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$1.84
U.S. median $17.21/hr
Licensing for home health aides in New York
New York State Department of Health - Nurse Aide Registry (operated by Prometric). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: New York, 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.