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Occupation · SOC 31-1120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: pay and where the jobs are
What home health and personal care aides earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$35,800 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $36,120
- Median hourly wage
- $17.21
- Mean hourly wage
- $17.36
- Employment
- 4,305,810
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 31-1120.
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How much do home health and personal care aides make?
The median annual wage for home health and personal care aides was $35,800 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $27,040 and the highest-paid 10% more than $45,040. As an hourly rate, the median is $17.21. About 4,305,810 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Washington ($47,730), Oregon ($44,410) and Rhode Island ($43,680). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for home health and personal care aides looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,040 | $13.00 | $2,253 | $1,990 |
| 25th percentile | $31,920 | $15.35 | $2,660 | $2,319 |
| Median | $35,800 | $17.21 | $2,983 | $2,579 |
| 75th percentile | $39,470 | $18.98 | $3,289 | $2,825 |
| 90th percentile | $45,040 | $21.65 | $3,753 | $3,197 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$38,074 take-home in national prices
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$37,256 take-home in national prices
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$36,692 take-home in national prices
Where a median home health and personal care aide paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 103,260 | $47,730 | $40,130 | $54,980 | $39,869 | $37,256 |
| Oregon | 42,330 | $44,410 | $37,650 | $53,120 | $34,823 | $33,691 |
| Rhode Island | 7,490 | $43,680 | $31,860 | $46,700 | $35,775 | $34,978 |
| District of Columbia | 12,810 | $42,700 | $38,290 | $45,840 | $35,093 | $31,932 |
| Vermont | 7,700 | $41,600 | $31,310 | $48,040 | $34,646 | $35,368 |
| Massachusetts | 117,940 | $40,910 | $36,960 | $46,700 | $33,037 | $31,239 |
| Alaska | 6,530 | $39,740 | $30,710 | $46,740 | $33,912 | $33,131 |
| New York | 663,140 | $39,620 | $36,960 | $46,690 | $32,270 | $29,901 |
| North Dakota | 7,730 | $39,440 | $36,220 | $49,190 | $33,870 | $38,074 |
| Connecticut | 49,510 | $38,990 | $34,010 | $45,150 | $32,079 | $30,961 |
| New Hampshire | 9,440 | $38,760 | $31,950 | $47,770 | $33,324 | $31,991 |
| Maine | 18,630 | $38,580 | $35,130 | $46,860 | $31,966 | $32,938 |
| Colorado | 44,650 | $38,540 | $35,420 | $46,630 | $31,990 | $31,043 |
| Minnesota | 128,680 | $38,370 | $33,000 | $46,650 | $31,607 | $32,049 |
| Hawaii | 6,150 | $38,110 | $31,200 | $45,720 | $31,414 | $28,571 |
| Illinois | 134,100 | $38,060 | $34,200 | $42,500 | $31,022 | $31,035 |
| Maryland | 46,560 | $38,040 | $31,540 | $46,880 | $31,304 | $29,825 |
| South Dakota | 4,210 | $37,740 | $32,500 | $47,320 | $32,504 | $36,692 |
| New Jersey | 117,080 | $37,090 | $32,220 | $48,180 | $31,088 | $28,572 |
| Montana | 10,400 | $36,630 | $29,370 | $44,740 | $30,647 | $32,381 |
| Kentucky | 31,260 | $36,440 | $28,110 | $49,080 | $30,302 | $33,609 |
| Arizona | 74,540 | $36,420 | $30,990 | $40,660 | $30,927 | $30,719 |
| Wisconsin | 82,430 | $36,340 | $28,030 | $42,820 | $30,476 | $32,388 |
| Nebraska | 13,660 | $36,150 | $30,670 | $43,680 | $30,461 | $33,807 |
| Iowa | 25,800 | $36,080 | $30,420 | $45,490 | $30,451 | $34,697 |
| Utah | 17,130 | $35,880 | $30,730 | $45,250 | $30,149 | $30,496 |
| Indiana | 57,050 | $35,060 | $29,390 | $39,480 | $29,346 | $31,444 |
| Michigan | 95,020 | $35,000 | $27,880 | $42,790 | $29,066 | $30,209 |
| Idaho | 20,770 | $34,790 | $28,010 | $41,600 | $29,398 | $30,785 |
| Ohio | 106,940 | $34,460 | $28,370 | $39,530 | $29,371 | $31,659 |
| California | 970,150 | $34,320 | $34,320 | $39,260 | $28,954 | $26,151 |
| Delaware | 11,820 | $34,320 | $31,200 | $40,430 | $28,391 | $28,446 |
| Florida | 90,170 | $33,800 | $30,660 | $38,310 | $29,338 | $28,370 |
| Nevada | 17,940 | $33,670 | $26,400 | $36,600 | $29,234 | $29,240 |
| Wyoming | 3,410 | $33,190 | $27,700 | $47,000 | $28,848 | $31,123 |
| Missouri | 94,810 | $33,080 | $28,600 | $43,410 | $28,142 | $30,988 |
| Tennessee | 35,950 | $32,130 | $28,090 | $38,150 | $27,996 | $30,474 |
| Kansas | 25,350 | $31,260 | $27,090 | $38,350 | $26,336 | $29,240 |
| North Carolina | 58,880 | $31,240 | $24,690 | $38,680 | $26,544 | $28,140 |
| Virginia | 70,070 | $30,300 | $26,980 | $40,650 | $25,598 | $25,318 |
| South Carolina | 40,750 | $30,110 | $23,600 | $35,590 | $26,073 | $27,811 |
| Virgin Islands | 110 | $29,860 | $27,560 | $35,600 | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 257,370 | $29,420 | $26,510 | $37,960 | $24,895 | $25,515 |
| Georgia | 50,870 | $29,270 | $23,720 | $39,710 | $24,986 | $25,948 |
| New Mexico | 38,910 | $28,520 | $26,400 | $36,440 | $24,792 | $26,886 |
| West Virginia | 18,890 | $28,010 | $22,430 | $32,590 | $24,012 | $26,830 |
| Alabama | 20,930 | $27,840 | $22,470 | $35,900 | $23,463 | $26,415 |
| Oklahoma | 20,310 | $27,710 | $22,940 | $35,150 | $23,728 | $27,012 |
| Arkansas | 19,840 | $27,660 | $23,940 | $31,680 | $23,849 | $27,432 |
| Guam | 100 | $26,500 | $21,330 | $36,130 | — | — |
| Texas | 329,590 | $24,230 | $21,980 | $31,560 | $21,563 | $22,217 |
| Mississippi | 21,800 | $23,860 | $21,870 | $29,620 | $21,036 | $24,193 |
| Louisiana | 45,060 | $22,520 | $19,190 | $32,130 | $19,866 | $22,522 |
| Puerto Rico | 10,170 | $21,840 | $21,840 | $23,130 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 31-1120. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.