How Much Money Do Home Health and Personal Care Aides Make?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that home health and personal care aides make a median salary of $29,430 each year or $14.15 per hour. The bottom 10 percent of home health and personal care aides earn less than $22,290 per year, while the top 10 percent of home health and personal care aides earn more than $37,010 annually.

Do Home Health and Personal Care Aides Get Paid Well?

Home health aides earn less  than the national average ($45,760). However, compared to other health care support occupations, they earn slightly less than average.The median salary for health care support occupations is $29,880. Home Health and Personal Care Aides typically have a high school diploma or equivalent. When compared to professions that require a similar level of education, home health and personal care aides earn less. Other professions that require a high school diploma or equivalent have a median salary of $38,290 per year.

How Much Do Home Health and Personal Care Aides Get Starting Out?

The BLS does not provide average compensation data for entry-level positions for home health and personal care aides just starting out, but the bottom 25 percent of home health and personal care aides earn $24,090 each year.

How Many Home Health and Personal Care Aides Are There in the United States?

There are 3,636,900 home health and personal care aides in the U.S.

How Much Do Home Health and Personal Care Aides Earn In Each State?

The table below compares home health aide salaries across states and U.S. territories (Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wages May 2020). You can also find data for the number of home health aides in each state as well as the number of home health aides per 1,000 jobs—a figure that can help you determine the job's popularity in a given location. Not all locations have employment statistics.