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Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Home Health and Personal Care Aidess in the United States earn a median salary of $34,900/year ($16.78/hr). Salaries range from $25,600 to $44,190 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$26K
10th percentile
$30K
25th percentile
$35K
Median
$38K
75th percentile
$44K
90th percentile

Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$46K$22.18/hr100,360
Rhode Island$42K$20.14/hr8,800
Oregon$41K$19.95/hr38,890
Massachusetts$40K$19/hr108,090
District of Columbia$39K$18.95/hr11,490
North Dakota$39K$18.8/hr7,090
Alaska$38K$18.45/hr6,220
Connecticut$38K$18.36/hr41,890
New York$38K$18.26/hr623,000
Maine$38K$18.11/hr18,080
New Jersey$37K$17.83/hr105,460
Maryland$37K$17.78/hr38,520
Hawaii$37K$17.77/hr6,260
South Dakota$37K$17.68/hr4,170
New Hampshire$37K$17.6/hr8,210
Illinois$36K$17.46/hr119,640
Minnesota$36K$17.41/hr120,390
Arizona$36K$17.37/hr69,100
Utah$36K$17.29/hr15,170
Iowa$35K$16.95/hr23,830
Kentucky$35K$16.74/hr27,620
California$35K$16.64/hr875,110
Nebraska$34K$16.51/hr11,390
Vermont$34K$16.47/hr7,180
Wisconsin$34K$16.41/hr80,050
Idaho$34K$16.13/hr16,960
Michigan$33K$16.06/hr83,960
Montana$33K$15.94/hr8,010
Florida$33K$15.66/hr87,500
Delaware$32K$15.27/hr9,750
Indiana$31K$15.11/hr54,690
Wyoming$31K$15.04/hr3,360
Tennessee$31K$14.77/hr37,020
Ohio$31K$14.75/hr98,310
North Carolina$30K$14.47/hr59,880
Missouri$30K$14.25/hr91,570
Nevada$29K$14.15/hr16,210
Pennsylvania$29K$14.09/hr242,570
Kansas$29K$14.03/hr25,050
Virginia$29K$14.03/hr61,680
South Carolina$29K$13.96/hr35,960
Georgia$28K$13.44/hr46,430
New Mexico$27K$13.17/hr37,360
Arkansas$27K$13.03/hr19,720
Alabama$27K$13.03/hr21,100
West Virginia$27K$12.77/hr18,730
Oklahoma$27K$12.76/hr20,560
Mississippi$24K$11.36/hr19,020
Texas$23K$11.29/hr314,610
Louisiana$21K$10.18/hr42,380

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Longview-Kelso, WA$47K1,630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$47K53,140
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$46K1,090
Walla Walla, WA$46K1,180
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46K4,500
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46K9,980
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$46K2,090
Bellingham, WA$45K2,430
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45K1,250
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$44K3,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$44K22,190
Yakima, WA$44K4,890
Albany, OR$44K1,360
Dubuque, IA$41K960
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41K1,050
Salem, OR$41K5,520
Fairbanks-College, AK$40K580
Medford, OR$40K2,020
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$40K63,880
Eugene-Springfield, OR$40K3,510
Springfield, MA$40K15,220
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$40K16,400
Worcester, MA$40K14,380
Bend, OR$39K1,640
Barnstable Town, MA$39K2,110
Ames, IA$39K820
Pittsfield, MA$39K2,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$39K8,880
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39K2,550
Bismarck, ND$39K1,510
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