Home Health and Personal Care Aide salary
35,800 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 31-1120
Half of all home health and personal care aides in the United States earn more than 35,800 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay789of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.24×31,920 USD – 39,470 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 31,920 USD |
| Median | 35,800 USD |
| Mean | 36,120 USD |
| Upper quartile | 39,470 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 31-1120 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Cooks, Short Order 35,880 USD
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35,840 USD
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 35,830 USD
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 35,790 USD
- Manicurists and Pedicurists 35,760 USD
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 35,730 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov