Home health aide earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level home health aide earnings begin at:

$17.24 per hour

$35,865 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level home health aide earnings begin at:

$14.63 per hour

$30,440 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level home health aide earnings begin at:

$12.20 per hour

$25,369 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level home health aide earnings begin at:

$10.16 per hour

$21,143 per year

10th percentile

Starting level home health aide earnings begin at:

$8.63 per hour

$17,945 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Home health aide salary by state

State Name Average Salary
North Dakota $34,440
Rhode Island $30,600
Massachusetts $30,140
California $29,380
South Dakota $29,300
District of Columbia $28,900
Minnesota $28,660
New Hampshire $28,530
Alaska $28,200
Delaware $28,110
Wyoming $27,960
Nevada $27,940
Vermont $27,880
Washington $27,690
Hawaii $27,620
Maryland $26,900
Maine $26,430
Iowa $26,279
Indiana $26,062
Connecticut $25,600
Arkansas $25,592
Idaho $25,369
Montana $25,360
Colorado $25,260
Utah $25,210
Oregon $24,930
New York $24,920
Michigan $24,770
Florida $24,280
Wisconsin $24,250
New Jersey $23,620
Arizona $23,495
Kentucky $23,428
Nebraska $23,260
Kansas $23,256
Georgia $23,140
Missouri $23,070
Pennsylvania $22,464
Ohio $22,200
Tennessee $22,140
Virginia $22,060
New Mexico $22,020
Oklahoma $22,020
Mississippi $21,920
South Carolina $21,290
Illinois $21,192
West Virginia $20,910
North Carolina $20,390
Texas $19,770
Louisiana $19,610
Alabama $19,280
Puerto Rico $18,330

How do home health aide salaries compare to similar careers?

Home health aides earn about the same as related careers in Idaho. On average, they make less than psychiatric technicians but more than orderlies.

Career Median Salary
Psychiatric technician salary $30K
Phlebotomist salary $29K
Ophthalmic medical technician salary $28K
Dental assistant salary $27K
Veterinary assistant salary $26K
Home health aide salary $25K
Orderly salary $25K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)