Average Salary for Home Health Aides
SOC 31-1011 · Healthcare Support Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Home Health Aides in the United States is $24,200 ($11.63/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $19,060 at the 10th percentile to $32,180 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 797,670 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 13.2% since 2014.
Median Annual
$24,200
Mean Annual
$25,330
10th Pct
$19,060
75th Pct
$28,030
Employment
797,670
Salary Distribution
$19k
10th
$22k
25th
$24k
Median
$28k
75th
$32k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,400 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $40,740 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $40,640 |
| Bismarck, ND | $36,980 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $35,790 |
| Visalia, CA | $35,370 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $35,070 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $34,550 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $34,020 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $33,500 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $32,090 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $31,060 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,950 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $30,840 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $30,670 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | $34,440 |
| Rhode Island | $30,600 |
| Massachusetts | $30,140 |
| California | $29,380 |
| South Dakota | $29,300 |
| Iowa | $28,900 |
| 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 |
| Maryland | $26,900 |
| Maine | $26,430 |
| Hawaii | $26,390 |
| Connecticut | $25,600 |
| Montana | $25,360 |
| Colorado | $25,260 |
| Utah | $25,210 |
| Oregon | $24,930 |
| New York | $24,920 |
| Arizona | $24,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $24,380 |
| Illinois | $24,270 |
| Wisconsin | $24,250 |
| Kansas | $23,890 |
| Idaho | $23,740 |
| New Jersey | $23,620 |
| Kentucky | $23,620 |
| Nebraska | $23,260 |
| Michigan | $23,260 |
| Indiana | $23,200 |
| Florida | $23,110 |
| Missouri | $23,070 |
| Arkansas | $22,630 |
| Georgia | $22,320 |
| Ohio | $22,200 |
| Tennessee | $22,140 |
| Virginia | $22,060 |
| New Mexico | $22,020 |
| Oklahoma | $22,020 |
| Mississippi | $21,920 |
| South Carolina | $21,290 |
| West Virginia | $20,910 |
| North Carolina | $20,390 |
| Texas | $19,770 |
| Louisiana | $19,610 |
| Alabama | $19,280 |
| Puerto Rico | $18,330 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Home Health Aides broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $42,810 |
| Hospitals | $41,050 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $40,740 |
| Educational Services | $37,220 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $37,090 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $32,420 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $32,420 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $32,420 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $31,660 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $31,660 |
| Educational Services | $28,780 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $27,960 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $27,490 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $27,160 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $26,490 |
| Temporary Help Services | $26,150 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $26,070 |
| Child Day Care Services | $25,990 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $25,930 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $25,930 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $25,630 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $25,550 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $25,180 |
| Offices of Physicians | $25,170 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $25,110 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $25,110 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $24,840 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $24,800 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $24,600 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $24,590 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $24,520 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $24,520 |
| Employment Services | $24,510 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $24,300 |
| Religious Organizations | $24,280 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $24,230 |
| Individual and Family Services | $24,190 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $24,180 |
| Social Assistance | $24,170 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $24,170 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $24,160 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $24,020 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $23,990 |
| Home Health Care Services | $23,980 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $23,900 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $23,800 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $23,800 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $23,660 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $23,660 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $23,620 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $23,560 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $23,550 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $23,370 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $22,870 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $22,860 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,200 |
| 2017 | $23,210 |
| 2016 | $22,600 |
| 2015 | $21,920 |
| 2014 | $21,380 |