Do home health aides make a lot of money? What is the average pay for home health aides?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, home health aides in the United States earn an average of $26,440 a year, equivalent to $12.71 an hour. Home health aides make 51% less than the average American worker.
Home health aides in Alaska are the best paid, making $34,740 a year, while home health aides in Louisiana make the least at $19,680.
| Percentile | Hourly | Annually |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $16.44 | $34,180 |
| 75th | $14.17 | $29,460 |
| 50th | $12.15 | $25,280 |
| 25th | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| 10th | $9.34 | $19,430 |
In what states do home health aides make the most? In what states do home health aides make the least?
In the map below, green represents higher pay and red represents lower pay. Keep scrolling down to see a table with the average wages in each state.
| State | Hourly | Annually |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Alaska | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| Arizona | $12.53 | $26,050 |
| Arkansas | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| California | $13.83 | $28,780 |
| Colorado | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Connecticut | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Delaware | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Florida | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Georgia | $12.74 | $26,500 |
| Hawaii | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Idaho | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Illinois | $12.71 | $26,450 |
| Indiana | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Iowa | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Kansas | $11.04 | $22,950 |
| Kentucky | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Louisiana | $9.46 | $19,680 |
| Maine | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Maryland | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Massachusetts | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Michigan | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Minnesota | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Mississippi | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Missouri | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Montana | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Nebraska | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Nevada | $12.04 | $25,050 |
| New Hampshire | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| New Jersey | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| New Mexico | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| New York | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| North Carolina | $10.57 | $21,990 |
| North Dakota | $16.03 | $33,330 |
| Ohio | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Oklahoma | $10.58 | $22,020 |
| Oregon | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Pennsylvania | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Rhode Island | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| South Carolina | $10.80 | $22,470 |
| South Dakota | $12.91 | $26,840 |
| Tennessee | $10.64 | $22,140 |
| Texas | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Utah | $13.19 | $27,430 |
| Vermont | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Virginia | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| Washington | $14.90 | $31,000 |
| West Virginia | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Wisconsin | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Wyoming | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Metro Area | Hourly | Annually |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | $16.54 | $34,390 |
| Bismarck, ND | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Anchorage, AK | $15.86 | $32,980 |
| Norwich, CT | $15.48 | $32,210 |
| Dover, NH | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Boulder, CO | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Seattle, WA | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Boston, MA | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Napa, CA | $15.15 | $31,500 |
| Year | Hourly | Annually |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| 2018 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| 2017 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| 2016 | $11.35 | $23,600 |
| 2015 | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| 2014 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| 2013 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| 2012 | $10.49 | $21,830 |
| 2011 | $10.49 | $21,820 |