Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of home health aid salary by state for the United States:
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Massachusetts has the highest home health aid salary of $34,263
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Alabama has the lowest home health aid salary of $20,246
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The national average salary for home health aids is $27,249
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The national hourly pay for home health aids is $13.1
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do home health aids get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for home health aid by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for home health aids after this adjustment? That would be Massachusetts.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for home health aid salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Home Health Aids By State
| Rank | State | Average Home Health Aid Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Massachusetts | $34,263 | $26,000 | $44,000 |
| 2 | Washington | $34,164 | $26,000 | $43,000 |
| 3 | North Dakota | $33,744 | $27,000 | $41,000 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $33,283 | $26,000 | $42,000 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $33,263 | $25,000 | $42,000 |
| 6 | Vermont | $33,229 | $26,000 | $42,000 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $32,681 | $25,000 | $42,000 |
| 8 | Alaska | $32,568 | $27,000 | $38,000 |
| 9 | Maine | $32,288 | $25,000 | $40,000 |
| 10 | Oregon | $32,118 | $24,000 | $41,000 |
| 11 | New York | $31,907 | $24,000 | $42,000 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $31,324 | $23,000 | $41,000 |
| 13 | Montana | $31,300 | $24,000 | $39,000 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $31,073 | $23,000 | $41,000 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $30,720 | $24,000 | $39,000 |
| 16 | Idaho | $30,275 | $23,000 | $39,000 |
| 17 | Delaware | $29,877 | $22,000 | $39,000 |
| 18 | Iowa | $29,250 | $22,000 | $37,000 |
| 19 | Illinois | $29,173 | $22,000 | $37,000 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $29,137 | $22,000 | $37,000 |
| 21 | Michigan | $28,236 | $21,000 | $36,000 |
| 22 | Colorado | $28,206 | $21,000 | $37,000 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $28,104 | $21,000 | $36,000 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $27,860 | $21,000 | $36,000 |
| 25 | Utah | $27,668 | $21,000 | $36,000 |
| 26 | Maryland | $27,278 | $20,000 | $36,000 |
| 27 | Ohio | $26,371 | $19,000 | $34,000 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $26,342 | $22,000 | $31,000 |
| 29 | Kansas | $25,231 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| 30 | Indiana | $25,143 | $19,000 | $32,000 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $24,660 | $18,000 | $32,000 |
| 32 | Missouri | $24,651 | $18,000 | $32,000 |
| 33 | Nevada | $24,411 | $18,000 | $32,000 |
| 34 | California | $24,362 | $18,000 | $32,000 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $24,183 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $23,969 | $18,000 | $31,000 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $23,496 | $17,000 | $31,000 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $23,311 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $23,290 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $23,254 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 41 | Virginia | $23,204 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $23,080 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $22,950 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 44 | Florida | $22,721 | $17,000 | $30,000 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $22,476 | $16,000 | $29,000 |
| 46 | Arizona | $22,207 | $16,000 | $29,000 |
| 47 | Texas | $22,063 | $16,000 | $29,000 |
| 48 | Georgia | $22,017 | $16,000 | $28,000 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $21,060 | $15,000 | $27,000 |
| 50 | Alabama | $20,246 | $15,000 | $26,000 |
Methodology: Home Health Aid Salary By State
To better understand home health aid pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for home health aids by state.
We took the average annual salary data for home health aids from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for home health aids.
Home Health Aid Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for home health aids?
The highest-paid state for home health aids is Massachusetts with an average salary of $34,263 per year.
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What city pays home health aids the most?
Reading, MA pays home health aids the most with an average salary of $34,360 per year.
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What is the worst state for home health aids?
The worst state for home health aids is Alabama with an average salary of $20,246 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
