Home Health Aide Salary

by EM August on October 6, 2011

Home Health Aide Salary Job Description:

Provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications to the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities at the patient’s home or in a care facility. Monitor or report changes in health status. May also provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of patient.

Home Health Aide Salary


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Industry profile for this occupation

Geographic profile for Home Health Aide Salary

National estimates for Home Health Aide Salary: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
982,840 1.0 % $10.46 $21,760 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.84 $8.61 $9.89 $11.55 $14.13
Annual Wage (2) $16,300 $17,900 $20,560 $24,020 $29,390

 


Industry profile for Home Health Aide Salary: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Home Health Care Services 342,500 31.95 $10.25 $21,330
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 188,440 33.38 $10.59 $22,020
Individual and Family Services 148,190 12.21 $9.80 $20,380
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly 142,090 19.22 $10.12 $21,050
Nursing Care Facilities 43,660 2.64 $10.62 $22,090

 

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 188,440 33.38 $10.59 $22,020
Home Health Care Services 342,500 31.95 $10.25 $21,330
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly 142,090 19.22 $10.12 $21,050
Individual and Family Services 148,190 12.21 $9.80 $20,380
Other Residential Care Facilities 18,720 11.54 $10.76 $22,380

 

Top paying industries for Home Health Aide Salary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 1,790 0.74 $16.81 $34,970
State Government (OES Designation) 17,990 0.78 $16.48 $34,290
Other Investment Pools and Funds 80 0.20 $15.59 $32,430
Other Financial Investment Activities (8) (8) $13.29 $27,640
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 50 0.01 $13.12 $27,280

You should now have a great picture of what the average Home Health Aide Salary is!

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