Wages vary by employer. Home health aides who work for home health care agencies usually earn more than those who work at hospitals or social services agencies. In addition, wages vary by the aide's level of experience and responsibility.
Home health aides are paid only for the time they work in the home. They are not paid for the time it takes to travel from one job to another.
Most employers hire only "on-call" hourly workers. These workers do not receive benefits such as health insurance.
Home health and personal care aides (SOC 31-1120)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $17.24 | $17.96 | $18.28 |
| Yearly | $35,851 | $37,342 | $38,021 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $16.30 | $17.46 | $17.87 |
| Yearly | $33,906 | $36,332 | $37,175 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $16.14 | $17.36 | $18.03 |
| Yearly | $33,556 | $36,107 | $37,491 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.71 | $17.96 | $18.39 |
| Yearly | $36,828 | $37,346 | $38,249 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $16.00 | $17.04 | $17.50 |
| Yearly | $33,288 | $35,455 | $36,415 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.60 | $18.03 | $18.47 |
| Yearly | $36,599 | $37,503 | $38,416 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.76 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Yearly | $36,953 | $37,859 | $37,859 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.31 | $17.44 | $17.69 |
| Yearly | $33,924 | $36,285 | $36,796 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.72 | $17.52 | $18.40 |
| Yearly | $32,702 | $36,453 | $38,265 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $16.01 | $17.41 | $19.01 |
| Yearly | $33,306 | $36,212 | $39,535 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.41 | $17.89 | $19.07 |
| Yearly | $36,209 | $37,220 | $39,658 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.62 | $17.85 | $18.54 |
| Yearly | $36,652 | $37,125 | $38,575 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.62 | $17.51 | $18.69 |
| Yearly | $34,566 | $36,432 | $38,879 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.16 | $17.32 | $17.94 |
| Yearly | $31,538 | $36,020 | $37,303 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.72 | $17.35 | $18.05 |
| Yearly | $32,712 | $36,093 | $37,552 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.99 | $17.02 | $17.58 |
| Yearly | $31,183 | $35,404 | $36,565 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.52 | $16.71 | $17.71 |
| Yearly | $32,270 | $34,751 | $36,844 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.45 | $17.11 | $18.03 |
| Yearly | $32,138 | $35,597 | $37,495 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $16.30 | $17.19 | $18.07 |
| Yearly | $33,901 | $35,737 | $37,583 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $16.80 | $17.59 | $17.59 |
| Yearly | $34,962 | $36,583 | $36,583 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $16.97 | $17.95 | $19.09 |
| Yearly | $35,297 | $37,322 | $39,705 | |
| United States | Hourly | $14.60 | $16.78 | $18.26 |
| Yearly | $30,370 | $34,900 | $37,980 | |