Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Most employers give slight pay increases as workers gain experience and add responsibility. Aides are usually paid only for the time worked in the home. They normally are not paid for travel time between jobs.
Most employers hire only "on-call" hourly workers and do not provide benefits.
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 | $16.27 | $17.12 | $17.95 |
| Yearly | $33,849 | $35,597 | $37,345 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.93 | $16.35 | $17.37 |
| Yearly | $31,055 | $34,006 | $36,131 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $14.93 | $15.32 | $17.09 |
| Yearly | $31,056 | $31,868 | $35,551 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $16.76 | $17.32 | $17.95 |
| Yearly | $34,857 | $36,019 | $37,345 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $14.85 | $15.12 | $17.07 |
| Yearly | $30,897 | $31,445 | $35,497 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $16.20 | $16.86 | $17.61 |
| Yearly | $33,707 | $35,070 | $36,612 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $16.29 | $17.21 | $17.57 |
| Yearly | $33,875 | $35,788 | $36,526 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $14.91 | $16.56 | $16.81 |
| Yearly | $31,014 | $34,450 | $34,963 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $14.95 | $17.18 | $18.59 |
| Yearly | $31,104 | $35,734 | $38,664 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.02 | $16.72 | $17.06 |
| Yearly | $31,260 | $34,792 | $35,481 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $16.17 | $16.88 | $17.77 |
| Yearly | $33,645 | $35,114 | $36,966 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $16.16 | $17.33 | $18.07 |
| Yearly | $33,609 | $36,060 | $37,602 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.09 | $17.15 | $18.47 |
| Yearly | $31,372 | $35,674 | $38,419 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $14.72 | $15.00 | $16.80 |
| Yearly | $30,626 | $31,213 | $34,946 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.86 | $15.54 | $16.89 |
| Yearly | $30,910 | $32,322 | $35,135 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.60 | $15.44 | $16.61 |
| Yearly | $30,356 | $32,127 | $34,547 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.09 | $16.60 | $17.34 |
| Yearly | $31,375 | $34,528 | $36,071 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $14.67 | $15.22 | $16.82 |
| Yearly | $30,513 | $31,658 | $34,986 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.94 | $16.66 | $17.27 |
| Yearly | $31,082 | $34,651 | $35,926 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $14.26 | $16.06 | $16.83 |
| Yearly | $29,672 | $33,418 | $35,020 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.87 | $16.93 | $17.69 |
| Yearly | $30,928 | $35,210 | $36,789 | |
| United States | Hourly | $14.00 | $16.12 | $17.57 |
| Yearly | $29,120 | $33,530 | $36,550 | |