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Wage data collected from Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

In Kentucky:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $30,370.
  • 10% of workers earn $23,150 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $44,180 or more.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $33,530.
  • 10% of workers earn $23,910 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,450 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$23,910$29,120$33,530$36,550$42,450
Kentucky$23,150$27,110$30,370$37,640$44,180
Bowling Green, KY$23,160$26,930$29,690$44,230$44,430
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$22,590$24,280$28,000$35,010$43,140
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$24,780$27,940$29,660$33,700$36,620
Clarksville, TN-KY$22,970$26,750$28,400$32,100$36,040
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$21,100$22,850$25,570$29,190$36,980
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY$22,570$26,910$32,240$38,630$49,410
Evansville, IN-KY$25,350$27,320$29,300$33,360$36,960
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$22,160$23,270$24,880$28,710$33,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY$24,430$28,730$31,120$37,100$47,080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$26,770$29,010$31,020$39,340$44,180
Owensboro, KY$24,020$29,010$33,550$37,640$44,150
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$23,040$27,110$35,110$43,290$43,940
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$21,470$21,470$26,060$28,790$35,740

In Kentucky:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $14.60 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.13 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $21.24 or more per hour.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $16.12 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.49 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.41 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$11.49$14.00$16.12$17.57$20.41
Kentucky$11.13$13.03$14.60$18.10$21.24
Bowling Green, KY$11.13$12.95$14.27$21.27$21.36
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$10.86$11.68$13.46$16.83$20.74
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$11.91$13.43$14.26$16.20$17.61
Clarksville, TN-KY$11.05$12.86$13.65$15.43$17.33
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$10.15$10.99$12.29$14.03$17.78
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY$10.85$12.94$15.50$18.57$23.75
Evansville, IN-KY$12.19$13.13$14.09$16.04$17.77
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$10.66$11.19$11.96$13.80$16.01
Lexington-Fayette, KY$11.75$13.81$14.96$17.84$22.64
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$12.87$13.95$14.91$18.92$21.24
Owensboro, KY$11.55$13.95$16.13$18.10$21.22
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$11.08$13.03$16.88$20.81$21.13
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$10.32$10.32$12.53$13.84$17.18