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Wage data collected from Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

In Texas:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $24,230.
  • 10% of workers earn $21,980 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $31,560 or more.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $35,800.
  • 10% of workers earn $27,040 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $45,040 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$27,040$31,920$35,800$39,470$45,040
Texas$21,980$22,820$24,230$27,520$31,560
Abilene, TX$21,860$22,700$23,690$27,290$31,160
Amarillo, TX$21,850$22,700$24,400$28,750$33,750
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22,880$24,720$28,370$30,690$36,910
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$21,870$22,460$23,510$27,830$30,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,370$22,290$22,790$26,310$28,650
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$20,910$22,450$23,500$25,730$26,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,130$22,490$24,740$27,040$28,510
College Station-Bryan, TX$22,070$22,350$24,610$28,360$32,980
Corpus Christi, TX$21,620$22,140$23,440$25,890$28,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$22,380$23,130$26,900$30,180$36,000
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,090$22,750$23,100$27,000$29,730
El Paso, TX$20,970$22,550$23,200$25,880$27,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,720$23,290$26,610$28,390$33,280
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22,240$22,710$23,440$27,780$31,920
Killeen-Temple, TX$21,760$22,550$22,940$27,720$31,540
Laredo, TX$21,220$21,870$23,510$25,790$26,090
Longview, TX$21,340$22,050$23,610$27,560$30,620
Lubbock, TX$20,520$22,700$23,310$28,470$33,320
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,170$22,960$23,960$25,850$26,220
Midland, TX$20,360$20,870$26,850$27,920$35,040
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,050$22,760$25,650$28,230$34,460
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,890$23,020$27,420$29,880$37,190
Odessa, TX$21,370$23,320$27,670$27,720$33,040
San Angelo, TX$21,430$22,690$27,430$29,120$35,250
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22,210$22,910$25,960$27,680$31,370
Sherman-Denison, TX$21,480$22,430$26,980$28,950$35,580
Texarkana, TX-AR$21,020$21,180$24,630$27,720$31,850
Tyler, TX$21,640$22,310$23,980$26,730$28,110
Victoria, TX$21,570$22,380$24,890$26,590$29,680
Waco, TX$22,340$22,580$23,910$27,720$32,640
Wichita Falls, TX$20,370$22,290$22,950$26,800$28,340

In Texas:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $11.65 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.57 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $15.17 or more per hour.

In the United States:

Wage data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

  • Workers on average earn $17.21 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $13.00 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $21.65 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$13.00$15.35$17.21$18.98$21.65
Texas$10.57$10.97$11.65$13.23$15.17
Abilene, TX$10.51$10.91$11.39$13.12$14.98
Amarillo, TX$10.50$10.91$11.73$13.82$16.23
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$11.00$11.89$13.64$14.75$17.75
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$10.51$10.80$11.30$13.38$14.70
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.27$10.71$10.96$12.65$13.77
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$10.06$10.79$11.30$12.37$12.87
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.64$10.81$11.89$13.00$13.71
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.61$10.74$11.83$13.64$15.86
Corpus Christi, TX$10.39$10.65$11.27$12.45$13.55
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$10.76$11.12$12.93$14.51$17.31
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.62$10.94$11.11$12.98$14.29
El Paso, TX$10.08$10.84$11.15$12.44$13.22
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.92$11.20$12.79$13.65$16.00
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$10.69$10.92$11.27$13.35$15.35
Killeen-Temple, TX$10.46$10.84$11.03$13.33$15.16
Laredo, TX$10.20$10.51$11.30$12.40$12.54
Longview, TX$10.26$10.60$11.35$13.25$14.72
Lubbock, TX$9.87$10.91$11.21$13.69$16.02
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$10.66$11.04$11.52$12.43$12.61
Midland, TX$9.79$10.03$12.91$13.42$16.84
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.60$10.94$12.33$13.57$16.57
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.53$11.07$13.18$14.36$17.88
Odessa, TX$10.27$11.21$13.30$13.33$15.88
San Angelo, TX$10.30$10.91$13.19$14.00$16.95
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.68$11.02$12.48$13.31$15.08
Sherman-Denison, TX$10.33$10.78$12.97$13.92$17.11
Texarkana, TX-AR$10.11$10.18$11.84$13.33$15.31
Tyler, TX$10.41$10.72$11.53$12.85$13.52
Victoria, TX$10.37$10.76$11.97$12.78$14.27
Waco, TX$10.74$10.86$11.50$13.33$15.69
Wichita Falls, TX$9.80$10.71$11.04$12.88$13.62