Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
$34,420avg. a year
$16.55 an hour · 28,350 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn an average of $34,420 a year. That is about the same as the Florida average of $34,590. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$32,890Median pay
$16.55Average hourly
-0%vs. Florida average
28,350Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
11,550 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$36,510
$17.55 an hour
2550 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$36,170
$17.39 an hour
33,530 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$36,030
$17.32 an hour
43,120 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$35,690
$17.16 an hour
513,120 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$35,380
$17.01 an hour
6780 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$34,990
$16.82 an hour
72,390 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$34,830
$16.75 an hour
8470 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
92,180 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$34,540
$16.61 an hour
105,740 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$34,520
$16.60 an hour
118,260 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$34,360
$16.52 an hour
12820 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$34,260
$16.47 an hour
13570 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$34,220
$16.45 an hour
142,220 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$34,110
$16.40 an hour
151,990 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$33,800
$16.25 an hour
161,670 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$33,540
$16.12 an hour
171,430 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$33,490
$16.10 an hour
182,210 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$33,400
$16.06 an hour
19470 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$33,070
$15.90 an hour
201,370 jobs
Ocala, FL
$32,850
$15.79 an hour
21320 jobs
Sebring, FL
$32,640
$15.69 an hour
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How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $40,030 |
| Medical Assistants | $44,150 |
| Dental Assistants | $48,630 |
| Orderlies | $36,950 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $40,560 |
| Phlebotomists | $43,050 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
The average is $34,420 a year, and the median is $32,890. About 28,350 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is about the same as the Florida average of $34,590.
Is this job common in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
It makes up 10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.36 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1120. Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.