Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Louisville/Jefferson County
$38,200avg. a year
$18.37 an hour · 10,970 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area earn an average of $38,200 a year. That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $38,540. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$35,860Median pay
$18.37Average hourly
-1%vs. Kentucky average
10,970Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
11,150 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$40,230
$19.34 an hour
21,180 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$38,320
$18.42 an hour
3830 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$37,980
$18.26 an hour
42,990 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$36,570
$17.58 an hour
516,470 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$35,740
$17.18 an hour
6730 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$34,740
$16.70 an hour
71,270 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$32,410
$15.58 an hour
83,620 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$30,820
$14.82 an hour
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How Louisville/Jefferson County compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $41,900 |
| Medical Assistants | $43,680 |
| Orderlies | $36,930 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $40,650 |
| Dental Assistants | $52,000 |
| Phlebotomists | $44,610 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Louisville/Jefferson County?
The average is $38,200 a year, and the median is $35,860. About 10,970 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $38,540.
Is this job common in Louisville/Jefferson County?
It makes up 16.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.58 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: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31140). 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.