Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Baton Rouge
$24,690avg. a year
$11.87 an hour · 7,840 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn an average of $24,690 a year. That is about the same as the Louisiana average of $24,430. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$23,040Median pay
$11.87Average hourly
+1%vs. Louisiana average
7,840Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
16,600 jobs
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$25,960
$12.48 an hour
21,840 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$25,960
$12.48 an hour
32,960 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$25,490
$12.25 an hour
42,140 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$24,830
$11.94 an hour
53,050 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$24,440
$11.75 an hour
64,530 jobs
Monroe, LA
$23,900
$11.49 an hour
71,750 jobs
Hammond, LA
$23,860
$11.47 an hour
81,630 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$23,690
$11.39 an hour
95,200 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$23,560
$11.33 an hour
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How Baton Rouge compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Baton Rouge
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $32,830 |
| Orderlies | $28,060 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $36,310 |
| Medical Assistants | $37,140 |
| Dental Assistants | $41,650 |
| Phlebotomists | $37,220 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Baton Rouge?
The average is $24,690 a year, and the median is $23,040. About 7,840 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is about the same as the Louisiana average of $24,430.
Is this job common in Baton Rouge?
It makes up 19.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.69 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: Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12940). 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.