Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Jackson
$25,120avg. a year
$12.08 an hour · 7,800 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Jackson, MS metro area earn an average of $25,120 a year. That is about the same as the Mississippi average of $25,380. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$23,130Median pay
$12.08Average hourly
-1%vs. Mississippi average
7,800Jobs in this metro
Other Mississippi metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Mississippi metro areas. Swipe to see all 3.
17,280 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$32,110
$15.44 an hour
21,530 jobs
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
$26,200
$12.59 an hour
31,460 jobs
Hattiesburg, MS
$25,670
$12.34 an hour
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How Jackson compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Jackson
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $33,170 |
| Orderlies | $30,090 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $31,920 |
| Medical Assistants | $37,490 |
| Dental Assistants | $45,640 |
| Phlebotomists | $38,500 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Jackson?
The average is $25,120 a year, and the median is $23,130. About 7,800 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Mississippi average?
That is about the same as the Mississippi average of $25,380.
Is this job common in Jackson?
It makes up 28.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.04 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: Jackson, MS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 27140). 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.