Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Texas
$26,070avg. a year
$12.54 an hour · 329,590 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas earn an average of $26,070 a year. That is $10,050 (28%) less than the U.S. average of $36,120. The best-paying metro area is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $29,310.
$24,230Median pay
$12.54Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
#49Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area. Swipe to see all 25.
112,490 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$29,310
$14.09 an hour
258,580 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$28,460
$13.68 an hour
3880 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$27,970
$13.45 an hour
41,250 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$27,250
$13.10 an hour
5950 jobs
Odessa, TX
$27,160
$13.06 an hour
61,460 jobs
Midland, TX
$26,630
$12.81 an hour
71,980 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$26,510
$12.75 an hour
831,420 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$26,340
$12.66 an hour
92,200 jobs
Waco, TX
$26,240
$12.61 an hour
101,270 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$26,220
$12.60 an hour
113,590 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$25,860
$12.43 an hour
1263,820 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$25,830
$12.42 an hour
131,820 jobs
Abilene, TX
$25,690
$12.35 an hour
142,290 jobs
Longview, TX
$25,600
$12.31 an hour
153,390 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$25,450
$12.23 an hour
161,950 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$25,330
$12.18 an hour
171,160 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$25,160
$12.10 an hour
185,450 jobs
Tyler, TX
$25,150
$12.09 an hour
19650 jobs
Victoria, TX
$25,120
$12.08 an hour
206,630 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$24,730
$11.89 an hour
2121,990 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$24,510
$11.78 an hour
2246,380 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$24,490
$11.78 an hour
2314,310 jobs
El Paso, TX
$24,460
$11.76 an hour
241,330 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$24,290
$11.68 an hour
258,140 jobs
Laredo, TX
$23,980
$11.53 an hour
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Texas home health and personal care aides work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $36,120 | $17.36 |
| Texas | $26,070 | $12.54 |
| New Mexico | $30,120 | $14.48 |
| Oklahoma | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| Arkansas | $28,100 | $13.51 |
| Louisiana | $24,430 | $11.75 |
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- Phlebotomists$42,630
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Average pay, Texas, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Texas?
The average is $26,070 a year, and the median is $24,230. That is $10,050 (28%) less than the U.S. average of $36,120.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$12.54 an hour on average; the median is $11.65.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($29,310), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($28,460). The lowest average among 25 metro areas with data is Laredo, TX ($23,980).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #49 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 31-1120. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national home health and personal care aides page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.