Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha
$35,180avg. a year
$16.91 an hour · 30,090 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn an average of $35,180 a year. That is about the same as the Wisconsin average of $35,370. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$37,020Median pay
$16.91Average hourly
-1%vs. Wisconsin average
30,090Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
193,560 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$40,250
$19.35 an hour
28,360 jobs
Madison, WI
$37,480
$18.02 an hour
35,660 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$37,330
$17.95 an hour
41,200 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$36,900
$17.74 an hour
52,820 jobs
Appleton, WI
$36,500
$17.55 an hour
62,130 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$36,420
$17.51 an hour
71,600 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$35,510
$17.07 an hour
81,330 jobs
Wausau, WI
$35,130
$16.89 an hour
91,540 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$35,000
$16.83 an hour
103,210 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$34,860
$16.76 an hour
113,540 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$34,630
$16.65 an hour
122,890 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$34,530
$16.60 an hour
132,210 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$33,680
$16.19 an hour
14940 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$33,100
$15.91 an hour
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How Milwaukee-Waukesha compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $45,420 |
| Medical Assistants | $50,340 |
| Orderlies | $43,180 |
| Dental Assistants | $48,420 |
| Phlebotomists | $46,570 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $37,900 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
The average is $35,180 a year, and the median is $37,020. About 30,090 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is about the same as the Wisconsin average of $35,370.
Is this job common in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
It makes up 36.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.32 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: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). 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.