Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metro

80 metros with a published OEWS median, location quotient, and percentile. U.S. median $35,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). National employment 4,305,810.

Metro	Score	Band	Median	LQ
Atlanta, GA	9.8	Hard	$29,920	0.37
Oklahoma City, OK	9.5	Hard	$28,050	0.37
Tulsa, OK	9.4	Hard	$28,140	0.43
Cincinnati, OH	9.3	Hard	$35,210	0.54
Richmond, VA	9.2	Hard	$29,360	0.63
Virginia Beach, VA	9.2	Hard	$28,420	0.65
Washington, DC	9.1	Hard	$38,530	0.58
Cleveland, OH	9.0	Hard	$34,520	0.68
Dayton, OH	9.0	Hard	$34,980	0.68
Akron, OH	9.0	Hard	$34,310	0.71
New Orleans, LA	8.5	Hard	$23,650	0.54
Columbus, OH	8.3	Hard	$34,880	0.90
Grand Rapids, MI	8.3	Hard	$34,910	0.49
Baltimore, MD	8.2	Hard	$37,640	0.72
Baton Rouge, LA	8.2	Hard	$23,040	0.69
Louisville, KY	8.0	Hard	$35,860	0.58
Little Rock, AR	7.9	Hard	$27,840	0.58
Kansas City, MO	7.6	Hard	$32,780	0.69
Raleigh, NC	7.6	Hard	$32,570	0.34
Charlotte, NC	7.6	Hard	$33,680	0.36
Orlando, FL	7.5	Hard	$34,110	0.21
Jacksonville, FL	7.5	Hard	$34,380	0.27
Tampa, FL	7.5	Hard	$34,210	0.33
Miami, FL	7.5	Hard	$32,890	0.36
Winston-Salem, NC	7.5	Hard	$30,400	0.46
North Port, FL	7.5	Hard	$35,400	0.38
Detroit, MI	7.3	Hard	$35,120	0.88
Austin, TX	7.0	Hard	$28,370	0.35
Dallas, TX	6.9	Elevated	$26,900	0.52
Birmingham, AL	6.9	Elevated	$29,550	0.29
Nashville, TN	6.8	Elevated	$34,380	0.31
Knoxville, TN	6.8	Elevated	$32,710	0.39
Memphis, TN	6.8	Elevated	$30,900	0.43
Houston, TX	6.5	Elevated	$23,440	0.70
Albany, NY	5.9	Elevated	$37,590	1.06
Minneapolis, MN	5.7	Elevated	$38,860	1.73
St. Louis, MO	5.7	Elevated	$34,490	1.19
Charleston, SC	5.6	Elevated	$34,100	0.40
Providence, RI	5.6	Elevated	$40,890	0.79
Buffalo, NY	5.4	Elevated	$36,570	1.22
Omaha, NE	5.4	Elevated	$36,450	0.54
San Antonio, TX	5.4	Elevated	$25,960	1.01
Rochester, NY	5.3	Elevated	$35,600	1.25
Greenville, SC	5.2	Elevated	$29,800	0.68
Columbia, SC	5.1	Elevated	$30,210	0.71
Madison, WI	4.9	Elevated	$37,220	0.74
Indianapolis, IN	4.8	Elevated	$35,060	0.67
Denver, CO	4.7	Elevated	$38,900	0.59
New York, NY	4.6	Elevated	$39,680	2.45
Salt Lake City, UT	4.6	Elevated	$37,130	0.28
Boston, MA	4.4	Elevated	$40,910	0.97
Allentown, PA	4.1	Elevated	$30,380	1.15
New Haven, CT	4.1	Elevated	$39,720	0.95
Portland, OR	4.0	Elevated	$45,570	0.68
El Paso, TX	4.0	Elevated	$23,200	1.52
Bridgeport, CT	4.0	Elevated	$38,110	0.97
Urban Honolulu, HI	4.0	Elevated	$37,770	0.36
Pittsburgh, PA	4.0	Elevated	$29,250	1.21
McAllen, TX	3.8	Standard	$23,960	5.65
Boise City, ID	3.6	Standard	$35,850	0.91
Harrisburg, PA	3.5	Standard	$29,050	1.41
Las Vegas, NV	3.3	Standard	$33,640	0.46
Phoenix, AZ	3.3	Standard	$36,930	0.88
Hartford, CT	3.2	Standard	$39,620	1.16
Philadelphia, PA	3.2	Standard	$29,800	1.97
Worcester, MA	2.8	Standard	$40,870	1.52
Milwaukee, WI	2.8	Standard	$37,020	1.32
San Diego, CA	2.7	Standard	$35,300	1.34
Tucson, AZ	2.6	Standard	$34,420	1.02
Chicago, IL	2.6	Standard	$38,180	0.87
San Jose, CA	2.4	Standard	$37,640	1.58
Oxnard, CA	2.4	Standard	$34,320	1.70
San Francisco, CA	2.3	Standard	$35,950	1.81
Bakersfield, CA	2.3	Standard	$34,320	1.84
Sacramento, CA	2.3	Standard	$34,320	2.02
Riverside, CA	2.3	Standard	$34,320	2.16
Los Angeles, CA	2.3	Standard	$34,320	2.22
Fresno, CA	2.2	Standard	$34,320	2.54
Seattle, WA	2.1	Standard	$48,210	0.95
Albuquerque, NM	2.0	Standard	$30,170	1.50

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