Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Idaho
The median annual wage for home health and personal care aides in Idaho is $34,790 ($16.72 per hour) — -2.8% vs. the national median of $35,800. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $34,790
- Mean annual wage
- $34,220
- Median hourly wage
- $16.72
- Employment in ID
- 20,770
20,770 employed · 24.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Idaho
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,010 | $13.47 |
| 25th percentile | $29,360 | $14.11 |
| Median (50th) | $34,790 | $16.72 |
| 75th percentile | $37,180 | $17.88 |
| 90th percentile | $41,600 | $20.00 |
What this salary is worth in Idaho
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $36,432
- Median rent burden
- 42.7%
- Est. affordable home price
- $126,912
Idaho prices are 95.5 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Idaho: $1,238/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $870/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Idaho is $418,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.