Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Ohio
The median annual wage for home health and personal care aides in Ohio is $34,460 ($16.57 per hour) — -3.7% vs. the national median of $35,800. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $34,460
- Mean annual wage
- $34,190
- Median hourly wage
- $16.57
- Employment in OH
- 106,940
106,940 employed · 19.3 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Ohio
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,370 | $13.64 |
| 25th percentile | $30,140 | $14.49 |
| Median (50th) | $34,460 | $16.57 |
| 75th percentile | $36,690 | $17.64 |
| 90th percentile | $39,530 | $19.01 |
What this salary is worth in Ohio
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $37,144
- Median rent burden
- 36.0%
- Est. affordable home price
- $125,708
Ohio prices are 92.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Ohio: $1,034/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $862/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 Ohio is $214,800 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Ohio
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.