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Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Washington

The median annual wage for home health and personal care aides in Washington is $47,730 ($22.95 per hour) +33.3% vs. the national median of $35,800. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$47,730
Mean annual wage
$48,210
Median hourly wage
$22.95
Employment in WA
103,260

103,260 employed · 29.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Washington

Wage distribution for home health and personal care aides in Washington (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$40,130$19.29
25th percentile$44,620$21.45
Median (50th)$47,730$22.95
75th percentile$48,630$23.38
90th percentile$54,980$26.43

What this salary is worth in Washington

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$44,602

Washington prices are 107.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
44.2%

Median gross rent in Washington: $1,760/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,193/mo

Est. affordable home price
$174,116

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 Washington is $564,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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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.