Average Home Health And Personal Care Aides Salary in Grants Pass, OR

BLS did not publish a wage for home health and personal care aides in Grants Pass, OR in the latest release, but in 2022 the local median hourly wage was $19.41. There are 4,530 workers employed locally today.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Grants Pass, OR (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for home health and personal care aides in Grants Pass, OR. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 4,530
How common this job is here: 5.64×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

The last time BLS reported wages here

The latest release does not include a wage figure for home health and personal care aides in Grants Pass, OR, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.

Last reporting year: 2022
Median hourly wage (2022): $19.41/hr
Median annual wage (2022): $40,380
Employment (2022): 2,710

This data is from the 2022 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.

Where home health and personal care aides earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for home health and personal care aides this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Washington: $22.18/hr
Rhode Island: $20.14/hr
Oregon: $19.95/hr
Massachusetts: $19.00/hr
District of Columbia: $18.95/hr
North Dakota: $18.80/hr
Alaska: $18.45/hr
Connecticut: $18.36/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Longview-Kelso, WA: $22.64/hr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $22.45/hr
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA: $22.28/hr
Walla Walla, WA: $22.19/hr
Kennewick-Richland, WA: $22.15/hr
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA: $22.13/hr
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA: $21.97/hr
Bellingham, WA: $21.65/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for home health and personal care aides from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +17.0%; 739,800 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 765,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.