Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
$40,800avg. a year
$19.62 an hour · 26,130 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn an average of $40,800 a year. That is about the same as the Colorado average of $40,240. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$38,900Median pay
$19.62Average hourly
+1%vs. Colorado average
26,130Jobs in this metro
Other Colorado metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Colorado metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
11,700 jobs
Boulder, CO
$44,030
$21.17 an hour
21,460 jobs
Greeley, CO
$40,080
$19.27 an hour
32,230 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$39,940
$19.20 an hour
45,730 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$39,240
$18.87 an hour
51,270 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$37,220
$17.89 an hour
62,130 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$36,350
$17.48 an hour
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How Denver-Aurora-Centennial compares
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $49,470 |
| Medical Assistants | $52,250 |
| Dental Assistants | $51,410 |
| Orderlies | $44,670 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $48,660 |
| Phlebotomists | $50,030 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
The average is $40,800 a year, and the median is $38,900. About 26,130 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is about the same as the Colorado average of $40,240.
Is this job common in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
It makes up 16.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.59 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1120. Metro area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.