Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Waterbury-Shelton
$39,640avg. a year
$19.06 an hour · 6,360 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area earn an average of $39,640 a year. That is about the same as the Connecticut average of $40,280. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$37,690Median pay
$19.06Average hourly
-2%vs. Connecticut average
6,360Jobs in this metro
Other Connecticut metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Connecticut metro areas. Swipe to see all 4.
110,850 jobs
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$40,720
$19.58 an hour
27,370 jobs
New Haven, CT
$40,430
$19.44 an hour
32,920 jobs
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
$40,360
$19.40 an hour
419,230 jobs
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
$40,320
$19.39 an hour
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How Waterbury-Shelton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Waterbury-Shelton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $44,780 |
| Orderlies | $37,940 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $57,770 |
| Medical Assistants | $47,050 |
| Dental Assistants | $52,720 |
| Phlebotomists | $48,340 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Waterbury-Shelton?
The average is $39,640 a year, and the median is $37,690. About 6,360 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Connecticut average?
That is about the same as the Connecticut average of $40,280.
Is this job common in Waterbury-Shelton?
It makes up 39.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.43 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: Waterbury-Shelton, CT metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 47930). 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.