Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Illinois
$38,210avg. a year
$18.37 an hour · 134,100 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Illinois earn an average of $38,210 a year. That is $2,090 (6%) more than the U.S. average of $36,120. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $38,490.
$38,060Median pay
$18.37Average hourly
+35%Avg. pay since 2020
#20Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
1108,520 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$38,490
$18.51 an hour
22,290 jobs
Springfield, IL
$38,340
$18.43 an hour
3590 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$37,510
$18.04 an hour
42,000 jobs
Rockford, IL
$37,270
$17.92 an hour
5780 jobs
Decatur, IL
$37,060
$17.82 an hour
6900 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$36,820
$17.70 an hour
72,590 jobs
Peoria, IL
$36,790
$17.69 an hour
82,280 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$35,410
$17.02 an hour
9730 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$34,740
$16.70 an hour
1044,200 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$34,430
$16.55 an hour
111,060 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$33,430
$16.07 an hour
121,540 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$33,210
$15.97 an hour
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois home health and personal care aides work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Illinois?
The average is $38,210 a year, and the median is $38,060. That is $2,090 (6%) more than the U.S. average of $36,120.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$18.37 an hour on average; the median is $18.30.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($38,490), followed by Springfield, IL ($38,340). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($33,210).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #20 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 31-1120. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national home health and personal care aides page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.