Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
$34,690avg. a year
$16.68 an hour · 8,160 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn an average of $34,690 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $34,890. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$34,910Median pay
$16.68Average hourly
-1%vs. Michigan average
8,160Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,050 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$38,070
$18.30 an hour
22,700 jobs
Midland, MI
$37,370
$17.97 an hour
33,410 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$37,330
$17.95 an hour
41,440 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$36,750
$17.67 an hour
51,440 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$35,430
$17.03 an hour
646,480 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$34,830
$16.75 an hour
72,970 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$34,830
$16.75 an hour
81,700 jobs
Jackson, MI
$34,740
$16.70 an hour
94,090 jobs
Flint, MI
$34,250
$16.46 an hour
101,040 jobs
Bay City, MI
$34,150
$16.42 an hour
11770 jobs
Monroe, MI
$34,110
$16.40 an hour
123,240 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$34,050
$16.37 an hour
133,730 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$33,640
$16.17 an hour
141,570 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$33,170
$15.95 an hour
151,010 jobs
Niles, MI
$32,960
$15.84 an hour
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How Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $40,300 |
| Orderlies | $36,200 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $38,450 |
| Medical Assistants | $42,740 |
| Dental Assistants | $55,120 |
| Phlebotomists | $41,230 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
The average is $34,690 a year, and the median is $34,910. About 8,160 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $34,890.
Is this job common in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
It makes up 13.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.49 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: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 24340). 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.