Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Rochester
$40,080avg. a year
$19.27 an hour · 4,260 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Rochester, MN metro area earn an average of $40,080 a year. That is about the same as the Minnesota average of $39,780. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$39,270Median pay
$19.27Average hourly
+1%vs. Minnesota average
4,260Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
11,350 jobs
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$40,750
$19.59 an hour
21,660 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$40,320
$19.39 an hour
33,130 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$40,280
$19.36 an hour
493,560 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$40,250
$19.35 an hour
53,170 jobs
Mankato, MN
$38,700
$18.61 an hour
63,140 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$37,950
$18.25 an hour
75,660 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$37,330
$17.95 an hour
82,130 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$36,420
$17.51 an hour
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How Rochester compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $45,380 |
| Orderlies | $44,890 |
| Medical Assistants | $53,190 |
| Dental Assistants | $61,860 |
| Phlebotomists | $49,530 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $69,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Rochester?
The average is $40,080 a year, and the median is $39,270. About 4,260 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is about the same as the Minnesota average of $39,780.
Is this job common in Rochester?
It makes up 34.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.25 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: Rochester, MN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40340). 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.