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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in New Jersey

$39,690avg. a year
$19.08 an hour · 117,080 employed

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Jersey earn an average of $39,690 a year. That is $3,570 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $36,120. The best-paying metro area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $41,120.

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$37,090Median pay
$19.08Average hourly
+38%Avg. pay since 2020
#15Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying New Jersey metro areas

Average pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area. Swipe to see all 6.

1644,700 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$41,120
$19.77 an hour
24,250 jobs
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
$40,200
$19.33 an hour
32,100 jobs
Vineland, NJ
$39,990
$19.23 an hour
44,920 jobs
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
$39,870
$19.17 an hour
512,030 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$32,680
$15.71 an hour
6158,280 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$32,250
$15.51 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in New Jersey, charted

Pay over time

New Jersey, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where New Jersey home health and personal care aides work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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New Jersey vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$36,120$17.36
New Jersey$39,690$19.08
New York$41,130$19.78
Delaware$35,300$16.97
Pennsylvania$31,460$15.12

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Questions and answers

How much do home health and personal care aides make in New Jersey?

The average is $39,690 a year, and the median is $37,090. That is $3,570 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $36,120.

What is the hourly wage in New Jersey?

$19.08 an hour on average; the median is $17.83.

Where in New Jersey do they earn the most?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($41,120), followed by Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($40,200). The lowest average among 6 metro areas with data is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($32,250).

How does New Jersey rank?

New Jersey ranks #15 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.