Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Trenton-Princeton
$39,870avg. a year
$19.17 an hour · 4,920 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area earn an average of $39,870 a year. That is about the same as the New Jersey average of $39,690. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$37,760Median pay
$19.17Average hourly
+0%vs. New Jersey average
4,920Jobs in this metro
Other New Jersey metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other New Jersey metro areas. Swipe to see all 5.
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
412,030 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$32,680
$15.71 an hour
5158,280 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$32,250
$15.51 an hour
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How Trenton-Princeton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Trenton-Princeton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $45,530 |
| Orderlies | $40,400 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $57,750 |
| Medical Assistants | $46,280 |
| Dental Assistants | $53,420 |
| Phlebotomists | $47,930 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Trenton-Princeton?
The average is $39,870 a year, and the median is $37,760. About 4,920 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New Jersey average?
That is about the same as the New Jersey average of $39,690.
Is this job common in Trenton-Princeton?
It makes up 20.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.74 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: Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 45940). 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.