Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$42,930avg. a year
$20.64 an hour · 13,180 employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area earn an average of $42,930 a year. That is $1,800 (4%) more than the New York average of $41,130. The U.S. average is $36,120.
$37,590Median pay
$20.64Average hourly
+4%vs. New York average
13,180Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for home health and personal care aides in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
110,750 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$42,630
$20.50 an hour
2780 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$42,340
$20.36 an hour
32,690 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$41,650
$20.03 an hour
41,090 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$41,530
$19.96 an hour
5644,700 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$41,120
$19.77 an hour
62,110 jobs
Kingston, NY
$40,470
$19.46 an hour
78,310 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$39,870
$19.17 an hour
86,170 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$39,610
$19.04 an hour
91,090 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$38,830
$18.67 an hour
1018,090 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$38,660
$18.59 an hour
11750 jobs
Elmira, NY
$38,550
$18.53 an hour
1217,070 jobs
Rochester, NY
$38,370
$18.45 an hour
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How Albany-Schenectady-Troy compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants | $41,750 |
| Orderlies | $36,860 |
| Medical Assistants | $44,120 |
| Dental Assistants | $48,180 |
| Phlebotomists | $44,320 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $41,090 |
Questions and answers
How much do home health and personal care aides make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy?
The average is $42,930 a year, and the median is $37,590. About 13,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $1,800 (4%) more than the New York average of $41,130.
Is this job common in Albany-Schenectady-Troy?
It makes up 29.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.06 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: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 10580). 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.