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Home Health Aides in Illinois

Home Health Aides in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Home Health Aide? Read this first!

24.7% Jobs Projection
$24,270 Median Salary
5,900 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Home Health Aides in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Home Health Aides in Illinois is growing faster than average.

  • Home Health Aides in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Home Health Aides Work in Illinois?

There were approximately 33,990 workers employed as Home Health Aides in this state in 2018.

There were 34,450 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 460 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Home Health Aides working in it, which means Illinois has more Home Health Aides than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 24.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,900 annual job openings, and a total of 49,150 jobs for Illinois Home Health Aides in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 168,600 annual jobs and 1,342,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Home Health Aides Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $21,270 to $31,190 with $24,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.23 to $15. The median hourly rate was $11.67.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.19 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Home Health Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Home Health Aides.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 29,230 $24,190
St. Louis, MO-IL 6,270 $23,630
Peoria, IL 870 $25,470
Rockford, IL 840 $25,270
Springfield, IL 570 $23,590
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 440 $28,660
Decatur, IL 210 $24,360
Champaign-Urbana, IL 120 $24,830
Bloomington, IL 40 $22,460

Top States for Home Health Aides Employment

View the list below to see where most Home Health Aides work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 191,820 $24,920
Texas 69,600 $19,770
Ohio 55,490 $22,200
New Jersey 41,040 $23,620
Pennsylvania 36,940 $24,380
Illinois 33,990 $24,270
Florida 32,960 $23,110
North Carolina 30,040 $20,390
Michigan 26,580 $23,260
Massachusetts 25,220 $30,140
California 24,560 $29,380
Minnesota 22,380 $28,660
Arizona 17,570 $24,440
Indiana 13,660 $23,200
Georgia 12,330 $22,320
Missouri 11,710 $23,070
Maryland 11,440 $26,900
Virginia 9,700 $22,060
South Carolina 9,600 $21,290
Colorado 9,510 $25,260

Below are the states where Home Health Aides get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
North Dakota $34,440
Rhode Island $30,600
Massachusetts $30,140
California $29,380
South Dakota $29,300
District of Columbia $28,900
Iowa $28,900
Minnesota $28,660
New Hampshire $28,530
Alaska $28,200

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