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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary
in Dover, DE

Median base pay · Dover, DE
$32,130
≈ $15.45/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,070 jobs
Middle 50%
$31,200–$34,430
vs U.S. median
-10%
Metro rank
#317 of 523

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Dover, DE metro earn a median of $32,130 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,070 jobs (May 2025). That is 10% below the U.S. median of $35,800 and 6% below the DE statewide median of $34,320. It ranks #317 of 523 metros with published figures for this job.

HOME HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES · DOVER, DE · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · DOVER, DE · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$31,200P25$31,200MEDIAN$32,130P75$34,430P90$38,240
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$27,040P25$31,920MEDIAN$35,800P75$39,470P90$45,040
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Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$31,740
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    Questions

    What is the average Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Dover?

    The BLS median is $32,130 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,070 jobs pay between $31,200 and $34,430. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th is $38,240.

    Is Dover a high-paying metro for Home Health and Personal Care Aides?

    That is 10% below the U.S. median of $35,800 and 6% below the DE statewide median of $34,320. It ranks #317 of 523 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Home Health and Personal Care Aides make an hour in Dover?

    About $15.45 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $32,130 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $15.00–$16.55 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.