SOC 31-1120 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for home health and personal care aides in Greensboro, North Carolina is $31,120 a year ($14.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,440: half of the 4,620 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,345).

$31,120average per year

$14.96 / hourMedian $29,440Take-home ≈ $26,452

  • $24K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

4,620people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 15North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,430 or more. The middle half of home health and personal care aides in Greensboro earn between $27,820 and $34,000.

  • $24K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,120$2,593$14.96
Median$29,440$2,453$14.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,820$2,318$13.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,000$2,833$16.35

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary after taxes in Greensboro

On the average salary of $31,120, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $26,452 a year, or $2,204 a month and $1,017 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Greensboro a good place for home health and personal care aides? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $31,120 buys what about $33,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 12th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Goldsboro pays the most ($34,610).

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Highest-paying cities for home health and personal care aides

Grants Pass, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,080).

Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary by city

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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Greensboro: questions

How much do home health and personal care aides make an hour in Greensboro?

$14.96 an hour on average, and $14.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level home health and personal care aides salary in Greensboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the home health and personal care aides take-home pay in Greensboro?

About $26,452 a year ($2,204 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,120.

Do home health and personal care aides earn more in Greensboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,345).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-1120; area Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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