Home Health and Personal Care Aides Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, home health and personal care aides earn a median $27,710 a year, well below the national median of $35,800 (−23%); the state ranks 47th of 51 states by median. That is 39% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas and New Mexico pay more (up to $38,540 in Colorado) and Arkansas and Texas pay less (down to $24,230 in Texas). Oklahoma employs 20,310 home health and personal care aides, 11.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.43 means it is less common in Oklahoma than nationally.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Home Health and Personal Care Aides: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
OklahomaHourly$11.03$12.38$13.32$14.55$16.90$13.7520,31011.900.43
Annual$22,940$25,750$27,710$30,250$35,150$28,600
United StatesHourly$13.00$15.35$17.21$18.98$21.65$17.364,305,810––
Annual$27,040$31,920$35,800$39,470$45,040$36,120
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $22,940$22,94025th25th: $25,750$25,750MedianMedian: $27,710$27,71075th75th: $30,250$30,25090th90th: $35,150$35,150US median
Oklahoma annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
47th of 51 states
Rank by employment
34th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.43
Jobs per 1,000
11.90

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Oklahoma's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Oklahoma

5 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Oklahoma publish a row for home health and personal care aides, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Fort Smith, AR-OK$13.66$28,410$24,630$30,7802,24023.470.85
Tulsa, OK$13.53$28,140$25,740$34,2705,49011.970.43
Oklahoma City, OK$13.49$28,050$22,940$37,9106,99010.310.37
Enid, OK$13.31$27,670$26,850$34,5501305.760.21
Lawton, OK$12.75$26,530$24,280$30,1803207.370.27
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$13.88$28,870$23,510$32,9209609.800.35
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$12.88$26,790$24,080$31,74079012.740.46
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$12.84$26,720$22,920$30,5402,10017.800.64
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$12.54$26,090$21,950$32,7802,90015.560.56

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Oklahoma$13.32$27,71020,3100.43
Arkansas$13.30$27,66019,8400.55
Colorado$18.53$38,54044,6500.56
Kansas$15.03$31,26025,3500.64
Missouri$15.90$33,08094,8101.17
New Mexico$13.71$28,52038,9101.61
Texas$11.65$24,230329,5900.85

See the national page for Home Health and Personal Care Aides (every state ranked) and the Oklahoma wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Oklahoma estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.