Home health aides earned a median salary of $21,920 in 2015, or $10.54 per hour, according to the BLS. The highest-paid earned about $29,950, while the lowest-paid earned about $17,480. State governments pay home health aides particularly well. The metropolitan areas that compensate their home health aides the best include San Rafael, California; Ocean City, New Jersey; and Glens Falls, New York.