Kankakee, IL · SOC 31-1120

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Kankakee Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Kankakee, IL BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$37,380

per year in the Kankakee metro

+4% above

National Median

$35,800

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$17.97/hr

median hourly

Employment

590

jobs in the Kankakee metro

The Kankakee pay distribution spans from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $44,140 at the 90th, a 1.4× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $34,300 and the 75th at $39,580, so half of Kankakee-based home health and personal care aides earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Kankakee, IL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IL estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Kankakee Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$31,200
25th$34,300
Median$37,380
75th$39,580
90th$44,140

Top Paying Jobs in Kankakee

1. Physicians, All Other $400,280 2. Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $140,960 3. Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $137,390 4. Sales Managers $135,330 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $133,150 6. Nurse Practitioners $128,320 7. Financial Managers $127,470 8. Industrial Production Managers $124,070 9. Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $121,560 10. Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $121,310

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Home Health and Personal Care Aides make in the Kankakee metro area?

How much do Home Health and Personal Care Aides make in the Kankakee metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Kankakee, IL is $37,380 ($17.97/hour). The salary range spans from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $44,140 at the 90th percentile.
How does Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in the Kankakee metro compare nationally? ▼
Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Kankakee, IL is +4% above the national median of $35,800. There are approximately 590 Home Health and Personal Care Aides jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Kankakee, IL wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.