Kenosha, WI · SOC 31-1120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Kenosha
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$36,980
per year in Kenosha
+3% above
National Median
$35,800
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$17.78/hr
median hourly
Employment
1,540
jobs in Kenosha
BLS metro-level wage data places Home Health and Personal Care Aides pay in Kenosha, WI at a median of $36,980 per year ($17.78/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $35,800, Kenosha pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 1,540 home health and personal care aidess are employed across the Kenosha MSA in SOC 31-1120.
The Kenosha pay distribution spans from $27,840 at the 10th percentile to $38,080 at the 90th — a 1.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $31,080 and the 75th at $37,280, so half of Kenosha-based home health and personal care aidess earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Kenosha, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Kenosha
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$27,840
25th Percentile
$31,080
Median
$36,980
75th Percentile
$37,280
90th Percentile
$38,080
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