Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio

The median home health and personal care aide in Ohio earns $34,460 a year and keeps $29,703 of it — $2,475 a month.

Take-home pay, Ohio

$29,703

from $34,460 gross · $1,142 every two weeks · 13.8% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $34,460 gross pay
Take-home$29,70386.2%
Federal income tax$1,9555.7%
Social Security & Medicare$2,6367.6%
Ohio income tax$1650.5%
Gross pay$34,460100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Ohio revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$1,955$165$29,703
Married filing jointly$226$99$31,499
Head of household$1,031$165$30,628

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$47,730$40,53115%
2Rhode Island$43,680$36,25617%
3District of Columbia$42,700$35,09318%
4Oregon$44,410$34,81422%
5Vermont$41,600$34,64917%
6Alaska$39,740$34,11114%
7North Dakota$39,440$33,87014%
8New Hampshire$38,760$33,32414%
9Massachusetts$40,910$33,22619%
10Connecticut$38,990$32,67916%
11South Dakota$37,740$32,50414%
12New York$39,620$32,47218%
13Colorado$38,540$32,16017%
14Minnesota$38,370$31,77617%
15Maine$38,580$31,73318%
16Hawaii$38,110$31,60417%
17New Jersey$37,090$31,40115%
18Maryland$38,040$31,30218%
19Illinois$38,060$31,02218%
20Arizona$36,420$30,93515%
21Montana$36,630$30,64716%
22Wisconsin$36,340$30,56116%
23Nebraska$36,150$30,46116%
24Iowa$36,080$30,45116%
25Utah$35,880$30,36115%
26Kentucky$36,440$30,30217%
27Ohio$34,460$29,70314%
28California$34,320$29,40114%
29Indiana$35,060$29,34616%
30Florida$33,800$29,33813%
31Nevada$33,670$29,23413%
32Idaho$34,790$29,14316%
33Michigan$35,000$29,06617%
34Wyoming$33,190$28,84813%
35Delaware$34,320$28,52817%
36Missouri$33,080$28,14215%
37Tennessee$32,130$27,99613%
38North Carolina$31,240$26,54415%
39Kansas$31,260$26,33616%
40South Carolina$30,110$26,07313%
41Virginia$30,300$25,59816%
42Georgia$29,270$24,98615%
43Pennsylvania$29,420$24,91615%
44New Mexico$28,520$24,79213%
45West Virginia$28,010$24,01214%
46Arkansas$27,660$23,84914%
47Oklahoma$27,710$23,66415%
48Alabama$27,840$23,40916%
49Texas$24,230$21,56311%
50Mississippi$23,860$21,03612%
51Louisiana$22,520$19,86612%

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio: questions

What is the average home health and personal care aides salary in Ohio?

The median is $34,460 a year, about $16.57 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of home health and personal care aides in Ohio earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $34,460 in Ohio?

About $29,703 a year — $2,475 a month, or $1,142 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $1,955 federal income tax, $2,636 in Social Security and Medicare, and $165 Ohio income tax.

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

No. At $34,460, Ohio pays $1,420 below the $35,880 median across all states, ranking 30 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 27.

Where do home health and personal care aides keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($40,531), Rhode Island ($36,256), District of Columbia ($35,093). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $34,460 in Ohio?

13.8% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 22.4%.


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