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Home Health and Personal Care Aide Salary in Ogden, UT

Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the Ogden, UT metro area earn a median $35,530 a year — 1% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $30,096 take-home, or $2,508 a month.

Median salary
$35,530
$17.08 per hour
Typical range
$30,960 – $44,380
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Ogden, UT
2,730
0.36× national concentration
▲1.5%
Pay trend: The median for home health and personal care aides in Ogden, UT rose from $35,010 (May 2024) to $35,530 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 0.9%.

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Home Health and Personal Care Aide in Ogden, UT
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$30,096
per year · effective tax rate 15.3%
$2,508Monthly
$1,254Twice a month
$1,158Every 2 weeks
$14.47Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,084
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,203
  • Medicare (1.45%)$515
  • Utah income tax$633
  • Take-home pay$30,096

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 4.50% state

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Home Health and Personal Care Aide pay by experience in Ogden, UT

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$30,960$14.88$26,629$2,219
25th percentile$32,900$15.82$28,101$2,342
Median (50th)$35,530$17.08$30,096$2,508
75th percentile$38,890$18.70$32,644$2,720
90th percentile (top earners)$44,380$21.34$36,808$3,067

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Utah resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $35,530 buys in Ogden, UT

Prices in Ogden, UT are 0.3% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.18× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median home health and personal care aide's $30,096 take-home pay has the buying power of $29,991 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,281
51% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,614
64% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,227
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide jobs are less concentrated in Ogden, UT than nationally (location quotient 0.36), so openings may be scarcer.

Best-paying cities for home health and personal care aides, adjusted for cost of living

Ogden, UT ranks #86 of 180 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Grants Pass, OR $53,120$41,044$41,984
2Kennewick, WA $47,810$40,595$40,563
3Spokane, WA $47,410$40,274$40,135
4Yakima, WA $44,490$37,928$39,696
5Seattle, WA $48,210$40,917$36,818
6Bellingham, WA $44,080$37,598$36,385
7Olympia, WA $44,060$37,582$36,252
8Fargo, ND $37,910$32,641$35,920
86Ogden, UT$35,530$30,096$29,991

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 180 metros →

About the job: home health and personal care aides

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+18.1% (much faster than average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide salaries elsewhere in Utah

Frequently asked questions

How much does a home health and personal care aide make in Ogden, UT?

The median home health and personal care aide salary in the Ogden, UT metro area is $35,530 a year, or about $17.08 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $32,900 and $38,890.

What is a home health and personal care aide’s take-home pay in Ogden, UT?

On the median $35,530 salary, a single filer living in Utah takes home about $30,096 a year ($2,508 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $633 in Utah taxes in 2026.

Is Ogden, UT a good place to work as a home health and personal care aide?

Pay here is 1% below the national median of $35,800. Local prices are 0.3% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $29,991 would in a typical U.S. city. Ogden, UT ranks #86 of 180 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a home health and personal care aide afford rent in Ogden, UT?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Ogden, UT is $1,281 a month ($1,614 for two bedrooms) — 51% of a median home health and personal care aide’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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