Home Health Nurse salary
A home health nurse earns about $91,730 a year — roughly $44.10/hour, with most earning between $74,470 and $98,760. This is an estimate — a starting point, not an exact figure.
Home Health Nurse — U.S. national
Specialty estimateMedian annual pay
$91,730
Hourly
$44.10/hr
- Typical range
- $74,470–$98,760
- What most nurses earn
- High end
- $132,610
- Top earners
- Entry level
- $64,710
- Newer nurses
What affects this pay
- Visit volume / per-visit pay
- Geography and travel time
- Case complexity
- Agency vs hospital-affiliated
About Home Health Nurses
What they do
Home health nurses deliver skilled care in patients’ homes — wound care, IV therapy, medication management, and teaching — traveling between visits and working with substantial autonomy.
How to become a Home Health Nurse
Home health nurses are RNs (some roles use LPNs) who often need a driver’s license and reliable transportation; OASIS documentation and home-care experience are commonly expected.
What drives the pay
Public wage data doesn’t separately track home health nurses; figures are based on registered nurse pay. Many roles pay per visit rather than hourly, and travel time plus geography can pull effective pay slightly below the hospital RN median.
Home Health Nurse pay by state
Where this role tends to pay the most.
| State | Annual pay | vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| California | $126,580 | +38% vs national |
| Hawaii | $110,070 | +20% vs national |
| Alaska | $108,240 | +18% vs national |
| Oregon | $108,240 | +18% vs national |
| Washington | $108,240 | +18% vs national |
| Massachusetts | $105,490 | +15% vs national |
| New York | $103,650 | +13% vs national |
| District of Columbia | $102,740 | +12% vs national |
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Source & confidence— An estimate for a specialty that public pay data does not list on its own. A ballpark to start from, not an exact figure.
Modeled specialty estimate
Home Health Nurse is not broken out by BLS. Figures are modeled from the SOC 29-1141 median using a specialty differential of 0.98×, reflecting commonly reported pay differences. Treat as directional, not precise.
Source year 2024. Last reviewed June 1, 2025. Full methodology
This role isn’t broken out in public wage data, so the figure starts from registered nurse pay and sharpens as nurses submit their pay. Last reviewed June 1, 2025.