Home Health Nurse salary
A home health nurse earns about $95,600 a year — roughly $45.96/hour, with most earning between $78,720 and $110,100. This is an estimate — a starting point, not an exact figure.
Home Health Nurse — U.S. national
Specialty estimateMedian annual pay
$95,600
Hourly
$45.96/hr
- Typical range
- $78,720–$110,100
- What most nurses earn
- High end
- $134,720
- Top earners
- Entry level
- $67,560
- 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
Estimated home health nurse pay where this role tends to earn the most. Open a state for the full local picture.
| State | Est. annual pay | vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| California | $137,460 | +44% vs national |
| Hawaii | $133,590 | +40% vs national |
| Oregon | $126,430 | +32% vs national |
| Washington | $121,720 | +27% vs national |
| Alaska | $107,290 | +12% vs national |
| New York | $107,250 | +12% vs national |
| New Jersey | $104,370 | +9% vs national |
| Massachusetts | $102,460 | +7% vs national |
Why there is no home health nurse pay table by state
The federal wage survey behind these figures (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) measures nursing by occupation code, not by clinical specialty. There is a published figure for Registered Nurse in every state, but none for home health nurse specifically. Any state-by-state home health nurse table would be the registered-nurse figure with a specialty adjustment applied — a model, not a local measurement, so we do not publish one.
For pay where you live, use the measured data: registered nurse salary by state, then apply the specialty difference described above. Our methodology explains how that adjustment is derived and where it is weakest.
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Home Health Nurse salary FAQ
- How much do Home Health Nurses make?
- Home Health Nurses earn an estimated $95,600 a year — about $45.96 an hour, with most between $78,720 and $110,100. Home Health Nurses aren't reported as a separate role in public wage data, so this is a specialty estimate that starts from registered nurse pay.
- What is the hourly pay for Home Health Nurses?
- Most Home Health Nurses are paid an hourly wage. The national estimate works out to about $45.96 an hour at a full-time schedule, with a typical range of $37.85 to $52.93. Nights, weekends, and overtime differentials push the real hourly rate higher.
- Which state pays Home Health Nurses the most?
- California is among the highest-paying states for Home Health Nurses, at roughly $137,460 a year, followed by other West Coast and Northeast states. State figures are estimates based on national pay and local cost of living.
- Why is Home Health Nurse pay shown as an estimate?
- No public source measures Home Health Nurses as a separate occupation, so we start from registered nurse pay and apply the pay difference these nurses typically see. The figure is clearly labeled an estimate and sharpens as nurses submit their own pay.
- Why are some figures verified and others estimates?
- National pay for the main nursing roles — registered nurses, LPNs/LVNs, nurse practitioners, CRNAs, nurse midwives, and nursing assistants — comes from verified public wage data. State, city, and specialty figures that aren't reported on their own start from that national pay and are labeled "Estimated" or "Specialty estimate." We never show an estimate as a verified figure.
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 2025. Last reviewed July 17, 2026. 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 July 17, 2026.