Caregiver salary in Kentucky

Open caregiver jobs in Kentucky post a median of $16.75 an hour, the middle half $16–$16.81 (about $34,800 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 20 jobs at 11 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in KY

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Caregiver jobs in Kentucky · Caregiver pay nationwide

What caregivers are paid in Kentucky

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $16.75 an hour. Middle half $16 to $16.81. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 20 open jobs in Kentucky. Lowest posted $11, highest $25.

Posted on open jobs in Kentucky

$16–$16.81/hr

Middle half of 20 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $16.75. 51% of the 39 open caregiver jobs in Kentucky state an hourly rate.

Caregiver alerts

Caregiver in Kentucky: new openings every week

A weekly email with the newest Caregiver openings in Kentucky, taken from the employers' own careers sites. Free, stop anytime.

Only job openings in your inbox. Leave anytime with one click.

Caregiver pay by town in Kentucky

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Louisville	$16.75	$13–$20	8 (5)
Lexington	$16.75	$15.50–$25	7 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Caregiver pay by employer in Kentucky

What each employer posts for caregivers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Always Best Care Senior Services	$16.75	$14–$20	4
Always Best Care Senior Services of Greater Lexington	$16.75	$15.50–$18	3
BrightStar Care of Louisville	$16	$15–$17	3
Griswold Home Care for East Louisville	$18	$17–$19	2
Goodworks Unlimited	$16.13	$15.50–$17	2
Helping Hearts USA	$25	$25	1
Griswold Home Care	$18	$17–$19	1
Charter Senior Living	$16.75	$14.50–$19	1
UnitedHealth Group	$16.50	$13–$20	1
Home Instead - We Care Senior Care	$15.50	$11–$20	1
Right at Home Bowling Green	$14.50	$14–$15	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Kentucky (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for caregivers nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift caregiver pay in Kentucky

Where one employer posts both night and other caregiver jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Always Best Care Senior Services, KY	$16.75 (1)	$16.75 (3)
Always Best Care Senior Services of Greater Lexington, KY	$16.75 (1)	$16.75 (2)
BrightStar Care of Louisville, KY	$16 (1)	$16 (2)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open caregiver jobs in Kentucky

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Male Overnight Caregiver Needed!
Helping Hearts USA · Lexington, KY · 1w ago
$25/hr
Caregiver
Griswold Home Care for East Louisville · Shelbyville and Louisville, KY · 5d ago
$17–$19/hr
Caregiver- Direct Support Professional
Griswold Home Care for East Louisville · Louisville, KY · 1mo ago
$17.00–$19.00/hr
Caregiver- Direct Support Professional
Griswold Home Care · Louisville, KY · 1mo ago
$17.00–$19.00/hr
CAREGIVERS/CNAs - flexible scheduling, PT & FT shifts
Always Best Care Senior Services · Louisville, KY · 1y+ ago
$14–$20/hr
Caregiver - Weekday Day Shift
Always Best Care Senior Services of Greater Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2mo ago
$15.50–$18/hr
Caregiver - Weekends Day Shift
Always Best Care Senior Services of Greater Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2mo ago
$15.50–$18/hr
Caregiver - Weekday Day Shift
Always Best Care Senior Services · Lexington, KY · 2mo ago
$15.50–$18/hr
Senior Living Caregiver (CNA)
Charter Senior Living · Owensboro, KY · 1d ago
$14.50–$19/hr
Personal Caregiver- Louisville
UnitedHealth Group · Louisville, KY · 3w ago
$13.00–$20.00/hr
Resident Assistant/ Windsor Gardens Assisted Living
Goodworks Unlimited · Georgetown, KY · 2w ago
$15.50–$17/hr
Caregivers Needed | Weekly Pay | Day & Overnight Shifts
BrightStar Care of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 1w ago
$15–$17/hr

What BLS measures in Kentucky

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120)	$13.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$14.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$17.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$21.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$23.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	31,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$16.93/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, opens in a new tab)
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$17.24/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, opens in a new tab)
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$13.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, opens in a new tab)
Lexington-Fayette, KY$16.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY, opens in a new tab)
Clarksville, TN-KY$14.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab)
Owensboro, KY$17.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Owensboro, KY, opens in a new tab)
Bowling Green, KY$16.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bowling Green, KY, opens in a new tab)
Elizabethtown, KY$17.21/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Elizabethtown, KY, opens in a new tab)

Caregiver salary in Kentucky: common questions

How much does a caregiver make in Kentucky?

Open caregiver jobs in Kentucky that state an hourly rate post a median of $16.75, the middle half $16–$16.81 (20 jobs from 11 employers). Full time that is about $34,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $17.52/hr ($36,440 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Kentucky (May 2025).

Where in Kentucky do caregivers earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Louisville ($16.75) and Lexington ($16.75). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Kentucky pay caregivers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Always Best Care Senior Services ($16.75), Always Best Care Senior Services of Greater Lexington ($16.75) and BrightStar Care of Louisville ($16).

How does Kentucky compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Kentucky ($16.75) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $18. In the BLS survey Kentucky ranks 21 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 20 of 39 open caregiver jobs in Kentucky (51%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Caregiver salary in Kentucky. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/caregiver/kentucky

How the board counts