Home health nurse salary in New York
Open home health nurse jobs in New York post a median of $43.75 an hour, the middle half $40.75–$49.25 (about $91,000 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 13 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.
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What home health nurses are paid in New York
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in New York
Middle half of 10 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $43.75. 29% of the 45 open home health nurse jobs in New York state an hourly rate.
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Home health nurse pay by town in New York
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | $46.50 | $29.53–$56.58 | 4 (1) |
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.
Home health nurse pay by employer in New York
What each employer posts for home health nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in New York (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for home health nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Jobs that state a yearly salary
Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.
26 open jobs in New York state a yearly salary: a median of $104,000, the middle half $90,900 to $113,600.
Best-paid open home health nurse jobs in New York
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Home Care Registered Nurse - Fee for Service - Staten Island
Northwell Health · Staten Island, NY· 3mo ago
$62–$70/hr
Home Health RN, Northwest Nassau County
UnitedHealth Group · Carle Place, NY· 5d ago
$41.71–$62.57/hr
UnitedHealth Group · Westbury, NY· 5d ago
$41.71–$62.57/hr
$43.73–$56.58/hr
Home Care RN - Designated Area of Albany County - Eddy Visiting Nurse and Rehab Association
Trinity Health · Troy, NY· 6d ago
$40.00–$52.81/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) – Private Duty Home Care
Always Compassionate Home Care · Hempstead and Huntington, NY· 3d ago
$45/hr
Always Compassionate Home Care · Hampton Bays, NY· 1w ago
$45/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Care, ElderONE (Per DIem - Evenings)
Rochester Regional Health · ElderONE, NY· 3d ago
$36.41–$48.54/hr
Visit Nurse - Home Care (Per Diem)
Hudson Valley Hospice · Dutchess, NY· 1d ago
$39–$43/hr
What BLS measures in New York
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.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $38.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $45.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $52.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $62.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $75.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 205,810 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$57.56/hr (source: BLS OEWS, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, opens in a new tab)
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47.63/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Rochester, NY$41.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Rochester, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Syracuse, NY$41.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Syracuse, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Utica-Rome, NY$45.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Utica-Rome, NY, opens in a new tab)
- Binghamton, NY$48.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Binghamton, NY, opens in a new tab)
Home health nurse salary in New York: common questions
How much does a home health nurse make in New York?
Open home health nurse jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $43.75, the middle half $40.75–$49.25 (13 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $91,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $52.62/hr ($109,440 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).
Which employers in New York pay home health nurses the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UnitedHealth Group ($52.25), Trinity Health ($46.50) and Always Compassionate Home Care ($45).
How does New York compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in New York ($43.75) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $45. In the BLS survey New York ranks 6 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: 13 of 45 open home health nurse jobs in New York (29%) 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
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Home health nurse salary in New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/home-health-nurse/new-york