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Average Home Health Aide Salary in Indonesia for 2026

A home health aide in Indonesia earns about 117,841,300 IDR a year. That's 19% below the national average of 145,200,100 IDR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Indonesia sit around 57,719,800 IDR a year, while the very top stretches to 183,600,500 IDR. Everything on this page is in Indonesian rupiah (IDR, symbol Rp), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Indonesia, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.


How much does a home health aide make in Indonesia?

Average salary
117,841,300 IDR
9,820,108 IDR per month
Lowest reported
57,719,800 IDR
4,809,983 IDR per month
Highest reported
183,600,500 IDR
15,300,041 IDR per month

A typical home health aide working in Indonesia brings home around 9,820,108 IDR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 57,719,800 IDR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 183,600,500 IDR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior home health aide working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.


How home health aide pay ranges in Indonesia

A good way to think about salary in Indonesia is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all home health aides in Indonesia earn less than 119,998,200 IDR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 80,040,700 IDR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 154,800,100 IDR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of home health aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 57,719,800 IDR. The highest stretch to 183,600,500 IDR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

57,719,800
Low
119,998,200
Median
183,600,500
High
80,040,700
25th
154,800,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in IDR

Home health aide pay by experience in Indonesia

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a home health aide in Indonesia, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical home health aide salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    68,518,700 IDR
  • 2-5 Years
    +29% from previous
    88,081,100 IDR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    121,199,300 IDR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    149,999,200 IDR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    160,800,900 IDR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    171,598,600 IDR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a home health aide typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.


Home health aide pay by education in Indonesia

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving home health aide pay in Indonesia. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average home health aide salary in Indonesia broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    85,560,900 IDR
  • Master's Degree
    +60% from previous
    136,800,100 IDR

Home health aide gender pay gap in Indonesia

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Indonesia is no exception. Male home health aides in Indonesia earn an average of 111,480,700 IDR a year, while female home health aides earn around 122,398,700 IDR. That works out to a 9% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Home Health Aide gender pay gap

9%

Men earn this much less than women on average in Indonesia.

Women 122,398,700 IDR
Men 111,480,700 IDR

Pay raises for a home health aide in Indonesia

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Indonesia sees a raise of about 10% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Indonesia, the national average raise is around 8% every 18 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Indonesia:

  • Banking
    2%
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    1%
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Home health aide bonus rates in Indonesia

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

30%

30% of home health aides in Indonesia reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a home health aide a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 70% of home health aides reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Indonesia

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Home health aide: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Indonesia is about 9% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

8%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Indonesia on average.

Public sector 151,201,000 IDR
Private sector 139,199,500 IDR

Home health aide salary by city in Indonesia

Home health aide pay is not even across Indonesia. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Bandung
  • Jakarta
  • Medan
  • Surabaya
  • Palembang
  • Tangerang
  • Semarang
  • Malang
  • Makasar
  • Surakarta
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BandungCity125,999,700 IDR121,199,300 IDR65,519,800-193,201,900 IDR
JakartaCity122,398,700 IDR124,799,100 IDR59,878,400-190,800,100 IDR
MedanCity121,199,300 IDR123,599,800 IDR59,640,200-189,600,800 IDR
SurabayaCity117,959,400 IDR127,201,600 IDR54,239,900-187,198,300 IDR
PalembangCity115,201,600 IDR124,799,100 IDR52,918,800-183,600,500 IDR
TangerangCity111,838,600 IDR121,199,300 IDR51,479,800-177,599,600 IDR
SemarangCity111,001,800 IDR106,561,500 IDR57,719,800-170,399,900 IDR
MalangCity110,399,400 IDR112,559,300 IDR54,118,500-171,598,600 IDR
MakasarCity107,039,100 IDR109,200,400 IDR52,438,500-166,799,600 IDR
SurakartaCity104,639,900 IDR100,439,300 IDR54,479,300-159,601,400 IDR


Home Health Aide in Indonesia: FAQs

  • How much does a home health aide make per month in Indonesia?

    A home health aide in Indonesia earns about 9,820,108 IDR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 117,841,300 IDR.

  • What's the salary range for a home health aide in Indonesia?

    Entry-level home health aides in Indonesia start near 57,719,800 IDR. Top-end pay reaches around 183,600,500 IDR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 80,040,700 and 154,800,100 IDR.

  • Is the median home health aide salary in Indonesia higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 119,998,200 IDR, higher than the average of 117,841,300 IDR. Half of home health aides in Indonesia earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for home health aides in Indonesia?

    Men working as a home health aide in Indonesia earn around 9% less than women on average (111,480,700 vs 122,398,700 IDR a year).

  • Do home health aides in Indonesia get bonuses?

    About 30% of home health aides in Indonesia reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do home health aides earn more in the public or private sector in Indonesia?

    In Indonesia, the public sector pays a home health aide about 9% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do home health aides in Indonesia get a pay raise?

    A home health aide in Indonesia sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.