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Texas Medicaid IDD / waiver rates

Texas Medicaid pays $18.47 per hour for in-home and community living supports (idd) delivered by a agency provider, effective September 1, 2025, the 25th highest of 28 states with comparable rates. Below: 7 more IDD / waiver rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.

In-home and community living supports (IDD)
$18.47per hour
Rank among states
25 of 28-45.9% vs median
Direct support professional median wage
$22.05BLS May 2025
Texas minimum wage
$7.25

Texas IDD / waiver rates vs other states

Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Texas's official fee schedule.

ServiceProvider levelCodeTX rateUnitPer hourRankMedian across statesLowestHighestStates
In-home and community living supports (IDD)Agency providerG1108$18.47hour$18.4725 of 28$34.14/hr$12.40$85.9628
Community integration / community access (IDD)Agency providerM1105$16.80hour$16.8018 of 21$26.40/hr$14.60$140.6421
Day habilitation / day program (IDD)Agency providerM0988$10.98hour$10.9829 of 31$22.71/hr$6.54$100.0031
Prevocational servicesAgency providerS0107$18.27hour$18.2717 of 28$19.82/hr$5.66$230.8128
Residential habilitation / group home supportsAgency providerM0169$194.31day—25 of 31$267.17/day$20.00$999.0031
Supported employment (job coaching)Agency providerM0154$34.59hour$34.5921 of 37$40.84/hr$12.36$141.6437
Behavior support services (disability waiver)Agency providerM0192$79.53hour$79.5311 of 23$78.07/hr$24.64$173.0423
ICF/IID stay (daily rate)All levelsF0208$207.21day—10 of 11$509.43/day$195.43$951.1011

In-home and community living supports (IDD): where Texas ranks

States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.

#StateRateUnitPer hourEffective
1South Carolina$21.4915 min$85.962025-11-01
2South Dakota$17.3215 min$69.282026-06-01
3Massachusetts$17.0115 min$68.042026-07-01
4Alaska$15.4615 min$61.842026-07-01
5Maryland$15.3315 min$61.322024-07-01
6Delaware$60.49hour$60.492024-07-01
7Colorado$12.8215 min$51.282026-07-01
8Iowa$11.5915 min$46.362025-08-01
9Maine$11.2615 min$45.042026-01-01
10New Jersey$9.8515 min$39.402026-01-01
11Oregon$39.08hour$39.082026-07-01
12Indiana$9.4515 min$37.802023-07-01
13Florida$8.9915 min$35.962026-07-01
14New Mexico$8.7315 min$34.922026-07-01
15Wyoming$8.3415 min$33.362024-04-01
16Kentucky$8.3115 min$33.242025-01-01
17Oklahoma$6.5815 min$26.322024-10-01
18California$24.28hour$24.282026-07-01
19Tennessee$5.7915 min$23.162025-07-01
20Georgia$5.4915 min$21.962025-04-01
21Kansas$5.3415 min$21.362026-07-01
22Mississippi$5.0415 min$20.162026-01-01
23Nebraska$20.07hour$20.072026-07-01
24Arizona$4.7315 min$18.922024-01-01
25Texas$18.47hour$18.472025-09-01
26Idaho$3.8615 min$15.442026-06-01
27West Virginia$3.3815 min$13.522025-10-01
28Louisiana$3.1015 min$12.402026-10-01

What it costs to deliver in Texas

Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).

RoleTX medianUS medianvs US
Direct support professional *$22.05$22.08-0.1%
Residential advisor$18.09$20.31-10.9%
Home health / personal care aide$11.65$17.21-32.3%
Licensed practical nurse$29.92$30.96-3.4%

* BLS publishes no occupation for this role; the closest published occupation is shown.

Recent Texas IDD / waiver rate changes

ChangeStatusChangeEffective
Texas Home Living (TxHml) Program Waiver Renewal Applicationproposed——
Amendment to Waiver Application for the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP)proposed——
Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Waiver Program Amendmentproposed——
GAA 2026-27 Art. II HHSC Rider 23: Base Wage Increase for Personal Attendant Servicesenacted—2025-09-01
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Medicaid Payment Rate Actions for Attendant Services in CFC, HCBS-AMH, HCS, TxHmL, and ICF/IID Programshearing+11.0%2025-09-01
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Medicaid Payment Rate Actions for Attendant Services in CLASS, CFC, DAHS, DBMD, PCS, PHC,CAS, FC, RC, MDCP, STAR Kids and STAR Health state plan services, HCBS and Non-HCBS programshearing+23.0%2025-09-01
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Medicaid Payment Rate Actions for NF and Nursing Facility Special Reimbursement Class for Individuals with IIDshearing—2025-09-01
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Payment Rates for Medicaid Community Hospice Effective Retroactive to Oct. 1, 2024, and Proposed Rate Actions for Employment Readiness Services in the DBMD, HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programshearing—2025-01-01
Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Initial Reportingeffective——
Notice of Proposed Temporary Rate Actions for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Paymentsproposed—2022-03-01
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Rates are taken from Texas's official Medicaid publications, and each one links to its source. Confirm with the payer before billing. Managed-care plans may pay differently from fee-for-service.

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