Community Health Workers salary
The median pay for community health workers in the United States is $51,850 a year. About 61,660 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,810
- 25th percentile
- $45,640
- Median percentile
- $51,850
- 75th percentile
- $62,540
- 90th percentile
- $77,180
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Hampshire $66,680
- District of Columbia $62,510
- North Dakota $59,610
- Hawaii $58,450
- New York $58,130
- California $58,050
- Nevada $57,730
- Washington $57,070
- Delaware $55,850
- New Jersey $55,790
- Utah $55,700
- Massachusetts $55,560
- New Mexico $54,830
- Wyoming $54,020
- Connecticut $53,560
- Oregon $53,350
- Rhode Island $53,100
- Idaho $52,050
- Alaska $52,000
- Nebraska $51,780
- Vermont $51,500
- Wisconsin $51,210
- Pennsylvania $50,710
- Georgia $50,680
- Ohio $50,650
- Maryland $50,550
- Montana $49,780
- Michigan $49,380
- Illinois $49,240
- Arizona $48,950
- Virginia $48,910
- Missouri $48,770
- Texas $48,720
- Maine $48,670
- Kentucky $48,230
- South Carolina $47,970
- Indiana $47,960
- Iowa $47,780
- Minnesota $47,560
- North Carolina $47,560
- Kansas $47,300
- Louisiana $46,450
- Oklahoma $45,790
- South Dakota $45,700
- Florida $45,420
- Alabama $43,340
- Tennessee $42,310
- Mississippi $39,520
- West Virginia $37,950
By metro area
- Carson City, NV $81,600
- San Luis Obispo, CA $80,290
- Eau Claire, WI $78,090
- San Francisco, CA $72,710
- San Jose, CA $69,630
- Boulder, CO $65,780
- Columbus, OH $64,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $64,720
- Visalia, CA $63,960
- Denver, CO $62,400
- Traverse City, MI $62,160
- Albany, NY $61,610
- Lincoln, NE $61,310
- Vallejo, CA $61,130
- Modesto, CA $60,800
- New Haven, CT $60,690
- Yuba City, CA $60,610
- Mount Vernon, WA $60,090
- Santa Cruz, CA $59,470
- New York, NY $59,340
- Ann Arbor, MI $59,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $59,200
- Washington, DC $58,790
- Fort Collins, CO $58,760
- Fort Smith, AR $58,690
- Medford, OR $58,600
- Albuquerque, NM $58,290
- Harrisburg, PA $58,250
- Allentown, PA $58,180
- Seattle, WA $57,980
- Bellingham, WA $57,930
- Bend, OR $57,690
- Kiryas Joel, NY $57,240
- Sacramento, CA $57,060
- Boston, MA $56,920
- Salinas, CA $56,810
- Urban Honolulu, HI $56,460
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $56,180
- Barnstable Town, MA $56,170
- Madison, WI $56,040
- Los Angeles, CA $56,030
- Manchester, NH $55,790
- Portland, OR $55,550
- Lexington Park, MD $55,530
- Trenton, NJ $55,530
- Billings, MT $55,360
- Las Vegas, NV $55,290
- Fairbanks, AK $54,750
- Bridgeport, CT $54,590
- Greenville, SC $54,530
- Syracuse, NY $54,320
- Salem, OR $54,090
- Olympia, WA $53,970
- Amherst Town, MA $53,850
- Fargo, ND $53,660
- Worcester, MA $53,620
- Anchorage, AK $53,610
- Tulsa, OK $53,600
- Colorado Springs, CO $53,360
- Buffalo, NY $52,900
- Oxnard, CA $52,770
- Fresno, CA $52,520
- San Diego, CA $52,350
- Lansing, MI $52,260
- Providence, RI $52,130
- Rochester, NY $52,110
- Santa Maria, CA $52,000
- Omaha, NE $51,760
- Flagstaff, AZ $51,750
- Lewiston, ME $51,550
- Akron, OH $51,530
- Burlington, VT $51,500
- San Antonio, TX $51,470
- Corvallis, OR $51,420
- Austin, TX $51,010
- Dallas, TX $51,010
- Atlanta, GA $50,990
- Charleston, SC $50,980
- Raleigh, NC $50,980
- Riverside, CA $50,950
- Stockton, CA $50,830
- Philadelphia, PA $50,760
- Peoria, IL $50,710
- Phoenix, AZ $50,550
- Hagerstown, MD $50,350
- Houston, TX $50,330
- Dayton, OH $50,230
- Pittsburgh, PA $49,940
- Reno, NV $49,930
- Charlotte, NC $49,920
- Milwaukee, WI $49,920
- Springfield, OH $49,870
- Kennewick, WA $49,830
- Chicago, IL $49,750
- Baltimore, MD $49,720
- Scranton, PA $49,660
- Kansas City, MO $49,650
- Las Cruces, NM $49,650
- St. Louis, MO $49,650
- Decatur, IL $49,630
- Bakersfield, CA $49,610
- Longview, WA $49,600
- Detroit, MI $49,570
- Lexington, KY $49,550
- Springfield, MO $49,540
- Sioux Falls, SD $49,420
- Myrtle Beach, SC $49,410
- York, PA $49,410
- Atlantic City, NJ $49,330
- Killeen, TX $49,300
- Columbia, MO $49,270
- Cincinnati, OH $49,200
- Provo, UT $49,100
- Binghamton, NY $49,010
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,970
- Asheville, NC $48,950
- Indianapolis, IN $48,920
- Winston, NC $48,910
- Hartford, CT $48,890
- Bangor, ME $48,680