Community health worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$32.27 per hour

$67,130 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$25.58 per hour

$53,210 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$20.06 per hour

$41,730 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$15.99 per hour

$33,250 per year

10th percentile

Starting level community health worker earnings begin at:

$12.80 per hour

$26,630 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Community health worker salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $56,820
Utah $48,300
Maryland $47,600
New Hampshire $46,460
Rhode Island $46,420
Wyoming $46,020
New Jersey $45,750
California $45,270
Connecticut $43,790
Alaska $43,590
Tennessee $43,550
Wisconsin $43,460
Oklahoma $43,340
Nevada $43,060
Hawaii $42,610
Massachusetts $42,330
Illinois $42,250
Virginia $42,130
Indiana $42,000
North Dakota $42,000
Michigan $41,730
Pennsylvania $41,550
Oregon $40,790
Kansas $40,450
Delaware $40,030
Alabama $39,850
New York $39,720
Texas $39,450
Montana $39,260
Washington $38,870
Colorado $38,830
South Carolina $38,140
Georgia $38,020
Idaho $37,890
Kentucky $37,600
Minnesota $37,600
Louisiana $36,980
Arkansas $36,970
Arizona $36,870
North Carolina $36,850
Iowa $36,820
Maine $36,750
Missouri $36,490
Ohio $36,450
New Mexico $36,150
Florida $35,820
Nebraska $35,010
West Virginia $33,580
Vermont $30,740
Mississippi $29,180
Puerto Rico $19,690

How do community health worker salaries compare to similar careers?

Community health workers earn about the same as related careers in Michigan. On average, they make less than exercise physiologists but more than veterinary technologists.

Career Median Salary
Exercise physiologist salary $48K
Medical appliance technician salary $44K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $42K
Surgical assistant salary $42K
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $42K
Community health worker salary $42K
Surgical technologist salary $43K
Medical records technician salary $38K
Psychiatric technician salary $35K
Veterinary technologist salary $36K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)