Community health worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$30.72 per hour

$63,890 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$25.88 per hour

$53,820 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$20.89 per hour

$43,460 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$17.17 per hour

$35,710 per year

10th percentile

Starting level community health worker earnings begin at:

$15.00 per hour

$31,200 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 7% less than similar careers in Wisconsin. On average, they make less than health educators but more than ophthalmic medical technologists.

Career Median Salary
Health educator salary $56K
Surgical technologist salary $53K
Exercise physiologist salary $54K
Physical therapist assistant salary $54K
Healthcare social worker salary $52K
Community health worker salary $43K
Licensed practical nurse salary $45K
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $41K
Surgical assistant salary $41K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $41K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)