Community health worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$30.82 per hour

$64,110 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$23.94 per hour

$49,792 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$18.08 per hour

$37,600 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$13.65 per hour

$28,394 per year

10th percentile

Starting level community health worker earnings begin at:

$10.60 per hour

$22,052 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 6% less than similar careers in Kentucky. On average, they make less than respiratory therapists but more than medical appliance technicians.

Career Median Salary
Respiratory therapist salary $50K
Healthcare social worker salary $51K
Exercise physiologist salary $43K
Surgical technologist salary $44K
Optician salary $40K
Community health worker salary $38K
Medical records technician salary $38K
Licensed practical nurse salary $39K
Endoscopy technician salary $38K
Medical appliance technician salary $36K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)