Community health worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$33.86 per hour

$70,420 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$27.03 per hour

$56,230 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$20.84 per hour

$43,340 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$16.20 per hour

$33,700 per year

10th percentile

Starting level community health worker earnings begin at:

$13.40 per hour

$27,860 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 Oklahoma. On average, they make less than health educators but more than ophthalmic medical technologists.

Career Median Salary
Health educator salary $52K
Orthotist and prosthetist salary $57K
Respiratory therapist salary $55K
Radiologic technologist salary $54K
Healthcare social worker salary $46K
Community health worker salary $43K
Hearing aid specialist salary $43K
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $41K
Surgical assistant salary $41K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $41K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)