SOC 21-1094 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Community Health Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$51,850

U.S. median hourly wage$24.93

U.S. employment61,660

Nationally, community health workers earned a median of $51,850 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 61,660 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Community Health Workers: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$66,680	$32.06	200	0.3
District of Columbia	$62,510	$30.05	280	0.4
North Dakota	$59,610	$28.66	90	0.2
Colorado	$59,260	$28.49	Not published	Not published
Hawaii	$58,450	$28.10	240	0.4
New York	$58,130	$27.95	5,800	0.6
California	$58,050	$27.91	9,500	0.5
Nevada	$57,730	$27.76	670	0.4
Washington	$57,070	$27.44	2,640	0.7
Delaware	$55,850	$26.85	280	0.6
New Jersey	$55,790	$26.82	1,330	0.3
Utah	$55,700	$26.78	580	0.3
Massachusetts	$55,560	$26.71	2,970	0.8
New Mexico	$54,830	$26.36	610	0.7
Wyoming	$54,020	$25.97	140	0.5
Connecticut	$53,560	$25.75	290	0.2
Oregon	$53,350	$25.65	1,980	1.0
Rhode Island	$53,100	$25.53	520	1.0
Idaho	$52,050	$25.02	270	0.3
Alaska	$52,000	$25.00	400	1.2
Nebraska	$51,780	$24.89	160	0.2
Vermont	$51,500	$24.76	170	0.6
Wisconsin	$51,210	$24.62	630	0.2
Pennsylvania	$50,710	$24.38	1,970	0.3
Georgia	$50,680	$24.37	490	0.1
Ohio	$50,650	$24.35	1,910	0.3
Maryland	$50,550	$24.30	3,030	1.1
Montana	$49,780	$23.93	330	0.6
Michigan	$49,380	$23.74	1,890	0.4
Illinois	$49,240	$23.67	2,040	0.3
Arizona	$48,950	$23.53	1,140	0.4
Virginia	$48,910	$23.52	620	0.2
Missouri	$48,770	$23.45	1,820	0.6
Texas	$48,720	$23.42	4,210	0.3
Maine	$48,670	$23.40	360	0.6
Kentucky	$48,230	$23.19	980	0.5
South Carolina	$47,970	$23.06	540	0.2
Indiana	$47,960	$23.06	1,310	0.4
Iowa	$47,780	$22.97	390	0.3
Minnesota	$47,560	$22.87	1,260	0.4
North Carolina	$47,560	$22.87	1,680	0.3
Kansas	$47,300	$22.74	240	0.2
Louisiana	$46,450	$22.33	210	0.1
Oklahoma	$45,790	$22.01	600	0.3
South Dakota	$45,700	$21.97	270	0.6
Florida	$45,420	$21.84	1,220	0.1
Arkansas	$44,890	$21.58	Not published	Not published
Alabama	$43,340	$20.84	270	0.1
Tennessee	$42,310	$20.34	520	0.2
Mississippi	$39,520	$19.00	410	0.4
West Virginia	$37,950	$18.25	310	0.4
Puerto Rico	$36,900	$17.74	670	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 207 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Community Health Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Carson City, NV	$81,600	$39.23	100	3.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$80,290	$38.60	70	0.6
Eau Claire, WI	$78,090	$37.54	40	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$72,710	$34.96	2,090	0.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$69,630	$33.48	430	0.4
Boulder, CO	$65,780	$31.63	70	0.4
Columbus, OH	$64,810	$31.16	610	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,720	$31.12	100	0.5
Visalia, CA	$63,960	$30.75	100	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$62,400	$30.00	820	0.5
Traverse City, MI	$62,160	$29.88	50	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$61,610	$29.62	390	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$61,310	$29.48	40	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$61,130	$29.39	60	0.4
Modesto, CA	$60,800	$29.23	70	0.3
New Haven, CT	$60,690	$29.18	60	0.2
Yuba City, CA	$60,610	$29.14	40	0.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$60,090	$28.89	50	1.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$59,470	$28.59	80	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$59,340	$28.53	4,790	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$59,210	$28.46	90	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$59,200	$28.46	410	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$58,790	$28.27	1,600	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,760	$28.25	60	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$58,690	$28.22	40	0.5
Medford, OR	$58,600	$28.17	90	1.0
Albuquerque, NM	$58,290	$28.02	400	1.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$58,250	$28.00	100	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$58,180	$27.97	100	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$57,980	$27.87	1,220	0.6
Bellingham, WA	$57,930	$27.85	90	1.0
Bend, OR	$57,690	$27.73	120	1.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$57,240	$27.52	130	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,060	$27.43	500	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,920	$27.37	1,940	0.7
Salinas, CA	$56,810	$27.31	90	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$56,460	$27.15	140	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$56,180	$27.01	270	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$56,170	$27.01	50	0.6
Madison, WI	$56,040	$26.94	100	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$56,030	$26.94	3,200	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$55,790	$26.82	70	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$55,550	$26.71	1,050	0.9
Lexington Park, MD	$55,530	$26.70	60	0.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$55,530	$26.70	80	0.3
Billings, MT	$55,360	$26.61	50	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,290	$26.58	380	0.3
Fairbanks-College, AK	$54,750	$26.32	40	1.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$54,590	$26.25	70	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$54,530	$26.22	80	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$54,320	$26.11	190	0.6
Salem, OR	$54,090	$26.01	140	0.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$53,970	$25.95	80	0.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$53,850	$25.89	80	1.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$53,660	$25.80	30	0.2
Worcester, MA	$53,620	$25.78	380	1.1
Anchorage, AK	$53,610	$25.78	140	0.8
Tulsa, OK	$53,600	$25.77	100	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$53,360	$25.65	110	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$52,900	$25.43	280	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$52,770	$25.37	200	0.6
Fresno, CA	$52,520	$25.25	150	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$52,350	$25.17	590	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$52,260	$25.13	180	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$52,130	$25.06	650	0.9
Rochester, NY	$52,110	$25.05	240	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$52,000	$25.00	70	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$51,760	$24.89	90	0.2
Flagstaff, AZ	$51,750	$24.88	30	0.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,550	$24.79	40	0.8
Akron, OH	$51,530	$24.77	100	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$51,500	$24.76	60	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$51,470	$24.74	700	0.6
Corvallis, OR	$51,420	$24.72	50	1.2
Richmond, VA	$51,420	$24.72	Not published	Not published
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$51,010	$24.53	500	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,010	$24.53	810	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,990	$24.52	350	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$50,980	$24.51	80	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,980	$24.51	210	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$50,950	$24.49	740	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,830	$24.44	120	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,760	$24.40	1,230	0.4
Peoria, IL	$50,710	$24.38	50	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,550	$24.30	750	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$50,350	$24.21	100	0.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,330	$24.20	810	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,230	$24.15	70	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,940	$24.01	370	0.3
Reno, NV	$49,930	$24.01	140	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,920	$24.00	380	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,920	$24.00	160	0.2
Springfield, OH	$49,870	$23.98	30	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$49,830	$23.96	90	0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,750	$23.92	1,430	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$49,720	$23.90	1,300	1.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,660	$23.87	80	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,650	$23.87	440	0.4
Las Cruces, NM	$49,650	$23.87	50	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,650	$23.87	740	0.6
Decatur, IL	$49,630	$23.86	70	1.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$49,610	$23.85	90	0.3
Longview-Kelso, WA	$49,600	$23.85	30	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$49,570	$23.83	660	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,550	$23.82	150	0.5
Springfield, MO	$49,540	$23.82	170	0.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$49,420	$23.76	70	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$49,410	$23.75	60	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$49,410	$23.75	40	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$49,330	$23.72	50	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,300	$23.70	40	0.3
Columbia, MO	$49,270	$23.69	80	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,200	$23.66	270	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$49,100	$23.61	50	0.2
Binghamton, NY	$49,010	$23.56	50	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$48,970	$23.55	90	0.4
Asheville, NC	$48,950	$23.54	70	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,920	$23.52	550	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,910	$23.52	110	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$48,890	$23.50	90	0.2
Bangor, ME	$48,680	$23.40	60	0.9
Springfield, MA	$48,540	$23.34	270	1.4
Evansville, IN	$48,430	$23.28	50	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,360	$23.25	190	0.3
Flint, MI	$48,340	$23.24	90	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,340	$23.24	860	0.4
Ogden, UT	$48,290	$23.22	30	0.1
Waco, TX	$48,290	$23.22	40	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$48,260	$23.20	320	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$48,260	$23.20	360	1.4
Tucson, AZ	$48,210	$23.18	190	0.5
Missoula, MT	$48,090	$23.12	40	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,050	$23.10	180	1.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,950	$23.05	210	0.3
Yakima, WA	$47,940	$23.05	150	1.5
Mobile, AL	$47,880	$23.02	30	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$47,810	$22.99	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,800	$22.98	50	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,600	$22.88	130	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$47,590	$22.88	40	0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$47,540	$22.86	80	0.9
Grants Pass, OR	$47,470	$22.82	40	1.2
Jefferson City, MO	$47,400	$22.79	40	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,390	$22.78	100	0.3
Chico, CA	$47,240	$22.71	60	0.8
Utica-Rome, NY	$46,840	$22.52	60	0.5
Rockford, IL	$46,810	$22.51	30	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,790	$22.50	70	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$46,780	$22.49	60	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,760	$22.48	260	0.7
Lubbock, TX	$46,740	$22.47	60	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,720	$22.46	110	0.4
Joplin, MO-KS	$46,700	$22.45	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,650	$22.43	60	0.3
Greenville, NC	$46,610	$22.41	50	0.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,600	$22.41	50	0.6
Pittsfield, MA	$46,530	$22.37	50	0.8
Redding, CA	$46,300	$22.26	60	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$46,270	$22.24	550	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,050	$22.14	40	0.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$46,010	$22.12	70	0.6
Florence, SC	$46,000	$22.11	60	0.7
Boise City, ID	$45,950	$22.09	130	0.3
Columbia, SC	$45,820	$22.03	80	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$45,700	$21.97	80	1.1
Jacksonville, FL	$45,630	$21.94	90	0.1
Tyler, TX	$45,490	$21.87	50	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,370	$21.81	130	0.1
El Paso, TX	$45,240	$21.75	110	0.3
Salisbury, MD	$45,110	$21.69	100	1.9
Greeley, CO	$44,990	$21.63	30	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$44,940	$21.61	30	0.3
Toledo, OH	$44,940	$21.61	80	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$44,930	$21.60	120	0.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$44,800	$21.54	30	0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$44,650	$21.46	Not published	Not published
Rochester, MN	$44,630	$21.46	60	0.5
Bowling Green, KY	$44,620	$21.45	40	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$44,610	$21.45	40	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,440	$21.37	210	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$44,380	$21.34	40	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$44,360	$21.33	50	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$44,070	$21.19	160	0.1
Laredo, TX	$43,940	$21.12	100	0.9
Terre Haute, IN	$43,710	$21.02	60	1.0
Wichita, KS	$43,550	$20.94	40	0.1
Wilmington, NC	$42,510	$20.44	60	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$42,450	$20.41	60	0.4
Yuma, AZ	$42,400	$20.39	40	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$42,250	$20.31	40	0.2
Jackson, MS	$41,990	$20.19	110	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$41,700	$20.05	90	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$40,340	$19.40	160	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$39,510	$19.00	40	0.1
Amarillo, TX	$39,340	$18.91	50	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$39,040	$18.77	140	1.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$39,040	$18.77	40	0.3
Wichita Falls, TX	$38,100	$18.32	50	0.8
Charleston, WV	$38,080	$18.31	50	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$38,020	$18.28	530	0.8
Montgomery, AL	$37,860	$18.20	60	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,650	$18.10	60	0.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$33,080	$15.90	80	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$31,340	$15.07	210	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	$30,200	$14.52	40	0.8
Grand Junction, CO	Not published	Not published	40	0.5
Lancaster, PA	Not published	Not published	60	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.