Community Health Workers pay in the U.S.
$56,180avg. a year
$27.01 an hour · 61,660 employed
Community Health Workers in the U.S. earn an average of $56,180 a year and a median of $51,850. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($68,810) and lowest in West Virginia ($40,090).
$51,850Median pay
$27.01Average hourly
+22%Avg. pay since 2020
61,660Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for community health workers
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1280 jobs
District of Columbia
$68,810
$33.08 an hour
29,500 jobs
California
$63,740
$30.64 an hour
3670 jobs
Nevada
$63,550
$30.55 an hour
4200 jobs
New Hampshire
$62,320
$29.96 an hour
55,800 jobs
New York
$62,140
$29.88 an hour
690 jobs
North Dakota
$60,120
$28.91 an hour
7240 jobs
Hawaii
$59,940
$28.82 an hour
82,640 jobs
Washington
$59,800
$28.75 an hour
9
Colorado
$59,540
$28.63 an hour
101,330 jobs
New Jersey
$59,500
$28.61 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Community Health Workers pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | $81,360 | $39.12 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $79,470 | $38.21 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,730 | $34.96 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $66,320 | $31.89 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $64,740 | $31.13 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,710 | $31.11 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $64,030 | $30.78 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $63,750 | $30.65 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Community Health Workers pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $45,050 | $43,340 | 270 |
| Alaska | $54,460 | $52,000 | 400 |
| Arizona | $53,650 | $48,950 | 1,140 |
| Arkansas | $50,140 | $44,890 | – |
| California | $63,740 | $58,050 | 9,500 |
| Colorado | $59,540 | $59,260 | – |
| Connecticut | $56,790 | $53,560 | 290 |
| Delaware | $53,920 | $55,850 | 280 |
| District of Columbia | $68,810 | $62,510 | 280 |
| Florida | $47,830 | $45,420 | 1,220 |
| Georgia | $52,940 | $50,680 | 490 |
| Hawaii | $59,940 | $58,450 | 240 |
| Idaho | $57,780 | $52,050 | 270 |
| Illinois | $51,690 | $49,240 | 2,040 |
| Indiana | $50,920 | $47,960 | 1,310 |
| Iowa | $50,290 | $47,780 | 390 |
| Kansas | $49,550 | $47,300 | 240 |
| Kentucky | $51,300 | $48,230 | 980 |
| Louisiana | $47,320 | $46,450 | 210 |
| Maine | $50,330 | $48,670 | 360 |
| Maryland | $55,120 | $50,550 | 3,030 |
| Massachusetts | $56,940 | $55,560 | 2,970 |
| Michigan | $54,160 | $49,380 | 1,890 |
| Minnesota | $52,050 | $47,560 | 1,260 |
| Mississippi | $44,250 | $39,520 | 410 |
| Missouri | $50,640 | $48,770 | 1,820 |
| Montana | $53,890 | $49,780 | 330 |
| Nebraska | $55,020 | $51,780 | 160 |
| Nevada | $63,550 | $57,730 | 670 |
| New Hampshire | $62,320 | $66,680 | 200 |
| New Jersey | $59,500 | $55,790 | 1,330 |
| New Mexico | $56,180 | $54,830 | 610 |
| New York | $62,140 | $58,130 | 5,800 |
| North Carolina | $50,160 | $47,560 | 1,680 |
| North Dakota | $60,120 | $59,610 | 90 |
| Ohio | $54,580 | $50,650 | 1,910 |
| Oklahoma | $48,730 | $45,790 | 600 |
| Oregon | $56,250 | $53,350 | 1,980 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,480 | $50,710 | 1,970 |
| Rhode Island | $57,350 | $53,100 | 520 |
| South Carolina | $52,540 | $47,970 | 540 |
| South Dakota | $49,030 | $45,700 | 270 |
| Tennessee | $43,430 | $42,310 | 520 |
| Texas | $50,350 | $48,720 | 4,210 |
| Utah | $55,990 | $55,700 | 580 |
| Vermont | $53,190 | $51,500 | 170 |
| Virginia | $54,280 | $48,910 | 620 |
| Washington | $59,800 | $57,070 | 2,640 |
| West Virginia | $40,090 | $37,950 | 310 |
| Wisconsin | $54,140 | $51,210 | 630 |
| Wyoming | $58,310 | $54,020 | 140 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$63,750
4,790 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$58,980
3,200 jobsSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$79,470
2,090 jobsBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$59,600
1,940 jobsWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$60,340
1,600 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$53,450
1,430 jobsBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
$55,620
1,300 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$56,490
1,230 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do community health workers make?
The average is $56,180 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $51,850 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $27.01, and the median is $24.93 an hour.
Which state pays community health workers the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $68,810 a year. The best-paying metro area is Carson City, NV at $81,360.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $38,810 a year, and the top 10% earn over $77,180.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 21-1094. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.