Community health worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$36.75 per hour

$76,440 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$28.80 per hour

$59,910 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$23.09 per hour

$48,020 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level community health worker earnings begin at:

$18.10 per hour

$37,650 per year

10th percentile

Starting level community health worker earnings begin at:

$16.59 per hour

$34,500 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Community health worker salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $63,340
New Mexico $61,140
Kentucky $50,220
Rhode Island $50,080
North Dakota $49,840
Oregon $49,770
Wyoming $49,060
Connecticut $48,820
Alaska $48,590
California $48,470
Massachusetts $48,120
Maine $48,060
Virginia $48,020
New York $47,400
Nevada $47,390
Alabama $47,040
Tennessee $47,040
North Carolina $47,020
Minnesota $46,970
Kansas $46,910
New Jersey $46,910
Utah $46,910
Arkansas $46,860
Wisconsin $46,610
Oklahoma $46,570
Michigan $46,440
Montana $46,380
Washington $45,230
Maryland $43,360
Florida $39,770
Georgia $39,710
Idaho $39,520
Illinois $39,130
Louisiana $39,090
South Carolina $39,090
Pennsylvania $39,020
Arizona $38,990
Nebraska $38,850
New Hampshire $38,830
Colorado $38,710
Iowa $38,710
Indiana $38,520
Texas $38,500
Ohio $38,430
Mississippi $38,310
Delaware $37,230
Missouri $37,130
Vermont $37,060
Hawaii $36,910
Puerto Rico $36,570
West Virginia $30,520
South Dakota $30,440

How do community health worker salaries compare to similar careers?

Community health workers earn about the same as related careers in Virginia. On average, they make less than substance abuse social workers but more than music therapists.

Career Median Salary
Substance abuse social worker salary $48K
Marriage and family therapist salary $49K
Surgical technologist salary $48K
Hearing aid specialist salary $47K
Exercise physiologist salary $48K
Community health worker salary $48K
Optician salary $47K
Recreational therapist salary $47K
Art therapist salary $47K
Music therapist salary $47K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)