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Community Health Workers salary

The BLS estimates 61,660 Community Health Workers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $51,850 (May 2025, SOC 21-1094). Across 53 metros with published figures, medians range from $31,340 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX to $72,710 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$38,810P25$45,640MEDIAN$51,850P75$62,540P90$77,180
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,710 · 2,090 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$69,630 · 430 jobs
  3. Columbus, OH$64,810 · 610 jobs
  4. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,400 · 820 jobs
  5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,610 · 390 jobs
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,340 · 4,790 jobs
  7. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$59,200 · 410 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,790 · 1,600 jobs
  9. Albuquerque, NM$58,290 · 400 jobs
  10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$57,980 · 1,220 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,340 · 4,790 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$56,030 · 3,200 jobs
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,710 · 2,090 jobs
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$56,920 · 1,940 jobs
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,790 · 1,600 jobs
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,750 · 1,430 jobs
  7. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$49,720 · 1,300 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,760 · 1,230 jobs
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$57,980 · 1,220 jobs
  10. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,550 · 1,050 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Community Health Workers salary in the U.S.?

$51,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $45,640–$62,540.

Where do Community Health Workers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($72,710), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,630), Columbus, OH ($64,810). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.