Community Health Workers Salary in the US
A community health workers earns a national median of $51,850 a year (mean $56,180) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #518 of 825.
How much does a community health workers earn in the US?
A community health workers in the United States earns a median of $51,850 a year (mean $56,180), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 61,660 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1094), ranked #518 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$51,850
per year
Mean
$56,180
per year
Employment
61,660
US workers
National rank
#518
of 825 by median
What a community health workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a community health workers (SOC 21-1094) earns a median annual wage of $51,850 and a mean (average) of $56,180. The median is the midpoint — half of community health workers earn more and half earn less — and is 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a community health workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for community health workers is $51,850, and the mean (average) is $56,180. The median is the midpoint — half of community health workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does community health workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $51,850, a community health workers earns 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many community health workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 61,660 community health workers employed nationally (SOC 21-1094), across all industries.
- Where does this community health workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-1094. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-1094 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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