The highest-paying states for community health workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of community health workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,220, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for community health workers. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $62,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of community health workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $64,220 |
$37,870 | 120 |
| 2 | New Mexico | $62,200 |
$37,400 | 900 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $61,870 |
$43,820 | 310 |
| 4 | Kentucky | $59,740 |
$34,880 | 1,580 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $56,160 |
$37,330 | 220 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $53,200 |
$37,660 | 520 |
| 7 | Oregon | $53,100 |
$37,240 | 1,890 |
| 8 | Alaska | $51,600 |
$33,920 | 390 |
| 9 | Guam | $51,280 |
$18,510 | 70 |
| 10 | New York | $50,350 |
$34,330 | 6,930 |
| 11 | California | $50,310 |
$37,370 | 8,940 |
| 12 | Nevada | $50,110 |
$38,610 | 500 |
| 13 | Virginia | $48,610 |
$35,480 | 1,290 |
| 14 | Colorado | $48,430 |
$35,700 | 810 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $48,070 |
$31,210 | 1,350 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $47,950 |
$28,420 | 330 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $47,470 |
$36,920 | 2,220 |
| 18 | Utah | $47,340 |
$35,010 | 770 |
| 19 | Washington | $47,250 |
$35,260 | 2,110 |
| 20 | Delaware | $47,210 |
$31,430 | 230 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $46,160 |
$28,970 | 590 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $45,930 |
$29,120 | 880 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $45,710 |
$35,970 | 1,460 |
| 24 | Kansas | $45,580 |
$36,270 | 180 |
| 25 | Michigan | $45,480 |
$34,450 | 1,650 |
| 26 | Georgia | $45,300 |
$31,640 | 550 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $45,230 |
$32,290 | 120 |
| 28 | Maine | $45,200 |
$35,580 | 180 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $44,990 |
$33,230 | 320 |
| 30 | Iowa | $44,940 |
$33,740 | 450 |
| 31 | Idaho | $44,780 |
$31,300 | 410 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $44,600 |
$30,250 | 1,970 |
| 33 | Maryland | $44,380 |
$31,280 | 2,480 |
| 34 | Florida | $44,310 |
$31,020 | 2,040 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $44,200 |
$28,140 | 200 |
| 36 | Arizona | $43,660 |
$30,860 | 1,110 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $43,560 |
$35,700 | 260 |
| 38 | Montana | $43,430 |
$30,470 | 360 |
| 39 | Illinois | $42,520 |
$31,350 | 2,000 |
| 40 | Vermont | $41,360 |
$30,360 | 130 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $41,220 |
$30,780 | 570 |
| 42 | Missouri | $40,850 |
$30,430 | 1,830 |
| 43 | Indiana | $40,740 |
$28,810 | 1,140 |
| 44 | Ohio | $40,360 |
$30,870 | 1,780 |
| 45 | Texas | $39,520 |
$30,780 | 4,850 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $39,420 |
$30,660 | 280 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $38,400 |
$28,460 | 400 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $37,900 |
$19,790 | 600 |
| 49 | Alabama | $37,570 |
$29,310 | 240 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $34,320 |
$28,660 | 70 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $33,930 |
$24,430 | 500 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $32,550 |
$19,160 | 360 |
| 53 | Hawaii | $30,350 |
$30,350 | 550 |