The annual salary statistics of community health workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of community health workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,780 | -8.46% | 20.23% |
| 2021 | $39,890 | -2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $40,980 | -2.03% | - |
| 2019 | $41,810 | 10.60% | - |
| 2018 | $37,380 | 6.13% | - |
| 2017 | $35,090 | 4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $33,620 | 8.69% | - |
| 2015 | $30,700 | 3.19% | - |
| 2014 | $29,720 | -7.64% | - |
| 2013 | $31,990 | 8.28% | - |
| 2012 | $29,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,780 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for community health workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of community health workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Baton Rouge and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Shreveport-Bossier City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Alexandria | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City |