The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of community health workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $28,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $45,590 | 1.23% | 18.95% |
| 2016 | $45,030 | -1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $45,590 | 9.87% | - |
| 2014 | $41,090 | 3.80% | - |
| 2013 | $39,530 | 6.53% | - |
| 2012 | $36,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,590 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for community health workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of community health workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield |