The annual salary statistics of community health workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of community health workers in New Bedford 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 | $34,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,570.
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 | $48,180 | 4.03% | 23.85% |
| 2021 | $46,240 | 13.00% | - |
| 2020 | $40,230 | 8.82% | - |
| 2019 | $36,680 | -14.31% | - |
| 2018 | $41,930 | 12.50% | - |
| 2016 | $36,690 | 1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $36,130 | 0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $35,880 | -26.70% | - |
| 2013 | $45,460 | 19.29% | - |
| 2012 | $36,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,180 in New Bedford 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 New Bedford is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.