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Community Health Worker Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of community health workers in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Community Health Workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,210
25th Percentile Wage
$35,060
50th Percentile Wage
$39,700
75th Percentile Wage
$46,700
90th Percentile Wage
$54,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,210.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$39,700
3.55% 0.15%
2016
$38,290
-2.98% -
2015
$39,430
-2.28% -
2014
$40,330
2.70% -
2013
$39,240
-1.02% -
2012
$39,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Community Health Worker Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,700 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for community health workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of community health workers in Philadelphia is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$46,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$46,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$45,620
Pittsburgh
$44,600
Lancaster
$43,530
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$42,380
York-Hanover
$40,910
Erie
$39,770
Philadelphia
$39,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$39,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$38,220
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,980
Reading
$37,710
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$37,190
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,550
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$28,200
Altoona
$23,430