The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of community health workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $24,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,900.
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 | $39,250 | 2.68% | 8.03% |
| 2021 | $38,200 | 16.83% | - |
| 2020 | $31,770 | -17.31% | - |
| 2019 | $37,270 | 3.51% | - |
| 2018 | $35,960 | -2.75% | - |
| 2017 | $36,950 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $36,100 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $36,100 | 32.49% | - |
| 2013 | $24,370 | -48.13% | - |
| 2012 | $36,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,250 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.