Hiring/Community Health Workers
Role
Community Health Workers by metro
This occupation is outside the 25 occupations that receive a difficulty score, so this table does not print one.
76 metros publish a median wage and a location quotient, which is the local share of these jobs compared with the country. The U.S. median is $51,850, and national employment is 61,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
| Metro | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | $51,530 | 0.79 |
| Albany, NY | $61,610 | 2.19 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $58,290 | 2.48 |
| Allentown, PA | $58,180 | 0.67 |
| Atlanta, GA | $50,990 | 0.30 |
| Austin, TX | $51,010 | 0.97 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $49,610 | 0.67 |
| Baltimore, MD | $49,720 | 2.42 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $46,050 | 0.26 |
| Boise City, ID | $45,950 | 0.81 |
| Boston, MA | $56,920 | 1.81 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $54,590 | 0.43 |
| Buffalo, NY | $52,900 | 1.31 |
| Charleston, SC | $50,980 | 0.52 |
| Charlotte, NC | $49,920 | 0.70 |
| Chicago, IL | $49,750 | 0.80 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $49,200 | 0.61 |
| Cleveland, OH | $48,260 | 0.79 |
| Columbia, SC | $45,820 | 0.53 |
| Columbus, OH | $64,810 | 1.39 |
| Dallas, TX | $51,010 | 0.51 |
| Dayton, OH | $50,230 | 0.48 |
| Denver, CO | $62,400 | 1.28 |
| Detroit, MI | $49,570 | 0.88 |
| El Paso, TX | $45,240 | 0.84 |
| Fresno, CA | $52,520 | 0.81 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $48,360 | 0.82 |
| Greenville, SC | $54,530 | 0.45 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $58,250 | 0.79 |
| Hartford, CT | $48,890 | 0.39 |
| Houston, TX | $50,330 | 0.62 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $48,920 | 1.24 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $45,630 | 0.29 |
| Kansas City, MO | $49,650 | 1.02 |
| Knoxville, TN | $39,510 | 0.26 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $55,290 | 0.85 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $56,030 | 1.29 |
| Louisville, KY | $56,180 | 0.98 |
| Madison, WI | $56,040 | 0.62 |
| McAllen, TX | $31,340 | 1.77 |
| Memphis, TN | $40,340 | 0.67 |
| Miami, FL | $46,270 | 0.49 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $49,920 | 0.50 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $48,340 | 1.12 |
| Nashville, TN | $44,440 | 0.49 |
| New Haven, CT | $60,690 | 0.54 |
| New Orleans, LA | $44,380 | 0.25 |
| New York, NY | $59,340 | 1.27 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $47,950 | 0.77 |
| Omaha, NE | $51,760 | 0.45 |
| Orlando, FL | $44,070 | 0.28 |
| Oxnard, CA | $52,770 | 1.52 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $50,760 | 1.07 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $50,550 | 0.80 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $49,940 | 0.84 |
| Portland, OR | $55,550 | 2.19 |
| Providence, RI | $52,130 | 2.30 |
| Raleigh, NC | $50,980 | 0.73 |
| Riverside, CA | $50,950 | 1.08 |
| Rochester, NY | $52,110 | 1.21 |
| Sacramento, CA | $57,060 | 1.18 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $59,200 | 1.27 |
| San Antonio, TX | $51,470 | 1.57 |
| San Diego, CA | $52,350 | 0.96 |
| San Francisco, CA | $72,710 | 2.22 |
| San Jose, CA | $69,630 | 0.96 |
| Seattle, WA | $57,980 | 1.48 |
| St. Louis, MO | $49,650 | 1.39 |
| Tampa, FL | $45,370 | 0.22 |
| Tucson, AZ | $48,210 | 1.22 |
| Tulsa, OK | $53,600 | 0.58 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $56,460 | 0.79 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $44,930 | 0.40 |
| Washington, DC | $58,790 | 1.28 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $48,910 | 1.00 |
| Worcester, MA | $53,620 | 2.72 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A metro stays off this table when OEWS leaves the median, the local share of these jobs, or both percentiles unpublished. How the scored roles are chosen