Pay by state · 52 states
Community Health Worker Salary by State (2026)
Community Health Workers earn the most in New Hampshire at $66,680 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $36,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $51,850. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $66,680New Hampshire
- National median
- $51,850BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,900Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Community Health Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of community health workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $66,680 | $52,640 | $68,250 | 200 | $64,014 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $62,510 | $57,240 | $74,830 | 280 | $56,878 |
| 3 | NDNorth Dakota | $59,610 | $46,140 | $73,490 | 90 | $67,008 |
| 4 | COColorado | $59,260 | $49,890 | $63,400 | N/A | $57,505 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $58,450 | $49,060 | $65,630 | 240 | $53,160 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $58,130 | $50,350 | $70,390 | 5,800 | $53,863 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $58,050 | $50,040 | $72,760 | 9,500 | $52,430 |
| 8 | NVNevada | $57,730 | $46,180 | $77,430 | 670 | $57,742 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $57,070 | $47,830 | $67,470 | 2,640 | $53,330 |
| 10 | DEDelaware | $55,850 | $44,440 | $62,640 | 280 | $55,957 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $55,790 | $44,470 | $65,470 | 1,330 | $51,275 |
| 12 | UTUtah | $55,700 | $42,100 | $66,910 | 580 | $56,340 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $55,560 | $47,280 | $61,520 | 2,970 | $52,536 |
| 14 | NMNew Mexico | $54,830 | $48,830 | $62,380 | 610 | $59,461 |
| 15 | WYWyoming | $54,020 | $45,970 | $67,750 | 140 | $58,280 |
| 16 | CTConnecticut | $53,560 | $45,750 | $64,380 | 290 | $51,694 |
| 17 | OROregon | $53,350 | $47,520 | $62,140 | 1,980 | $51,615 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $53,100 | $48,050 | $60,490 | 520 | $51,916 |
| 19 | IDIdaho | $52,050 | $42,310 | $60,660 | 270 | $54,506 |
| 20 | AKAlaska | $52,000 | $46,120 | $59,650 | 400 | $50,802 |
| 21 | NENebraska | $51,780 | $44,310 | $61,310 | 160 | $57,468 |
| 22 | VTVermont | $51,500 | $47,570 | $57,650 | 170 | $52,574 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $51,210 | $46,910 | $60,820 | 630 | $54,424 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $50,710 | $44,650 | $61,880 | 1,970 | $51,972 |
| 25 | GAGeorgia | $50,680 | $43,810 | $61,140 | 490 | $52,631 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $50,650 | $42,950 | $64,810 | 1,910 | $54,595 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $50,550 | $44,850 | $60,200 | 3,030 | $48,162 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $49,780 | $40,500 | $60,890 | 330 | $52,597 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $49,380 | $43,820 | $64,130 | 1,890 | $51,321 |
| 30 | ILIllinois | $49,240 | $44,620 | $58,800 | 2,040 | $49,261 |
| 31 | AZArizona | $48,950 | $42,820 | $58,300 | 1,140 | $48,621 |
| 32 | VAVirginia | $48,910 | $43,460 | $60,590 | 620 | $48,376 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $48,770 | $44,010 | $56,140 | 1,820 | $53,701 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $48,720 | $43,620 | $58,090 | 4,210 | $50,197 |
| 35 | MEMaine | $48,670 | $46,110 | $52,930 | 360 | $50,149 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $48,230 | $38,850 | $58,220 | 980 | $53,494 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,970 | $42,240 | $60,340 | 540 | $51,169 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $47,960 | $43,250 | $57,040 | 1,310 | $51,388 |
| 39 | IAIowa | $47,780 | $40,210 | $58,700 | 390 | $54,443 |
| 40 | MNMinnesota | $47,560 | $44,460 | $58,020 | 1,260 | $48,225 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,560 | $41,950 | $54,790 | 1,680 | $50,421 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $47,300 | $43,090 | $50,390 | 240 | $52,516 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $46,450 | $38,420 | $51,620 | 210 | $52,660 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $45,790 | $39,300 | $56,280 | 600 | $52,127 |
| 45 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,700 | $44,360 | $50,950 | 270 | $51,588 |
| 46 | FLFlorida | $45,420 | $38,850 | $54,060 | 1,220 | $43,921 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $44,890 | $44,180 | $53,620 | N/A | $51,635 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $43,340 | $36,800 | $47,880 | 270 | $48,794 |
| 49 | TNTennessee | $42,310 | $35,850 | $47,820 | 520 | $46,054 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $39,520 | $35,400 | $47,440 | 410 | $45,450 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $37,950 | $33,180 | $43,110 | 310 | $42,404 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $36,900 | $27,800 | $41,810 | 670 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Community Health Workers, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $66,680, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $67,008.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Community Health Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Community Health Workers the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Community Health Workers at $66,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($62,510) and North Dakota ($59,610).
Which state pays Community Health Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Community Health Workers at $36,900 a year, $29,780 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Community Health Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $67,008 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $59,610. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.