Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary by the worker's level of experience, education, and responsibility.
Benefits vary by employer. Most full-time community health workers receive typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Part-time workers rarely receive benefits.
Community health workers (SOC 21-1094)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $22.05 | $24.33 | $29.06 |
| Yearly | $45,869 | $50,618 | $60,446 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $19.30 | $19.30 | $25.61 |
| Yearly | $40,137 | $40,137 | $53,257 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.48 | $22.09 | $24.19 |
| Yearly | $38,441 | $45,945 | $50,305 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $22.78 | $24.59 | $29.62 |
| Yearly | $47,377 | $51,147 | $61,610 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.36 | $24.53 | $24.53 |
| Yearly | $36,109 | $51,018 | $51,018 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $22.55 | $23.40 | $29.62 |
| Yearly | $46,916 | $48,669 | $61,610 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $22.37 | $24.13 | $29.94 |
| Yearly | $46,524 | $50,187 | $62,264 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $20.99 | $27.17 | $27.17 |
| Yearly | $43,668 | $56,506 | $56,506 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.29 | $19.84 | $25.79 |
| Yearly | $35,960 | $41,274 | $53,653 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $21.83 | $24.29 | $31.13 |
| Yearly | $45,426 | $50,521 | $64,752 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $20.37 | $25.04 | $31.13 |
| Yearly | $42,370 | $52,077 | $64,751 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $20.67 | $22.59 | $23.41 |
| Yearly | $43,010 | $46,966 | $48,682 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.95 | $24.21 | $24.21 |
| Yearly | $49,823 | $50,361 | $50,361 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.69 | $24.32 | $27.09 |
| Yearly | $40,955 | $50,584 | $56,349 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $21.32 | $25.41 | $30.99 |
| Yearly | $44,352 | $52,861 | $64,477 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.16 | $23.27 | $25.41 |
| Yearly | $46,109 | $48,410 | $52,857 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $20.98 | $23.14 | $30.33 |
| Yearly | $43,636 | $48,122 | $63,080 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.12 | $25.46 | $26.07 |
| Yearly | $41,855 | $52,963 | $54,228 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $21.81 | $23.93 | $28.29 |
| Yearly | $45,382 | $49,768 | $58,836 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $18.29 | $22.71 | $34.54 |
| Yearly | $38,043 | $47,236 | $71,851 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.86 | $24.59 | $29.78 |
| Yearly | $47,560 | $51,147 | $61,942 | |
| United States | Hourly | $21.94 | $24.93 | $30.07 |
| Yearly | $45,640 | $51,850 | $62,540 | |