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 | $18.74 | $22.54 | $25.02 |
| Yearly | $38,991 | $46,881 | $52,037 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.11 | $17.11 | $22.71 |
| Yearly | $35,595 | $35,595 | $47,231 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.94 | $20.48 | $23.78 |
| Yearly | $37,318 | $42,611 | $49,473 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $20.03 | $22.81 | $25.08 |
| Yearly | $41,663 | $47,444 | $52,175 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $19.31 | $21.70 | $27.16 |
| Yearly | $40,178 | $45,136 | $56,495 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $19.71 | $22.56 | $24.88 |
| Yearly | $40,990 | $46,928 | $51,760 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $19.36 | $21.86 | $24.10 |
| Yearly | $40,267 | $45,468 | $50,113 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.63 | $17.99 | $22.87 |
| Yearly | $36,672 | $37,411 | $47,582 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.89 | $21.73 | $25.67 |
| Yearly | $39,310 | $45,206 | $53,407 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.47 | $22.69 | $28.88 |
| Yearly | $38,405 | $47,203 | $60,075 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.47 | $19.79 | $23.41 |
| Yearly | $36,343 | $41,157 | $48,704 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.66 | $20.04 | $25.19 |
| Yearly | $36,744 | $41,694 | $52,391 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.06 | $22.54 | $27.50 |
| Yearly | $37,563 | $46,881 | $57,182 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.76 | $25.95 | $32.66 |
| Yearly | $47,349 | $53,968 | $67,932 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.07 | $23.60 | $29.25 |
| Yearly | $39,650 | $49,087 | $60,837 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.24 | $19.79 | $23.49 |
| Yearly | $37,938 | $41,153 | $48,853 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.71 | $24.21 | $29.50 |
| Yearly | $40,992 | $50,349 | $61,360 | |
| United States | Hourly | $19.47 | $23.17 | $29.20 |
| Yearly | $40,490 | $48,200 | $60,740 | |