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% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $20.67 | $23.51 | $26.96 |
| Yearly | $42,987 | $48,904 | $56,084 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $19.13 | $19.13 | $25.37 |
| Yearly | $39,774 | $39,774 | $52,777 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $20.36 | $23.50 | $29.71 |
| Yearly | $42,342 | $48,877 | $61,792 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $21.87 | $23.95 | $27.87 |
| Yearly | $45,491 | $49,825 | $57,957 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.25 | $24.36 | $24.36 |
| Yearly | $35,875 | $50,687 | $50,687 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $22.76 | $23.25 | $24.01 |
| Yearly | $47,346 | $48,353 | $49,921 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $20.84 | $23.55 | $26.75 |
| Yearly | $43,356 | $48,990 | $55,644 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.59 | $20.93 | $22.82 |
| Yearly | $38,670 | $43,547 | $47,473 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.13 | $19.57 | $25.57 |
| Yearly | $35,636 | $40,695 | $53,170 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $19.82 | $21.69 | $24.84 |
| Yearly | $41,227 | $45,131 | $51,659 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $20.08 | $24.68 | $28.10 |
| Yearly | $41,775 | $51,347 | $58,449 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $21.87 | $23.38 | $24.06 |
| Yearly | $45,480 | $48,630 | $50,030 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $18.79 | $23.40 | $24.90 |
| Yearly | $39,086 | $48,678 | $51,787 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $20.54 | $25.19 | $30.72 |
| Yearly | $42,732 | $52,385 | $63,896 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $20.99 | $23.12 | $24.09 |
| Yearly | $43,643 | $48,096 | $50,106 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $20.74 | $22.98 | $31.87 |
| Yearly | $43,129 | $47,797 | $66,306 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $19.83 | $25.70 | $25.82 |
| Yearly | $41,267 | $53,467 | $53,713 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.88 | $22.45 | $27.19 |
| Yearly | $39,263 | $46,703 | $56,552 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.39 | $22.40 | $25.58 |
| Yearly | $36,178 | $46,602 | $53,194 | |
| United States | Hourly | $21.33 | $24.54 | $30.36 |
| Yearly | $44,370 | $51,030 | $63,150 | |