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 | $18.27 | $21.23 | $24.68 |
| Yearly | $37,999 | $44,149 | $51,341 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.65 | $15.65 | $19.24 |
| Yearly | $32,553 | $32,553 | $40,023 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $16.94 | $22.89 | $25.24 |
| Yearly | $35,220 | $47,608 | $52,510 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.67 | $21.71 | $23.69 |
| Yearly | $38,842 | $45,174 | $49,273 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.50 | $21.23 | $29.69 |
| Yearly | $38,485 | $44,150 | $61,755 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $19.40 | $19.41 | $21.35 |
| Yearly | $40,342 | $40,377 | $44,414 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.19 | $23.14 | $24.79 |
| Yearly | $37,837 | $48,127 | $51,555 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.76 | $26.16 | $26.16 |
| Yearly | $41,102 | $54,399 | $54,399 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.79 | $18.14 | $25.85 |
| Yearly | $32,850 | $37,739 | $53,753 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.03 | $18.97 | $22.96 |
| Yearly | $33,350 | $39,457 | $47,752 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.36 | $19.21 | $23.28 |
| Yearly | $31,937 | $39,966 | $48,423 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.85 | $20.54 | $24.22 |
| Yearly | $37,139 | $42,727 | $50,376 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.72 | $27.83 | $31.53 |
| Yearly | $47,260 | $57,891 | $65,576 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $16.71 | $21.47 | $23.14 |
| Yearly | $34,750 | $44,677 | $48,117 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $16.61 | $18.12 | $20.63 |
| Yearly | $34,558 | $37,700 | $42,908 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.23 | $24.00 | $29.40 |
| Yearly | $40,006 | $49,917 | $61,140 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.44 | $17.44 | $20.79 |
| Yearly | $36,274 | $36,274 | $43,242 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.27 | $22.21 | $28.47 |
| Yearly | $38,010 | $46,190 | $59,220 | |