How much do Community Health Workers make in Bowling Green, KY?

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,470 and the 90th percentile is $77,500. The difference is $39,030, which is 87.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,820 to the 75th at $59,100, covers $18,280.

The mean annual wage is $51,810, which sits above the median of $44,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bowling Green, KY median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,479, which is 4.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.5% lower than the Kentucky median of $48,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bowling Green, KY is 90.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $49,479 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Bowling Green, KY ranks 6th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 68 miles away, with a median of $44,440 and employment of 210. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,129, against $49,479 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 90 miles away, with a median of $56,180 and employment of 270. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,361, against $49,479 here.
• Evansville, IN is 95 miles away, with a median of $48,430 and employment of 50. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,913, against $49,479 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Bowling Green, KY (40 of 82,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.