SOC 21-1094 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Community Health Workers make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Cleveland, OH is $48,260. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$48,260

10th percentile
$36,240
25th percentile
$40,950
Median
$48,260
75th percentile
$55,310
90th percentile
$76,360
Mean
$51,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. The difference is $40,120, which is 83.1% 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 $40,950 to the 75th at $55,310, covers $14,360.

The mean annual wage is $51,310, which sits above the median of $48,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,383, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Ohio median of $50,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $51,383 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Cleveland, OH ranks 11th of 14 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).).

  • Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $51,530 and employment of 100. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,189, against $51,383 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $46,780 and employment of 60. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,528, against $51,383 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $47,810 and employment of 50. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,475, against $51,383 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (320 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Community Health Workers make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Cleveland, OH is $48,260. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Community Health Workers?

The local median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $51,850.

What is Community Health Workers pay in Cleveland, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,260 is $51,383. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cleveland, OH compare with nearby metros for Community Health Workers?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $51,530. Cleveland, OH ranks 11th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.