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

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Columbus, OH is $64,810. The 10th percentile is $44,330 and the 90th percentile is $75,380. Employment is 610.

Median annual wage

$64,810

10th percentile
$44,330
25th percentile
$54,260
Median
$64,810
75th percentile
$75,380
90th percentile
$75,380
Mean
$63,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,330 and the 90th percentile is $75,380. The difference is $31,050, which is 47.9% 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 $54,260 to the 75th at $75,380, covers $21,120.

The mean annual wage is $63,170, which sits below the median of $64,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 25% higher than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,886, which is 30.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28% higher than the Ohio median of $50,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $67,886 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 18 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).).

  • Springfield, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $49,870 and employment of 30. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,116, against $67,886 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $50,230 and employment of 70. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,189, against $67,886 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 98 miles away, with a median of $47,810 and employment of 50. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,475, against $67,886 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (610 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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 Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Columbus, OH is $64,810. The 10th percentile is $44,330 and the 90th percentile is $75,380. Employment is 610.

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

The local median is 25% higher than the national median of $51,850.

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

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,810 is $67,886. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Springfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $49,870. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.