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

How much do Community Health Workers make in Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Eau Claire, WI is $78,090. The 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $78,090. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$78,090

10th percentile
$42,630
25th percentile
$54,930
Median
$78,090
75th percentile
$78,090
90th percentile
$78,090
Mean
$65,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $78,090. The difference is $35,460, which is 45.4% 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 $54,930 to the 75th at $78,090, covers $23,160.

The mean annual wage is $65,950, which sits below the median of $78,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 50.6% higher than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,152, which is 62.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 52.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $51,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $84,152 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Eau Claire, WI ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $44,630 and employment of 60. That median is 42.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,141, against $84,152 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $48,340 and employment of 860. That median is 38.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,116, against $84,152 here.
  • Madison, WI is 153 miles away, with a median of $56,040 and employment of 100. That median is 28.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,603, against $84,152 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (40 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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 Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Eau Claire, WI is $78,090. The 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $78,090. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 50.6% higher than the national median of $51,850.

What is Community Health Workers pay in Eau Claire, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,090 is $84,152. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eau Claire, WI compare with nearby metros for Community Health Workers?

Rochester, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $44,630. Eau Claire, WI ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.