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

How much do Community Health Workers make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Fargo, ND-MN is $53,660. The 10th percentile is $45,430 and the 90th percentile is $75,550. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$53,660

10th percentile
$45,430
25th percentile
$48,100
Median
$53,660
75th percentile
$73,490
90th percentile
$75,550
Mean
$58,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $45,430 and the 90th percentile is $75,550. The difference is $30,120, which is 56.1% 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 $48,100 to the 75th at $73,490, covers $25,390.

The mean annual wage is $58,490, which sits above the median of $53,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,051, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% lower than the North Dakota median of $59,610.

Fargo, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $59,051 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $44,800 and employment of 30. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,694, against $59,051 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $44,610 and employment of 40. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,906, against $59,051 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (30 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Fargo, ND-MN · Community Health Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Community Health Workers make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Fargo, ND-MN is $53,660. The 10th percentile is $45,430 and the 90th percentile is $75,550. Employment is 30.

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

The local median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $51,850.

What is Community Health Workers pay in Fargo, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $53,660 is $59,051. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Community Health Workers?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $44,800. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.