How much do Community Health Workers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,030 and the 90th percentile is $62,990. The difference is $24,960, which is 40.7% 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 $50,740 to the 75th at $61,310, covers $10,570.

The mean annual wage is $56,600, which sits below the median of $61,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 18.2% higher than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,946, which is 29.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.4% higher than the Nebraska median of $51,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $66,946 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Lincoln, NE ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $51,760 and employment of 90. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,315, against $66,946 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $46,600 and employment of 50. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,901, against $66,946 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $46,790 and employment of 70. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,025, against $66,946 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (40 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.