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

How much do Community Health Workers make in Salisbury, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Salisbury, MD is $45,110. The 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $61,120. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$45,110

10th percentile
$35,060
25th percentile
$41,620
Median
$45,110
75th percentile
$53,750
90th percentile
$61,120
Mean
$47,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $61,120. The difference is $26,060, which is 57.8% 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 $41,620 to the 75th at $53,750, covers $12,130.

The mean annual wage is $47,510, which sits above the median of $45,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salisbury, MD median is 13% lower than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,178, which is 9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% lower than the Maryland median of $50,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $47,178 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community Health Workers. Salisbury, MD ranks 12th of 13 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).).

  • Lexington Park, MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $55,530 and employment of 60. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,111, against $47,178 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 87 miles away, with a median of $49,720 and employment of 1,300. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,585, against $47,178 here.
  • Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 94 miles away, with a median of $49,330 and employment of 50. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,900, against $47,178 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (100 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.69 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 Salisbury, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Salisbury, MD is $45,110. The 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $61,120. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 13% lower than the national median of $51,850.

What is Community Health Workers pay in Salisbury, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,110 is $47,178. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salisbury, MD compare with nearby metros for Community Health Workers?

Lexington Park, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $55,530. Salisbury, MD ranks 12th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.