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

How much do Community Health Workers make in Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Visalia, CA is $63,960. The 10th percentile is $44,460 and the 90th percentile is $78,850. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$63,960

10th percentile
$44,460
25th percentile
$48,820
Median
$63,960
75th percentile
$71,530
90th percentile
$78,850
Mean
$61,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Community Health Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,460 and the 90th percentile is $78,850. The difference is $34,390, which is 53.8% 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 $48,820 to the 75th at $71,530, covers $22,710.

The mean annual wage is $61,490, which sits below the median of $63,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 23.4% higher than the national median of $51,850 for Community Health Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,072, which is 23.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% higher than the California median of $58,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community Health Workers at $64,072 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. Visalia, CA ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $49,610 and employment of 90. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,174, against $64,072 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $52,520 and employment of 150. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,411, against $64,072 here.
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $80,290 and employment of 70. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,935, against $64,072 here.

Employment share

Community Health Workers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (100 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (61,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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 Visalia, CA · 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 Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Community Health Workers in Visalia, CA is $63,960. The 10th percentile is $44,460 and the 90th percentile is $78,850. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 23.4% higher than the national median of $51,850.

What is Community Health Workers pay in Visalia, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,960 is $64,072. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Visalia, CA compare with nearby metros for Community Health Workers?

Bakersfield-Delano, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 61 miles away, at $49,610. Visalia, CA ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.