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Average Community Health Workers Salary in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

Community Health Workers in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI earn a median annual salary of $44,900, which is -12.0% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (metro area).

$44,900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median annual wage
$22/hour median
-12.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,030
40
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.77
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,180
25th
$41,880
Median
$44,900
75th
$55,140
90th
$74,410

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,353
Goods: 94.2%
Services: 87.7%
Rents: 74.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Carson City, NV$75,090Compare130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$73,310Compare420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,030Compare1,770
New Haven, CT$66,910Compare160
Eau Claire, WI$66,140Compare60
Vallejo, CA$65,610Compare60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$221,0700.47
Pediatricians, General$219,6001.82
Dentists, General$200,6101.24
Chief Executives$195,8500.31
Physician Assistants$147,9500.68
Architectural And Engineering Managers$146,6100.79
Pharmacists$138,9800.92
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$136,330N/A

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI has salary data for 399 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Community Health Workers in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Community Health Workers are projected to change by +11.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.