Community Health Workers Salary in Richmond, VA

Community Health Workers pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,750 or more. The middle half of community health workers in Richmond earn between $46,920 and $62,990.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Community Health Workers salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $54,840, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $43,905 a year, or $3,659 a month and $1,689 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Richmond a good place for community health workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $54,840 buys what about $56,040 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Community Health Workers salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 1st of 2 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Community Health Workers salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for community health workers

Carson City, NV pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,360).

Community Health Workers salary by city

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