Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · SOC 21-1094
Community Health Workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$50,990
per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
2% below
National Median
$51,850
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$24.52/hr
median hourly
Employment
350
jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
BLS metro-level wage data places Community Health Workers pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at a median of $50,990 per year ($24.52/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $51,850, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pays 2% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 350 community health workerss are employed across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA in SOC 21-1094.
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $35,140 at the 10th percentile to $77,580 at the 90th — a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $46,650 and the 75th at $63,230, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based community health workerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide GA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,140
25th Percentile
$46,650
Median
$50,990
75th Percentile
$63,230
90th Percentile
$77,580
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