BLS metro-level wage data places Community Health Workers pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH at a median of $50,230 per year ($24.15/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $51,850, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pays 3% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 70 community health workerss are employed across the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek MSA in SOC 21-1094.

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pay distribution spans from $34,610 at the 10th percentile to $76,740 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 $42,200 and the 75th at $69,410, so half of Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek-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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 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 OH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.