Community Mental Health Worker vs Health Care Aide
In 2025, the median salary for Community Mental Health Worker was $16,022 (16.1%) higher than for Health Care Aide: $115,647 against $99,624. Community Mental Health Worker had 95 people on the list, Health Care Aide 406.
At a glance
| Community Mental Health Worker | Health Care Aide | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 95 | 406 |
| Median salary | $115,647 | $99,624 |
| Middle half | $103,061–$122,589 | $91,348–$111,609 |
| Highest salary | $214,421 | $176,483 |
| Total salaries | $10,863,257 | $42,363,914 |
| People, change | +131.7% vs 2024 | +32.2% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | +11.7% vs 2024 | +1.1% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Community Mental Health Worker | Health Care Aide |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $85,839 | $82,511 |
| 2021 | $84,908 | $83,413 |
| 2022 | $84,719 | $87,184 |
| 2023 | $107,721 | $98,204 |
| 2024 | $103,495 | $98,579 |
| 2025 | $115,647 | $99,624 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Community Mental Health Worker | Health Care Aide |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | 23 |
| 2021 | 48 | 43 |
| 2022 | 78 | 282 |
| 2023 | 79 | 238 |
| 2024 | 41 | 307 |
| 2025 | 95 | 406 |
Highest paid in 2025
Community Mental Health Worker
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Garvie | Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority | $214,421 |
| 2 | J DRIEDGER | Southern Health-Santé Sud | $139,756 |
| 3 | L Fey | Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority | $138,831 |
| 4 | P Pockett | Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority | $137,768 |
| 5 | J CARR | Southern Health-Santé Sud | $136,145 |
Health Care Aide
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Kaur | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $176,483 |
| 2 | M Onasola | Shared Health | $172,969 |
| 3 | N Nelson | Prairie Mountain Health | $171,791 |
| 4 | H Sandhu | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $170,205 |
| 5 | A Infante | Prairie Mountain Health | $166,870 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, Community Mental Health Worker or Health Care Aide?
By median salary in 2025, Community Mental Health Worker: $115,647 against $99,624.
Which has more people on the list?
Health Care Aide: 406 against 95 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2020?
In 2020 the median for Community Mental Health Worker was $85,839 and for Health Care Aide $82,511, a gap of $3,327; in 2025 the gap was $16,022.
What do these figures cover?
Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work