United States
Healthcare Social Workers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$68,090
Healthcare Social Workers in the United States earn a median of $68,090 a year, about $32.74 an hour.
Median
$68,090
per year
Hourly
$32.74
as published
Mean
$72,030
pulled up by top earners
Workers
185,940
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $67,250 | -1% |
| California | State | $92,970 | +37% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $77,210 | +13% |
| Texas | State | $69,960 | +3% |
| Florida | State | $67,090 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $64,750 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $85,770 | +26% |
| Massachusetts | State | $72,280 | +6% |
| Georgia | State | $62,090 | -9% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $63,010 | -7% |
| Tennessee | State | $61,910 | -9% |
| Maryland | State | $67,970 | -0% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $75,210 | +10% |
| Illinois | State | $68,710 | +1% |
| Michigan | State | $66,440 | -2% |
| Washington | State | $75,670 | +11% |
| North Carolina | State | $65,140 | -4% |
| Missouri | State | $53,060 | -22% |
| New Jersey | State | $81,710 | +20% |
| Indiana | State | $67,220 | -1% |
| Colorado | State | $62,740 | -8% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $74,700 | +10% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $65,930 | -3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $65,240 | -4% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $71,220 | +5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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