21 Series · SOC 21-1022
Healthcare Social Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $67,880
- Median / year
- $100,360
- Top 10% earn
- +7.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 187,630
- US workers
Healthcare Social Workers earn a median of $67,880 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $67,880, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $46,220 (10th percentile) to $100,360 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 187,630 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($94,100), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Healthcare Social Workers earn a median of $67,880, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 59% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Community and Social Service, it ranks #2 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7.7% by 2033.
- $67,880
- Median annual wage
- Top 41%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #2 of 17
- in Community and Social Service
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $94,100. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022) pays a national median of $67,880 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $46,220 at the 10th percentile to $100,360 at the 90th, with a mean of $71,790 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 187,630 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 505 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 18,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree and internship/residency of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $94,100, which is +39% above the national figure. The top metro is Napa, CA at $142,940 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 187,630 jobs Median $67,880/yr
Median Salary
$67,880
per year
Median Hourly
$32.63/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$71,790
average
Employment
187,630
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Healthcare Social Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$67,880 Top 41% higher than 59% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 21-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Healthcare Social Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 21-series occupations with growth data, Healthcare Social Workers sits on the faster-growing side at +7.7% growth and $67,880 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7.7%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
18,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.2/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Healthcare Social Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Social Perceptiveness 4.3
Speaking 4.1
Service Orientation 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Coordination 4.0
Writing 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9
Active Learning 3.8
Knowledge Areas
Psychology 4.9
Therapy and Counseling 4.7
Sociology and Anthropology 4.4
English Language 4.4
Customer and Personal Service 3.9
Education and Training 3.5
Philosophy and Theology 3.1
Administrative 3.0
Law and Government 3.0
Administration and Management 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
- ▸ Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
- ▸ Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
- ▸ Investigate child abuse or neglect cases and take authorized protective action when necessary.
- ▸ Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
- ▸ Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy.
- ▸ Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
- ▸ Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records.
- ▸ Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life.
- ▸ Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$46,220
25th Percentile
$56,710
Median
$67,880
75th Percentile
$82,240
90th Percentile
$100,360
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $94,100 | +39% above national |
| 2 | California | $89,660 | +32% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $85,420 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Oregon | $84,350 | +24% above national |
| 5 | New Jersey | $82,690 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Vermont | $81,140 | +20% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $79,900 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $78,570 | +16% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $78,470 | +16% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $78,260 | +15% above national |
| 11 | Utah | $78,150 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $76,440 | +13% above national |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $76,440 | +13% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $75,390 | +11% above national |
| 15 | Idaho | $74,500 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Minnesota | $73,970 | +9% above national |
| 17 | New York | $73,070 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Maine | $71,610 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Texas | $69,990 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Michigan | $67,600 | same as national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $66,910 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Virginia | $66,550 | 2% below national |
| 23 | New Mexico | $65,930 | 3% below national |
| 24 | Florida | $64,820 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Delaware | $64,620 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Indiana | $64,580 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Kansas | $64,440 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Illinois | $64,270 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $64,080 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $64,030 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $63,610 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Colorado | $63,480 | 6% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $63,280 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $63,050 | 7% below national |
| 35 | North Dakota | $62,860 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $62,420 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Nebraska | $62,420 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $62,260 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Mississippi | $62,250 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Alaska | $62,000 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $61,900 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $61,240 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $61,080 | 10% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $60,840 | 10% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $60,140 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $60,000 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Missouri | $59,870 | 12% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $57,510 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Montana | $57,090 | 16% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $56,990 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $56,120 | 17% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $55,640 | 18% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $36,050 | 47% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napa, CA | $142,940 | +111% above national |
| 2 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $133,340 | +96% above national |
| 3 | Vallejo, CA | $122,450 | +80% above national |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $108,530 | +60% above national |
| 5 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $107,170 | +58% above national |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $99,640 | +47% above national |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $97,070 | +43% above national |
| 8 | Visalia, CA | $96,790 | +43% above national |
| 9 | Modesto, CA | $95,250 | +40% above national |
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $93,200 | +37% above national |
| 11 | Salinas, CA | $92,540 | +36% above national |
| 12 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $91,820 | +35% above national |
| 13 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $89,650 | +32% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $89,430 | +32% above national |
| 15 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $87,570 | +29% above national |
| 16 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $86,970 | +28% above national |
| 17 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $86,480 | +27% above national |
| 18 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $85,790 | +26% above national |
| 19 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $85,560 | +26% above national |
| 20 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $85,360 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $85,150 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Fresno, CA | $84,860 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Chico, CA | $84,810 | +25% above national |
| 24 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $83,940 | +24% above national |
| 25 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $83,550 | +23% above national |
| 26 | New Haven, CT | $83,340 | +23% above national |
| 27 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $83,040 | +22% above national |
| 28 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $82,630 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $82,190 | +21% above national |
| 30 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,810 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $81,610 | +20% above national |
| 32 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $81,400 | +20% above national |
| 33 | Odessa, TX | $81,310 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,270 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Redding, CA | $81,220 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $81,140 | +20% above national |
| 37 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $81,110 | +19% above national |
| 38 | El Centro, CA | $80,710 | +19% above national |
| 39 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,710 | +19% above national |
| 40 | Medford, OR | $80,590 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Rochester, MN | $80,590 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,550 | +19% above national |
| 43 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $80,370 | +18% above national |
| 44 | Reno, NV | $80,330 | +18% above national |
| 45 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $80,140 | +18% above national |
| 46 | Pocatello, ID | $80,090 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Salem, OR | $80,020 | +18% above national |
| 48 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $79,870 | +18% above national |
| 49 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,830 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $79,800 | +18% above national |
| 51 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $79,740 | +17% above national |
| 52 | Bend, OR | $79,090 | +17% above national |
| 53 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,090 | +17% above national |
| 54 | Grants Pass, OR | $79,050 | +16% above national |
| 55 | Bloomington, IL | $78,960 | +16% above national |
| 56 | Midland, TX | $78,900 | +16% above national |
| 57 | Mankato, MN | $78,800 | +16% above national |
| 58 | Paducah, KY-IL | $78,660 | +16% above national |
| 59 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $78,660 | +16% above national |
| 60 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,610 | +16% above national |
| 61 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,410 | +16% above national |
| 62 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $78,360 | +15% above national |
| 63 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $78,280 | +15% above national |
| 64 | Barnstable Town, MA | $78,160 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Boulder, CO | $77,820 | +15% above national |
| 66 | Rapid City, SD | $77,790 | +15% above national |
| 67 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $77,620 | +14% above national |
| 68 | Carson City, NV | $77,540 | +14% above national |
| 69 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $77,450 | +14% above national |
| 70 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $77,390 | +14% above national |
| 71 | Corvallis, OR | $77,270 | +14% above national |
| 72 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $77,180 | +14% above national |
| 73 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,160 | +14% above national |
| 74 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,840 | +13% above national |
| 75 | Madison, WI | $76,720 | +13% above national |
| 76 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $76,050 | +12% above national |
| 77 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $76,020 | +12% above national |
| 78 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $75,930 | +12% above national |
| 79 | Albany, OR | $75,880 | +12% above national |
| 80 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $75,870 | +12% above national |
| 81 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $75,780 | +12% above national |
| 82 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $75,720 | +12% above national |
| 83 | Ogden, UT | $75,700 | +12% above national |
| 84 | Walla Walla, WA | $75,610 | +11% above national |
| 85 | Grand Junction, CO | $75,560 | +11% above national |
| 86 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $75,550 | +11% above national |
| 87 | Bellingham, WA | $75,470 | +11% above national |
| 88 | Kingston, NY | $75,300 | +11% above national |
| 89 | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,070 | +11% above national |
| 90 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $74,940 | +10% above national |
| 91 | Merced, CA | $74,880 | +10% above national |
| 92 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $74,720 | +10% above national |
| 93 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $74,650 | +10% above national |
| 94 | Boise City, ID | $74,570 | +10% above national |
| 95 | Worcester, MA | $74,520 | +10% above national |
| 96 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $74,380 | +10% above national |
| 97 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $74,350 | +10% above national |
| 98 | Yuba City, CA | $74,310 | +9% above national |
| 99 | Flagstaff, AZ | $74,290 | +9% above national |
| 100 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,140 | +9% above national |
| 101 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $74,080 | +9% above national |
| 102 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,970 | +9% above national |
| 103 | Logan, UT-ID | $73,910 | +9% above national |
| 104 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $73,860 | +9% above national |
| 105 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $73,810 | +9% above national |
| 106 | Lexington Park, MD | $73,770 | +9% above national |
| 107 | Santa Fe, NM | $73,610 | +8% above national |
| 108 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $73,600 | +8% above national |
| 109 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $73,480 | +8% above national |
| 110 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $73,450 | +8% above national |
| 111 | San Angelo, TX | $73,410 | +8% above national |
| 112 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $73,250 | +8% above national |
| 113 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $73,200 | +8% above national |
| 114 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $72,720 | +7% above national |
| 115 | Colorado Springs, CO | $72,670 | +7% above national |
| 116 | Idaho Falls, ID | $72,490 | +7% above national |
| 117 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $72,250 | +6% above national |
| 118 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $72,180 | +6% above national |
| 119 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $71,900 | +6% above national |
| 120 | Richmond, VA | $71,690 | +6% above national |
| 121 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $71,670 | +6% above national |
| 122 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $71,630 | +6% above national |
| 123 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $71,430 | +5% above national |
| 124 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $71,370 | +5% above national |
| 125 | Bay City, MI | $70,960 | +5% above national |
| 126 | Battle Creek, MI | $70,820 | +4% above national |
| 127 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,670 | +4% above national |
| 128 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $70,600 | +4% above national |
| 129 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $70,390 | +4% above national |
| 130 | Flint, MI | $70,380 | +4% above national |
| 131 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $70,300 | +4% above national |
| 132 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $70,110 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $69,960 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $69,810 | +3% above national |
| 135 | Bangor, ME | $69,550 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Hammond, LA | $69,500 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Gainesville, FL | $69,330 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $69,330 | +2% above national |
| 139 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $69,310 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $69,180 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $69,090 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $68,970 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Waco, TX | $68,960 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $68,920 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Salisbury, MD | $68,670 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Charlottesville, VA | $68,370 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $68,310 | +1% above national |
| 148 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $68,230 | +1% above national |
| 149 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $68,170 | same as national |
| 150 | Springfield, MA | $68,150 | same as national |
| 151 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $68,140 | same as national |
| 152 | Punta Gorda, FL | $68,140 | same as national |
| 153 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $68,080 | same as national |
| 154 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $68,040 | same as national |
| 155 | Lubbock, TX | $67,930 | same as national |
| 156 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $67,860 | same as national |
| 157 | Iowa City, IA | $67,820 | same as national |
| 158 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $67,440 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Corpus Christi, TX | $67,260 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $67,190 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Gainesville, GA | $67,180 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Victoria, TX | $67,180 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $67,090 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Green Bay, WI | $67,080 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $67,060 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $67,030 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $66,900 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $66,840 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Midland, MI | $66,760 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Columbus, IN | $66,590 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Goldsboro, NC | $66,470 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Fond du Lac, WI | $66,420 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $66,410 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $66,380 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $66,360 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $66,360 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $66,310 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Jacksonville, FL | $66,300 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Grand Island, NE | $66,280 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $66,260 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Cleveland, OH | $66,230 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $66,210 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Ocala, FL | $66,200 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Harrisonburg, VA | $66,190 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $66,190 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Fort Wayne, IN | $66,090 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $66,080 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Wichita Falls, TX | $66,000 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $65,990 | 3% below national |
| 190 | St. Cloud, MN | $65,970 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Sheboygan, WI | $65,940 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $65,940 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Las Cruces, NM | $65,890 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $65,850 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Sumter, SC | $65,850 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Topeka, KS | $65,740 | 3% below national |
| 197 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $65,710 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $65,680 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Rocky Mount, NC | $65,550 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $65,450 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $65,280 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Columbus, OH | $65,280 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Albuquerque, NM | $65,200 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Eau Claire, WI | $65,200 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Lake Charles, LA | $65,120 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,090 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Bloomington, IN | $65,080 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,080 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $65,070 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,040 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $64,940 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $64,930 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $64,790 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,790 | 5% below national |
| 215 | Wichita, KS | $64,650 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $64,610 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $64,560 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Longview, TX | $64,520 | 5% below national |
| 219 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $64,510 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $64,500 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Reading, PA | $64,490 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,430 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,390 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Syracuse, NY | $64,310 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Amarillo, TX | $64,120 | 6% below national |
| 226 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $64,100 | 6% below national |
| 227 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $64,080 | 6% below national |
| 228 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $64,070 | 6% below national |
| 229 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,040 | 6% below national |
| 230 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $63,940 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Spartanburg, SC | $63,940 | 6% below national |
| 232 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $63,880 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Johnstown, PA | $63,800 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $63,750 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $63,720 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Terre Haute, IN | $63,700 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Duluth, MN-WI | $63,590 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $63,590 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $63,510 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $63,480 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $63,460 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Springfield, IL | $63,370 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Omaha, NE-IA | $63,360 | 7% below national |
| 244 | Traverse City, MI | $63,360 | 7% below national |
| 245 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,230 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,180 | 7% below national |
| 247 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,160 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Akron, OH | $63,130 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Winchester, VA-WV | $63,110 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $63,080 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Rockford, IL | $63,070 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,050 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Lincoln, NE | $63,020 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Lawrence, KS | $63,010 | 7% below national |
| 255 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,010 | 7% below national |
| 256 | Wausau, WI | $63,000 | 7% below national |
| 257 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,880 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $62,870 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,870 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $62,860 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,860 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,850 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,840 | 7% below national |
| 264 | York-Hanover, PA | $62,690 | 8% below national |
| 265 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,680 | 8% below national |
| 266 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $62,640 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Yakima, WA | $62,640 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Ithaca, NY | $62,570 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Huntsville, AL | $62,560 | 8% below national |
| 271 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,560 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,400 | 8% below national |
| 273 | St. George, UT | $62,400 | 8% below national |
| 274 | State College, PA | $62,380 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,380 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $62,360 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,310 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Lancaster, PA | $62,300 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Charleston, WV | $62,260 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Dubuque, IA | $62,240 | 8% below national |
| 281 | Farmington, NM | $62,220 | 8% below national |
| 282 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,200 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62,170 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Jackson, MI | $62,160 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Saginaw, MI | $62,150 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Columbia, SC | $62,130 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Pueblo, CO | $62,030 | 9% below national |
| 288 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $61,980 | 9% below national |
| 289 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $61,980 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,940 | 9% below national |
| 291 | Fayetteville, NC | $61,930 | 9% below national |
| 292 | Laredo, TX | $61,930 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Jackson, MS | $61,890 | 9% below national |
| 294 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $61,860 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Morristown, TN | $61,840 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Springfield, OH | $61,830 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Ames, IA | $61,760 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,760 | 9% below national |
| 299 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $61,740 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $61,720 | 9% below national |
| 301 | Appleton, WI | $61,680 | 9% below national |
| 302 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,680 | 9% below national |
| 303 | Asheville, NC | $61,650 | 9% below national |
| 304 | Bowling Green, KY | $61,610 | 9% below national |
| 305 | Rochester, NY | $61,610 | 9% below national |
| 306 | Lafayette, LA | $61,590 | 9% below national |
| 307 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,590 | 9% below national |
| 308 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $61,580 | 9% below national |
| 309 | Evansville, IN | $61,560 | 9% below national |
| 310 | Knoxville, TN | $61,560 | 9% below national |
| 311 | Kenosha, WI | $61,550 | 9% below national |
| 312 | Burlington, NC | $61,470 | 9% below national |
| 313 | Elizabethtown, KY | $61,450 | 9% below national |
| 314 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,390 | 10% below national |
| 315 | Bismarck, ND | $61,360 | 10% below national |
| 316 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,360 | 10% below national |
| 317 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,350 | 10% below national |
| 318 | Tyler, TX | $61,320 | 10% below national |
| 319 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $61,310 | 10% below national |
| 320 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,300 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Lima, OH | $61,290 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Wilmington, NC | $61,290 | 10% below national |
| 323 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,280 | 10% below national |
| 324 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $61,210 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,190 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,130 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,100 | 10% below national |
| 328 | Winston-Salem, NC | $61,030 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Jefferson City, MO | $61,000 | 10% below national |
| 330 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $60,990 | 10% below national |
| 331 | Birmingham, AL | $60,980 | 10% below national |
| 332 | Rome, GA | $60,980 | 10% below national |
| 333 | Williamsport, PA | $60,970 | 10% below national |
| 334 | Greenville, NC | $60,880 | 10% below national |
| 335 | Mobile, AL | $60,880 | 10% below national |
| 336 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $60,830 | 10% below national |
| 337 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,820 | 10% below national |
| 338 | Abilene, TX | $60,800 | 10% below national |
| 339 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,780 | 10% below national |
| 340 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $60,770 | 10% below national |
| 341 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $60,750 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | 11% below national |
| 343 | Warner Robins, GA | $60,690 | 11% below national |
| 344 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,680 | 11% below national |
| 345 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $60,620 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,610 | 11% below national |
| 347 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $60,570 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Columbia, MO | $60,540 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Toledo, OH | $60,540 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $60,540 | 11% below national |
| 351 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $60,500 | 11% below national |
| 352 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,480 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,470 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,460 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Hot Springs, AR | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 356 | Muncie, IN | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 357 | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 358 | Roanoke, VA | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 359 | Erie, PA | $60,390 | 11% below national |
| 360 | Tallahassee, FL | $60,390 | 11% below national |
| 361 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $60,390 | 11% below national |
| 362 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,380 | 11% below national |
| 363 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $60,300 | 11% below national |
| 364 | Savannah, GA | $60,200 | 11% below national |
| 365 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,180 | 11% below national |
| 366 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,080 | 11% below national |
| 367 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $60,070 | 12% below national |
| 368 | Tucson, AZ | $60,030 | 12% below national |
| 369 | Alexandria, LA | $60,000 | 12% below national |
| 370 | Dothan, AL | $60,000 | 12% below national |
| 371 | Altoona, PA | $59,970 | 12% below national |
| 372 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $59,950 | 12% below national |
| 373 | Billings, MT | $59,910 | 12% below national |
| 374 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,910 | 12% below national |
| 375 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $59,910 | 12% below national |
| 376 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,890 | 12% below national |
| 377 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $59,840 | 12% below national |
| 378 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,820 | 12% below national |
| 379 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,740 | 12% below national |
| 380 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $59,680 | 12% below national |
| 381 | Morgantown, WV | $59,660 | 12% below national |
| 382 | Columbus, GA-AL | $59,650 | 12% below national |
| 383 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,650 | 12% below national |
| 384 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,610 | 12% below national |
| 385 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $59,580 | 12% below national |
| 386 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,550 | 12% below national |
| 387 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,490 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,450 | 12% below national |
| 389 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,430 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,380 | 13% below national |
| 391 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $59,370 | 13% below national |
| 392 | Casper, WY | $59,360 | 13% below national |
| 393 | Beckley, WV | $59,350 | 13% below national |
| 394 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,340 | 13% below national |
| 395 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $59,290 | 13% below national |
| 396 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $59,280 | 13% below national |
| 397 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $59,270 | 13% below national |
| 398 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $59,210 | 13% below national |
| 399 | Peoria, IL | $59,210 | 13% below national |
| 400 | Pittsfield, MA | $59,110 | 13% below national |
| 401 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,110 | 13% below national |
| 402 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $59,110 | 13% below national |
| 403 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $58,970 | 13% below national |
| 404 | Oklahoma City, OK | $58,940 | 13% below national |
| 405 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $58,920 | 13% below national |
| 406 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,910 | 13% below national |
| 407 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $58,900 | 13% below national |
| 408 | Utica-Rome, NY | $58,780 | 13% below national |
| 409 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,760 | 13% below national |
| 410 | Chambersburg, PA | $58,580 | 14% below national |
| 411 | Lawton, OK | $58,570 | 14% below national |
| 412 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,540 | 14% below national |
| 413 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,520 | 14% below national |
| 414 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $58,510 | 14% below national |
| 415 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 14% below national |
| 416 | Dover, DE | $58,470 | 14% below national |
| 417 | Albany, GA | $58,460 | 14% below national |
| 418 | Niles, MI | $58,420 | 14% below national |
| 419 | Montgomery, AL | $58,410 | 14% below national |
| 420 | Kankakee, IL | $58,400 | 14% below national |
| 421 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,400 | 14% below national |
| 422 | Mansfield, OH | $58,350 | 14% below national |
| 423 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $58,300 | 14% below national |
| 424 | Florence, SC | $58,260 | 14% below national |
| 425 | Lebanon, PA | $58,260 | 14% below national |
| 426 | Cleveland, TN | $58,240 | 14% below national |
| 427 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | 14% below national |
| 428 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $58,230 | 14% below national |
| 429 | Monroe, LA | $58,200 | 14% below national |
| 430 | Gadsden, AL | $58,190 | 14% below national |
| 431 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,140 | 14% below national |
| 432 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $58,080 | 14% below national |
| 433 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $58,030 | 15% below national |
| 434 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,990 | 15% below national |
| 435 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,950 | 15% below national |
| 436 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,900 | 15% below national |
| 437 | Missoula, MT | $57,860 | 15% below national |
| 438 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $57,750 | 15% below national |
| 439 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,740 | 15% below national |
| 440 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,680 | 15% below national |
| 441 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,650 | 15% below national |
| 442 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,580 | 15% below national |
| 443 | Yuma, AZ | $57,570 | 15% below national |
| 444 | Great Falls, MT | $57,430 | 15% below national |
| 445 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,400 | 15% below national |
| 446 | Springfield, MO | $57,220 | 16% below national |
| 447 | Dalton, GA | $57,200 | 16% below national |
| 448 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $57,200 | 16% below national |
| 449 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | 16% below national |
| 450 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,110 | 16% below national |
| 451 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,100 | 16% below national |
| 452 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $56,860 | 16% below national |
| 453 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,860 | 16% below national |
| 454 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $56,810 | 16% below national |
| 455 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $56,750 | 16% below national |
| 456 | Tulsa, OK | $56,670 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Owensboro, KY | $56,560 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $56,430 | 17% below national |
| 459 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $56,400 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $56,180 | 17% below national |
| 461 | Anchorage, AK | $56,160 | 17% below national |
| 462 | El Paso, TX | $55,680 | 18% below national |
| 463 | Joplin, MO-KS | $55,510 | 18% below national |
| 464 | Jacksonville, NC | $55,470 | 18% below national |
| 465 | Hattiesburg, MS | $55,330 | 18% below national |
| 466 | Decatur, AL | $55,310 | 19% below national |
| 467 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,080 | 19% below national |
| 468 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $54,960 | 19% below national |
| 469 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,950 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Jackson, TN | $54,520 | 20% below national |
| 471 | Greeley, CO | $53,660 | 21% below national |
| 472 | Jonesboro, AR | $52,710 | 22% below national |
| 473 | Decatur, IL | $52,680 | 22% below national |
| 474 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,560 | 23% below national |
| 475 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $52,410 | 23% below national |
| 476 | Johnson City, TN | $52,020 | 23% below national |
| 477 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $51,910 | 24% below national |
| 478 | Binghamton, NY | $51,290 | 24% below national |
| 479 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,970 | 25% below national |
| 480 | Valdosta, GA | $50,680 | 25% below national |
| 481 | Helena, MT | $50,410 | 26% below national |
| 482 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,100 | 26% below national |
| 483 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,840 | 27% below national |
| 484 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $49,570 | 27% below national |
| 485 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $49,490 | 27% below national |
| 486 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,300 | 27% below national |
| 487 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $49,130 | 28% below national |
| 488 | Cheyenne, WY | $49,070 | 28% below national |
| 489 | Elmira, NY | $48,970 | 28% below national |
| 490 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $48,320 | 29% below national |
| 491 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,050 | 29% below national |
| 492 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | 30% below national |
| 493 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,960 | 31% below national |
| 494 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,360 | 32% below national |
| 495 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,360 | 32% below national |
| 496 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,070 | 32% below national |
| 497 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $45,500 | 33% below national |
| 498 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,930 | 34% below national |
| 499 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,970 | 35% below national |
| 500 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,670 | 46% below national |
| 501 | Arecibo, PR | $30,320 | 55% below national |
| 502 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $29,530 | 56% below national |
| 503 | Aguadilla, PR | $28,700 | 58% below national |
| 504 | Mayaguez, PR | $28,660 | 58% below national |
| 505 | Ponce, PR | $27,840 | 59% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Healthcare Social Workers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Healthcare Social Workers is $67,880 ($32.63/hour). The salary range spans from $46,220 at the 10th percentile to $100,360 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Healthcare Social Workers the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Healthcare Social Workers at $94,100/year, which is +39% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Healthcare Social Workers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Healthcare Social Workers is Master's degree. On-the-job training: Internship/residency.
How dangerous is being a Healthcare Social Workers? ▼
Healthcare Social Workers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Healthcare Social Workers a good career? ▼
Employment for Healthcare Social Workers is projected to grow 7.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 18,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Healthcare Social Workers pay vary by state? ▼
Healthcare Social Workers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $94,100/year, while Montana pays the least at $57,090/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Healthcare Social Workers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Healthcare Social Workers is Napa, CA at $142,940/year. BLS reports wage data for 505 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Healthcare Social Workers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $82,240/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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