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
- -0.3%
- 2024→2025
- $100,360
- Top 10% earn
- +7.7%
- Growth '24–'34
- 187,630
- Estimated US jobs
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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($94,100).
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 2034.
- $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.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Healthcare Social Workers moved from $56,750 in May 2019 to $67,880 in May 2025 (+19.6%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Healthcare Social Workers sits -4.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022) has a national median of $67,880 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $46,220 to $100,360, and the published mean is $71,790. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 187,630 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 505 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $68,090 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $67,880 in May 2025, a fall of $210 (-0.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 18,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Master's degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as internship/residency. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Community and Social Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Napa, CA at $142,940. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
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.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$67,880 · 59th percentile of 825 US occupations
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).
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- Substance Abuse, Beh…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $59350
- Social and Human Ser…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45930
- Child, Family, and S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $59550
- Educational, Guidanc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $64330
- Healthcare Social Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.7%, Median annual wage $67880
- Mental Health and Su…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.7%, Median annual wage $60280
- Community and Social…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $56730
- Rehabilitation Couns…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.4%, Median annual wage $46850
- Probation Officers a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $66270
- Marriage and Family …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $66940
- Health Education Spe…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64070
- Social Workers, All …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $71900
- Community Health Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.3%, Median annual wage $51850
- Clergy: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $60810
- Counselors, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $50860
- Directors, Religious…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $52100
- Religious Workers, A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $45280
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)
Employment Change
+14,800
193,200 (2024) → 208,100 (2034)
Typical Education
Master's degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Community and Social Service Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
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
Knowledge Areas
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
Healthcare Social Workers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $52,380 |
| 2016 | $53,760 |
| 2017 | $54,870 |
| 2018 | $56,200 |
| 2019 | $56,750 |
| 2020 | $57,630 |
| 2021 | $60,840 |
| 2022 | $60,280 |
| 2023 | $62,940 |
| 2024 | $68,090 |
| 2025 | $67,880 |
2015 median
$52,380
2025 median
$67,880
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$11,130 (+19.6%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $52,380 | First banked release | 155,590 |
| May 2016 | $53,760 | +2.6% | 159,310 |
| May 2017 | $54,870 | +2.1% | 167,730 |
| May 2018 | $56,200 | +2.4% | 168,190 |
| May 2019 | $56,750 | Classification break | 174,890 |
| May 2020 | $57,630 | +1.6% | 176,110 |
| May 2021 | $60,840 | +5.6% | 173,860 |
| May 2022 | $60,280 | -0.9% | 182,420 |
| May 2023 | $62,940 | +4.4% | 185,020 |
| May 2024 | $68,090 | +8.2% | 185,940 |
| May 2025 | $67,880 | -0.3% | 187,630 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $52,380 in May 2015 to $67,880 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 174,890 in May 2019 to 187,630 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
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 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $85,790 | +26% above national |
| 18 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $85,360 | +26% above national |
| 19 | Fresno, CA | $84,860 | +25% above national |
| 20 | Chico, CA | $84,810 | +25% above national |
| 21 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $83,940 | +24% above national |
| 22 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $83,550 | +23% above national |
| 23 | New Haven, CT | $83,340 | +23% above national |
| 24 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $83,040 | +22% above national |
| 25 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $82,630 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $82,190 | +21% above national |
| 27 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $81,610 | +20% above national |
| 28 | Odessa, TX | $81,310 | +20% above national |
| 29 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,270 | +20% above national |
| 30 | Redding, CA | $81,220 | +20% above national |
| 31 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $81,110 | +19% above national |
| 32 | El Centro, CA | $80,710 | +19% above national |
| 33 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,710 | +19% above national |
| 34 | Medford, OR | $80,590 | +19% above national |
| 35 | Rochester, MN | $80,590 | +19% above national |
| 36 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,550 | +19% above national |
| 37 | Reno, NV | $80,330 | +18% above national |
| 38 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $80,140 | +18% above national |
| 39 | Pocatello, ID | $80,090 | +18% above national |
| 40 | Salem, OR | $80,020 | +18% above national |
| 41 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,830 | +18% above national |
| 42 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $79,800 | +18% above national |
| 43 | Bend, OR | $79,090 | +17% above national |
| 44 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,090 | +17% above national |
| 45 | Grants Pass, OR | $79,050 | +16% above national |
| 46 | Bloomington, IL | $78,960 | +16% above national |
| 47 | Midland, TX | $78,900 | +16% above national |
| 48 | Mankato, MN | $78,800 | +16% above national |
| 49 | Paducah, KY-IL | $78,660 | +16% above national |
| 50 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,610 | +16% above national |
| 51 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,410 | +16% above national |
| 52 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $78,360 | +15% above national |
| 53 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $78,280 | +15% above national |
| 54 | Barnstable Town, MA | $78,160 | +15% above national |
| 55 | Boulder, CO | $77,820 | +15% above national |
| 56 | Rapid City, SD | $77,790 | +15% above national |
| 57 | Carson City, NV | $77,540 | +14% above national |
| 58 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $77,450 | +14% above national |
| 59 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $77,390 | +14% above national |
| 60 | Corvallis, OR | $77,270 | +14% above national |
| 61 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,160 | +14% above national |
| 62 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,840 | +13% above national |
| 63 | Madison, WI | $76,720 | +13% above national |
| 64 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $76,020 | +12% above national |
| 65 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $75,930 | +12% above national |
| 66 | Albany, OR | $75,880 | +12% above national |
| 67 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $75,870 | +12% above national |
| 68 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $75,780 | +12% above national |
| 69 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $75,720 | +12% above national |
| 70 | Ogden, UT | $75,700 | +12% above national |
| 71 | Walla Walla, WA | $75,610 | +11% above national |
| 72 | Grand Junction, CO | $75,560 | +11% above national |
| 73 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $75,550 | +11% above national |
| 74 | Bellingham, WA | $75,470 | +11% above national |
| 75 | Kingston, NY | $75,300 | +11% above national |
| 76 | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,070 | +11% above national |
| 77 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $74,940 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Merced, CA | $74,880 | +10% above national |
| 79 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $74,720 | +10% above national |
| 80 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $74,650 | +10% above national |
| 81 | Boise City, ID | $74,570 | +10% above national |
| 82 | Worcester, MA | $74,520 | +10% above national |
| 83 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $74,350 | +10% above national |
| 84 | Yuba City, CA | $74,310 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Flagstaff, AZ | $74,290 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,140 | +9% above national |
| 87 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,970 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Logan, UT-ID | $73,910 | +9% above national |
| 89 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $73,810 | +9% above national |
| 90 | Lexington Park, MD | $73,770 | +9% above national |
| 91 | Santa Fe, NM | $73,610 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $73,600 | +8% above national |
| 93 | San Angelo, TX | $73,410 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $73,200 | +8% above national |
| 95 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $72,720 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Colorado Springs, CO | $72,670 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Idaho Falls, ID | $72,490 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $72,180 | +6% above national |
| 99 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $71,900 | +6% above national |
| 100 | Richmond, VA | $71,690 | +6% above national |
| 101 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $71,670 | +6% above national |
| 102 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $71,630 | +6% above national |
| 103 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $71,430 | +5% above national |
| 104 | Bay City, MI | $70,960 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Battle Creek, MI | $70,820 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,670 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $70,600 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $70,390 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Flint, MI | $70,380 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $69,960 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $69,810 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Bangor, ME | $69,550 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Hammond, LA | $69,500 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Gainesville, FL | $69,330 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $69,330 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $69,180 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $69,090 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $68,970 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Waco, TX | $68,960 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $68,920 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Salisbury, MD | $68,670 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Charlottesville, VA | $68,370 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $68,310 | +1% above national |
| 124 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $68,230 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Springfield, MA | $68,150 | same as national |
| 126 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $68,140 | same as national |
| 127 | Punta Gorda, FL | $68,140 | same as national |
| 128 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $68,040 | same as national |
| 129 | Lubbock, TX | $67,930 | same as national |
| 130 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $67,860 | same as national |
| 131 | Iowa City, IA | $67,820 | same as national |
| 132 | Corpus Christi, TX | $67,260 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $67,190 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Gainesville, GA | $67,180 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Victoria, TX | $67,180 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $67,090 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Green Bay, WI | $67,080 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $67,060 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $67,030 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $66,900 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Midland, MI | $66,760 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Columbus, IN | $66,590 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Goldsboro, NC | $66,470 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Fond du Lac, WI | $66,420 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $66,410 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $66,380 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $66,360 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Jacksonville, FL | $66,300 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Grand Island, NE | $66,280 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $66,260 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Cleveland, OH | $66,230 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Ocala, FL | $66,200 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Harrisonburg, VA | $66,190 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $66,190 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Fort Wayne, IN | $66,090 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $66,080 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Wichita Falls, TX | $66,000 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $65,990 | 3% below national |
| 159 | St. Cloud, MN | $65,970 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Sheboygan, WI | $65,940 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Las Cruces, NM | $65,890 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $65,850 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Sumter, SC | $65,850 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Topeka, KS | $65,740 | 3% below national |
| 165 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $65,710 | 3% below national |
| 166 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $65,680 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Rocky Mount, NC | $65,550 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $65,450 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $65,280 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Columbus, OH | $65,280 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Albuquerque, NM | $65,200 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Eau Claire, WI | $65,200 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Lake Charles, LA | $65,120 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,090 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Bloomington, IN | $65,080 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $65,070 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,040 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $64,940 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $64,930 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $64,790 | 5% below national |
| 181 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,790 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Wichita, KS | $64,650 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Longview, TX | $64,520 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $64,510 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $64,500 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Reading, PA | $64,490 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,430 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,390 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Syracuse, NY | $64,310 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Amarillo, TX | $64,120 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $64,100 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $64,080 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $64,070 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,040 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $63,940 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Spartanburg, SC | $63,940 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $63,880 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Johnstown, PA | $63,800 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $63,750 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Baton Rouge, LA | $63,720 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Terre Haute, IN | $63,700 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Duluth, MN-WI | $63,590 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $63,510 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $63,480 | 6% below national |
| 205 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $63,460 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Springfield, IL | $63,370 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Omaha, NE-IA | $63,360 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Traverse City, MI | $63,360 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Akron, OH | $63,130 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Winchester, VA-WV | $63,110 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $63,080 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Rockford, IL | $63,070 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Lincoln, NE | $63,020 | 7% below national |
| 214 | Lawrence, KS | $63,010 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Wausau, WI | $63,000 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $62,870 | 7% below national |
| 217 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $62,860 | 7% below national |
| 218 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,860 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,850 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,840 | 7% below national |
| 221 | York-Hanover, PA | $62,690 | 8% below national |
| 222 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $62,640 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Yakima, WA | $62,640 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Ithaca, NY | $62,570 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Huntsville, AL | $62,560 | 8% below national |
| 226 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,560 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,400 | 8% below national |
| 228 | St. George, UT | $62,400 | 8% below national |
| 229 | State College, PA | $62,380 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $62,360 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,310 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Lancaster, PA | $62,300 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Charleston, WV | $62,260 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Dubuque, IA | $62,240 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Farmington, NM | $62,220 | 8% below national |
| 236 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,200 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62,170 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Jackson, MI | $62,160 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Saginaw, MI | $62,150 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Columbia, SC | $62,130 | 8% below national |
| 241 | Pueblo, CO | $62,030 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $61,980 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $61,980 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Fayetteville, NC | $61,930 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Laredo, TX | $61,930 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Jackson, MS | $61,890 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Morristown, TN | $61,840 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Springfield, OH | $61,830 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Ames, IA | $61,760 | 9% below national |
| 250 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,760 | 9% below national |
| 251 | Appleton, WI | $61,680 | 9% below national |
| 252 | Asheville, NC | $61,650 | 9% below national |
| 253 | Bowling Green, KY | $61,610 | 9% below national |
| 254 | Rochester, NY | $61,610 | 9% below national |
| 255 | Lafayette, LA | $61,590 | 9% below national |
| 256 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,590 | 9% below national |
| 257 | Evansville, IN | $61,560 | 9% below national |
| 258 | Knoxville, TN | $61,560 | 9% below national |
| 259 | Kenosha, WI | $61,550 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Burlington, NC | $61,470 | 9% below national |
| 261 | Elizabethtown, KY | $61,450 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,390 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Bismarck, ND | $61,360 | 10% below national |
| 264 | Tyler, TX | $61,320 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Lima, OH | $61,290 | 10% below national |
| 266 | Wilmington, NC | $61,290 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,190 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Winston-Salem, NC | $61,030 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Jefferson City, MO | $61,000 | 10% below national |
| 270 | Birmingham, AL | $60,980 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Rome, GA | $60,980 | 10% below national |
| 272 | Williamsport, PA | $60,970 | 10% below national |
| 273 | Greenville, NC | $60,880 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Mobile, AL | $60,880 | 10% below national |
| 275 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $60,830 | 10% below national |
| 276 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,820 | 10% below national |
| 277 | Abilene, TX | $60,800 | 10% below national |
| 278 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $60,750 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Warner Robins, GA | $60,690 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,680 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $60,570 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Columbia, MO | $60,540 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Toledo, OH | $60,540 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,470 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,460 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Hot Springs, AR | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Muncie, IN | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Roanoke, VA | $60,430 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Erie, PA | $60,390 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Tallahassee, FL | $60,390 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $60,300 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Savannah, GA | $60,200 | 11% below national |
| 294 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $60,070 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Tucson, AZ | $60,030 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Alexandria, LA | $60,000 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Dothan, AL | $60,000 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Altoona, PA | $59,970 | 12% below national |
| 299 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $59,950 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Billings, MT | $59,910 | 12% below national |
| 301 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $59,840 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $59,680 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Morgantown, WV | $59,660 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Columbus, GA-AL | $59,650 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,650 | 12% below national |
| 306 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,610 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $59,370 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Casper, WY | $59,360 | 13% below national |
| 309 | Beckley, WV | $59,350 | 13% below national |
| 310 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,340 | 13% below national |
| 311 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $59,290 | 13% below national |
| 312 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $59,280 | 13% below national |
| 313 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $59,270 | 13% below national |
| 314 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $59,210 | 13% below national |
| 315 | Peoria, IL | $59,210 | 13% below national |
| 316 | Pittsfield, MA | $59,110 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Oklahoma City, OK | $58,940 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $58,920 | 13% below national |
| 319 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $58,900 | 13% below national |
| 320 | Utica-Rome, NY | $58,780 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Chambersburg, PA | $58,580 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Lawton, OK | $58,570 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $58,510 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Dover, DE | $58,470 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Albany, GA | $58,460 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Niles, MI | $58,420 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Montgomery, AL | $58,410 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Kankakee, IL | $58,400 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Mansfield, OH | $58,350 | 14% below national |
| 330 | Florence, SC | $58,260 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Lebanon, PA | $58,260 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Cleveland, TN | $58,240 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Monroe, LA | $58,200 | 14% below national |
| 334 | Gadsden, AL | $58,190 | 14% below national |
| 335 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,140 | 14% below national |
| 336 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $58,080 | 14% below national |
| 337 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $58,030 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Missoula, MT | $57,860 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $57,750 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Yuma, AZ | $57,570 | 15% below national |
| 341 | Great Falls, MT | $57,430 | 15% below national |
| 342 | Springfield, MO | $57,220 | 16% below national |
| 343 | Dalton, GA | $57,200 | 16% below national |
| 344 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $57,200 | 16% below national |
| 345 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $56,860 | 16% below national |
| 346 | Tulsa, OK | $56,670 | 17% below national |
| 347 | Owensboro, KY | $56,560 | 17% below national |
| 348 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $56,430 | 17% below national |
| 349 | Anchorage, AK | $56,160 | 17% below national |
| 350 | El Paso, TX | $55,680 | 18% below national |
| 351 | Joplin, MO-KS | $55,510 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Jacksonville, NC | $55,470 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Hattiesburg, MS | $55,330 | 18% below national |
| 354 | Decatur, AL | $55,310 | 19% below national |
| 355 | Jackson, TN | $54,520 | 20% below national |
| 356 | Greeley, CO | $53,660 | 21% below national |
| 357 | Jonesboro, AR | $52,710 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Decatur, IL | $52,680 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Johnson City, TN | $52,020 | 23% below national |
| 360 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $51,910 | 24% below national |
| 361 | Binghamton, NY | $51,290 | 24% below national |
| 362 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,970 | 25% below national |
| 363 | Valdosta, GA | $50,680 | 25% below national |
| 364 | Helena, MT | $50,410 | 26% below national |
| 365 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $49,570 | 27% below national |
| 366 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $49,490 | 27% below national |
| 367 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $49,130 | 28% below national |
| 368 | Cheyenne, WY | $49,070 | 28% below national |
| 369 | Elmira, NY | $48,970 | 28% below national |
| 370 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,670 | 46% below national |
| 371 | Arecibo, PR | $30,320 | 55% below national |
| 372 | Aguadilla, PR | $28,700 | 58% below national |
| 373 | Mayaguez, PR | $28,660 | 58% below national |
| 374 | Ponce, PR | $27,840 | 59% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 21 (Community and Social Service Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
SOC 21-1021
Clergy
SOC 21-2011
Community Health Workers
SOC 21-1094
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
SOC 21-1099
Counselors, All Other
SOC 21-1019
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Community and Social Service Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($67,880 here) and reported employment (187,630 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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