Healthcare Social Workers salary
The median pay for healthcare social workers in the United States is $67,880 a year. About 187,630 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,220
- 25th percentile
- $56,710
- Median percentile
- $67,880
- 75th percentile
- $82,240
- 90th percentile
- $100,360
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $94,100
- California $89,660
- Hawaii $85,420
- Oregon $84,350
- New Jersey $82,690
- Vermont $81,140
- Connecticut $79,900
- Washington $78,570
- Nevada $78,470
- New Hampshire $78,260
- Utah $78,150
- Maryland $76,440
- Massachusetts $76,440
- Rhode Island $75,390
- Idaho $74,500
- Minnesota $73,970
- New York $73,070
- Maine $71,610
- Texas $69,990
- Michigan $67,600
- Wisconsin $66,910
- Virginia $66,550
- New Mexico $65,930
- Florida $64,820
- Delaware $64,620
- Indiana $64,580
- Kansas $64,440
- Illinois $64,270
- Kentucky $64,080
- Arizona $64,030
- Ohio $63,610
- Colorado $63,480
- North Carolina $63,280
- Iowa $63,050
- North Dakota $62,860
- Georgia $62,420
- Nebraska $62,420
- Wyoming $62,260
- Mississippi $62,250
- Alaska $62,000
- Pennsylvania $61,900
- Tennessee $61,240
- Louisiana $61,080
- South Carolina $60,840
- West Virginia $60,140
- Alabama $60,000
- Missouri $59,870
- South Dakota $57,510
- Montana $57,090
- Oklahoma $56,120
- Arkansas $55,640
By metro area
- Napa, CA $142,940
- San Luis Obispo, CA $133,340
- Vallejo, CA $122,450
- Santa Rosa, CA $108,530
- San Jose, CA $107,170
- San Francisco, CA $99,640
- Sacramento, CA $97,070
- Visalia, CA $96,790
- Modesto, CA $95,250
- Santa Maria, CA $93,200
- Salinas, CA $92,540
- Stockton, CA $91,820
- Longview, WA $89,650
- Santa Cruz, CA $89,430
- Oxnard, CA $87,570
- Urban Honolulu, HI $86,970
- Portland, OR $85,790
- Riverside, CA $85,360
- Fresno, CA $84,860
- Chico, CA $84,810
- Hanford, CA $83,940
- Seattle, WA $83,550
- New Haven, CT $83,340
- Eugene, OR $83,040
- San Diego, CA $82,630
- Bremerton, WA $82,190
- Mount Vernon, WA $81,610
- Odessa, TX $81,310
- Bridgeport, CT $81,270
- Redding, CA $81,220
- Salt Lake City, UT $81,110
- El Centro, CA $80,710
- Washington, DC $80,710
- Medford, OR $80,590
- Rochester, MN $80,590
- Trenton, NJ $80,550
- Reno, NV $80,330
- Norwich, CT $80,140
- Pocatello, ID $80,090
- Salem, OR $80,020
- Los Angeles, CA $79,830
- Kahului, HI $79,800
- Bend, OR $79,090
- Hartford, CT $79,090
- Grants Pass, OR $79,050
- Bloomington, IL $78,960
- Midland, TX $78,900
- Mankato, MN $78,800
- Paducah, KY $78,660
- New York, NY $78,610
- Boston, MA $78,410
- Kennewick, WA $78,360
- Las Vegas, NV $78,280
- Barnstable Town, MA $78,160
- Boulder, CO $77,820
- Rapid City, SD $77,790
- Carson City, NV $77,540
- Bakersfield, CA $77,450
- Olympia, WA $77,390
- Corvallis, OR $77,270
- Durham, NC $77,160
- Manchester, NH $76,840
- Madison, WI $76,720
- Austin, TX $76,020
- Dallas, TX $75,930
- Albany, OR $75,880
- Wenatchee, WA $75,870
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,780
- Baltimore, MD $75,720
- Ogden, UT $75,700
- Walla Walla, WA $75,610
- Grand Junction, CO $75,560
- Hagerstown, MD $75,550
- Bellingham, WA $75,470
- Kingston, NY $75,300
- Ann Arbor, MI $75,070
- Kalamazoo, MI $74,940
- Merced, CA $74,880
- Waterbury, CT $74,720
- Portland, ME $74,650
- Boise City, ID $74,570
- Worcester, MA $74,520
- Providence, RI $74,350
- Yuba City, CA $74,310
- Flagstaff, AZ $74,290
- Lafayette, IN $74,140
- Minneapolis, MN $73,970
- Logan, UT $73,910
- Provo, UT $73,810
- Lexington Park, MD $73,770
- Santa Fe, NM $73,610
- Detroit, MI $73,600
- San Angelo, TX $73,410
- Wildwood, FL $73,200
- Amherst Town, MA $72,720
- Colorado Springs, CO $72,670
- Idaho Falls, ID $72,490
- Atlantic City, NJ $72,180
- Houston, TX $71,900
- Richmond, VA $71,690
- College Station, TX $71,670
- Kiryas Joel, NY $71,630
- Chicago, IL $71,430
- Bay City, MI $70,960
- Battle Creek, MI $70,820
- Cincinnati, OH $70,670
- Oshkosh, WI $70,600
- Texarkana, TX $70,390
- Flint, MI $70,380
- Cape Coral, FL $69,960
- Lakeland, FL $69,810
- Bangor, ME $69,550
- Hammond, LA $69,500
- Gainesville, FL $69,330
- Hilton Head Island, SC $69,330
- Milwaukee, WI $69,180
- Raleigh, NC $69,090
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $68,970
- Waco, TX $68,960
- Myrtle Beach, SC $68,920