Healthcare Social Workers salary by location
National median: $67,880 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $142,940 | +110.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $133,340 | +96.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $122,450 | +80.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $108,530 | +59.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $107,170 | +57.9% | 770 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $99,640 | +46.8% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $97,070 | +43.0% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $96,790 | +42.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $95,250 | +40.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $94,100 | +38.6% | 420 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $93,200 | +37.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $92,540 | +36.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $91,820 | +35.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $89,660 | +32.1% | 17,690 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $89,650 | +32.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $89,430 | +31.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $87,570 | +29.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $86,970 | +28.1% | 520 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $85,790 | +26.4% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $85,420 | +25.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $85,360 | +25.8% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $84,860 | +25.0% | 610 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $84,810 | +24.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $84,350 | +24.3% | 2,320 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $83,940 | +23.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $83,550 | +23.1% | 3,060 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $83,340 | +22.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $83,040 | +22.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $82,690 | +21.8% | 4,310 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $82,630 | +21.7% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $82,190 | +21.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $81,610 | +20.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $81,310 | +19.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $81,270 | +19.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $81,220 | +19.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $81,140 | +19.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $81,110 | +19.5% | 940 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $80,710 | +18.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $80,710 | +18.9% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $80,590 | +18.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $80,590 | +18.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $80,550 | +18.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $80,330 | +18.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $80,140 | +18.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Pocatello, ID | metropolitan | $80,090 | +18.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $80,020 | +17.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $79,900 | +17.7% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $79,830 | +17.6% | 6,340 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $79,800 | +17.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $79,090 | +16.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $79,090 | +16.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $79,050 | +16.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $78,960 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $78,900 | +16.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $78,800 | +16.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $78,660 | +15.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $78,610 | +15.8% | 17,250 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $78,570 | +15.7% | 5,180 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $78,470 | +15.6% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $78,410 | +15.5% | 4,950 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $78,360 | +15.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $78,280 | +15.3% | 900 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $78,260 | +15.3% | 590 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,160 | +15.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $78,150 | +15.1% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $77,820 | +14.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $77,790 | +14.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $77,540 | +14.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $77,450 | +14.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $77,390 | +14.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $77,270 | +13.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $77,160 | +13.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $76,840 | +13.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $76,720 | +13.0% | 560 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $76,440 | +12.6% | 4,750 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $76,440 | +12.6% | 7,220 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $76,020 | +12.0% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $75,930 | +11.9% | 2,630 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $75,880 | +11.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $75,870 | +11.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $75,780 | +11.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $75,720 | +11.5% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $75,700 | +11.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $75,610 | +11.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $75,560 | +11.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $75,550 | +11.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $75,470 | +11.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $75,390 | +11.1% | 630 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $75,300 | +10.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $75,070 | +10.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $74,940 | +10.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $74,880 | +10.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $74,720 | +10.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $74,650 | +10.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $74,570 | +9.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $74,520 | +9.8% | 850 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $74,500 | +9.8% | 750 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $74,350 | +9.5% | 960 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $74,310 | +9.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $74,290 | +9.4% | 50 | 2025 |