Healthcare Social Workers Salary in U.S.
SOC 21-1022 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Healthcare Social Workers in U.S. is $68,090 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $32.74 per hour. 185,940 people work as Healthcare Social Workers in U.S.. Wages have grown 31% since 2014, when the median was $51,930.
Median Annual Salary
$68,090
Mean Annual
$72,030
Median Hourly
$32.74
Total Employed
185,940
Salary Distribution
$45k
10th
$55k
25th
$68k
Median
$83k
75th
$101k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $84,330 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $82,860 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $82,860 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $79,390 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $79,390 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $79,040 |
| Finance and Insurance | $78,910 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $78,910 |
| Hospitals | $78,900 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $78,580 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $78,580 |
| Insurance Carriers | $78,430 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $78,430 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $76,920 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $74,800 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $74,770 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $74,770 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $72,510 |
| Home Health Care Services | $71,740 |
| Offices of Physicians | $71,360 |
| Educational Services | $70,800 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $70,630 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $70,460 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $69,330 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $68,690 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $68,670 |
| Educational Services | $68,390 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $67,930 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $67,630 |
| Offices of Dentists | $66,350 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $64,680 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $64,290 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,510 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,510 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,510 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $63,210 |
| Office Administrative Services | $62,800 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $62,800 |
| Legal Services | $62,580 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $61,890 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $61,170 |
| Wholesale Trade | $61,110 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $60,410 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $60,260 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $60,260 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $60,070 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $60,070 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $59,610 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $59,180 |
| Temporary Help Services | $59,110 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $59,050 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $59,050 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $58,940 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $58,940 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $58,320 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $57,820 |
| Individual and Family Services | $56,860 |
| Employment Services | $56,750 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $56,730 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $56,390 |
| Social Assistance | $56,250 |
| Retail Trade | $55,700 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $55,390 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $54,850 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $54,770 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $54,370 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $53,820 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $53,820 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $53,810 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $53,320 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $52,520 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $52,470 |
| Child Care Services | $51,390 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $49,710 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $46,310 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $43,260 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $42,810 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $38,700 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $68,090 |
| 2023 | $62,940 |
| 2022 | $60,280 |
| 2021 | $60,840 |
| 2020 | $57,630 |
| 2019 | $56,750 |
| 2018 | $56,200 |
| 2017 | $54,870 |
| 2016 | $53,760 |
| 2015 | $52,380 |
| 2014 | $51,930 |
Related Community and Social Service Occupations Jobs in U.S.
Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Social Workers, All Other | $69,480 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $65,140 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | $64,520 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $63,780 |
| Health Education Specialists | $63,000 |
| Clergy | $60,820 |