How does Healthcare Social Workers pay in Washington compare to the national average?

Washington Healthcare Social Workers salaries are 11% above the US national median of $68,090 per year.

What is the salary range for a Healthcare Social Workers in Washington?

Healthcare Social Workers salaries in Washington range from $47,980 (10th percentile) to $110,010 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Washington

SOC 21-1022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Healthcare Social Workers in Washington is $75,670 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $36.38 per hour. This is 11% above the national median of $68,090. 4,970 people work as Healthcare Social Workers in Washington. Wages have grown 35% since 2014, when the median was $56,080.

Median Annual Salary

$75,670

Mean Annual

$77,320

Median Hourly

$36.38

Total Employed

4,970

Location Quotient

1.16

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$48k

10th

$58k

25th

$76k

Median

$95k

75th

$110k

90th

How This Compares

Washington

$75,670

this metro

United States

$68,090

you earn +11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$75,670	$77,320	4,970
2023	$65,130	$70,390	5,640
2022	$73,490	$71,270	4,560
2021	$77,240	$71,800	4,040
2020	$67,020	$65,760	4,250
2019	$62,780	$62,990	3,770
2018	$59,920	$62,180	3,900
2017	$58,770	$61,050	3,610
2016	$60,520	$62,520	3,000
2015	$58,500	$59,280	3,040
2014	$56,080	$57,210	3,000

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