Healthcare Social Workers Salary in the US
A healthcare social workers earns a national median of $67,880 a year (mean $71,790) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #335 of 825.
How much does a healthcare social workers earn in the US?
A healthcare social workers in the United States earns a median of $67,880 a year (mean $71,790), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 33% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 187,630 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1022), ranked #335 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$67,880
per year
Mean
$71,790
per year
Employment
187,630
US workers
National rank
#335
of 825 by median
What a healthcare social workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a healthcare social workers (SOC 21-1022) earns a median annual wage of $67,880 and a mean (average) of $71,790. The median is the midpoint — half of healthcare social workers earn more and half earn less — and is 33% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a healthcare social workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for healthcare social workers is $67,880, and the mean (average) is $71,790. The median is the midpoint — half of healthcare social workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does healthcare social workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $67,880, a healthcare social workers earns 33% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many healthcare social workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 187,630 healthcare social workers employed nationally (SOC 21-1022), across all industries.
- Where does this healthcare social workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-1022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-1022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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