The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,910 | 13.07% | 28.42% |
| 2021 | $50,340 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $49,950 | 8.89% | - |
| 2019 | $45,510 | -1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $46,160 | -1.28% | - |
| 2017 | $46,750 | -2.76% | - |
| 2016 | $48,040 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $46,920 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $46,190 | -2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $47,140 | 12.07% | - |
| 2012 | $41,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,910, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Alabama, followed by Mobile (median annual salary $55,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Birmingham-Hoover is 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in Mobile.