The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $47,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,360.
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 | $77,770 | 0.39% | 23.49% |
| 2021 | $77,470 | 5.68% | - |
| 2020 | $73,070 | 13.15% | - |
| 2019 | $63,460 | -3.72% | - |
| 2018 | $65,820 | -3.69% | - |
| 2017 | $68,250 | -3.14% | - |
| 2016 | $70,390 | -2.69% | - |
| 2015 | $72,280 | 8.80% | - |
| 2014 | $65,920 | 6.05% | - |
| 2013 | $61,930 | 3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $59,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,770 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 61.0 percent (61.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.