The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $60,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,080.
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 | $79,000 | 0.99% | 26.29% |
| 2021 | $78,220 | 2.72% | - |
| 2020 | $76,090 | -2.06% | - |
| 2019 | $77,660 | 3.08% | - |
| 2018 | $75,270 | -2.70% | - |
| 2017 | $77,300 | 7.53% | - |
| 2016 | $71,480 | 0.84% | - |
| 2015 | $70,880 | 9.37% | - |
| 2014 | $64,240 | 8.73% | - |
| 2013 | $58,630 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $58,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,000, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Danbury (median annual salary of $82,450). Compared with Danbury, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Danbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |