The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $27,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,730 | 5.31% | 11.50% |
| 2016 | $47,090 | 11.11% | - |
| 2015 | $41,860 | -5.66% | - |
| 2014 | $44,230 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $43,780 | -0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $44,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,730 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying The Villages and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.