The highest-paying states for healthcare social workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of healthcare social workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,790, California is the highest paying state for healthcare social workers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $78,190). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of healthcare social workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $80,790 |
$50,870 | 14,430 |
| 2 | Oregon | $78,190 |
$47,460 | 1,770 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $78,020 |
$47,570 | 370 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $76,730 |
$51,180 | 620 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $76,380 |
$48,100 | 810 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $76,150 |
$49,750 | 1,930 |
| 7 | Washington | $73,490 |
$45,700 | 4,560 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $70,980 |
$50,450 | 3,010 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $69,320 |
$50,770 | 570 |
| 10 | Nevada | $66,370 |
$33,140 | 1,290 |
| 11 | Utah | $66,160 |
$37,210 | 1,620 |
| 12 | Alaska | $66,040 |
$43,640 | 170 |
| 13 | Vermont | $62,650 |
$45,790 | 440 |
| 14 | Idaho | $62,630 |
$38,230 | 670 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $62,550 |
$47,610 | 2,690 |
| 16 | Texas | $61,910 |
$39,840 | 11,350 |
| 17 | Arizona | $61,770 |
$37,710 | 3,270 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $60,970 |
$37,950 | 11,630 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $60,960 |
$45,970 | 640 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $60,710 |
$45,010 | 5,870 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $60,710 |
$46,460 | 3,420 |
| 22 | Maine | $60,530 |
$47,290 | 470 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $60,490 |
$44,200 | 340 |
| 24 | Kansas | $60,310 |
$38,310 | 1,450 |
| 25 | Ohio | $60,210 |
$39,810 | 7,600 |
| 26 | Illinois | $60,080 |
$35,970 | 4,470 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $60,010 |
$44,410 | 3,880 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $59,990 |
$42,470 | 1,690 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $59,690 |
$36,900 | 2,130 |
| 30 | Maryland | $59,420 |
$36,920 | 4,690 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $59,340 |
$39,670 | 240 |
| 32 | West Virginia | $59,220 |
$37,420 | 1,080 |
| 33 | Delaware | $59,120 |
$37,850 | 590 |
| 34 | Michigan | $58,970 |
$40,460 | 5,700 |
| 35 | Virginia | $58,950 |
$35,040 | 3,120 |
| 36 | Montana | $58,600 |
$37,220 | 640 |
| 37 | Iowa | $58,310 |
$45,650 | 1,150 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $58,270 |
$38,600 | 1,050 |
| 39 | Colorado | $57,090 |
$37,880 | 3,010 |
| 40 | Georgia | $55,790 |
$35,940 | 5,650 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $55,710 |
$36,800 | 1,630 |
| 42 | Indiana | $55,580 |
$40,110 | 4,550 |
| 43 | New York | $54,910 |
$37,690 | 25,210 |
| 44 | Florida | $54,240 |
$36,260 | 10,680 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $54,140 |
$38,620 | 730 |
| 46 | Alabama | $51,080 |
$34,190 | 2,240 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $51,040 |
$35,910 | 1,220 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $49,030 |
$34,550 | 7,660 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $48,420 |
$36,550 | 2,400 |
| 50 | Guam | $47,300 |
$37,110 | 80 |
| 51 | Missouri | $47,190 |
$34,280 | 5,220 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $45,490 |
$35,190 | 640 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $31,350 |
$21,050 | 1,050 |