Healthcare Social Worker Salary in the Industry of Offices of Physicians

The salary statistics and trend of healthcare social workers in the industry of offices of physicians are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare healthcare social worker salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,380
25th Percentile Wage
$40,500
50th Percentile Wage
$54,730
75th Percentile Wage
$66,020
90th Percentile Wage
$80,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for healthcare social workers in the industry of offices of physicians. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) healthcare social workers is $80,430. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $54,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent healthcare social workers is $31,380.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers in the industry of Offices of Physicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$54,730
3.03% 4.82%
2016
$53,070
0.45% -
2015
$52,830
2.56% -
2014
$51,480
-0.08% -
2013
$51,520
-1.11% -
2012
$52,090
- -

Table 3. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of healthcare social workers in 39 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of healthcare social workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$63,980
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$62,400
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$60,640
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$60,530
Hospitals - Privately owned
$60,440
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$60,380
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$60,260
Hospitals - Local government owned
$60,200
Hospitals - State government owned
$59,780
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$59,670
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$58,000
Outpatient Care Centers
$56,670
Home Health Care Services
$56,390
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$55,990
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$55,580
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$55,580
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$55,360
Offices of Physicians
$54,730
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$54,270
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$53,780
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$50,020
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$49,700
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$49,240
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$48,760
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$47,760
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$47,300
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$46,520
Individual and Family Services
$46,320
Social Assistance
$45,820
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$44,320
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$43,780
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$43,620
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$43,550
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$42,900
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$41,770
Child Day Care Services
$40,960
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$38,250
Other Residential Care Facilities
$36,480
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$35,160

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