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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Healthcare Social Workers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,180
25th Percentile Wage
$44,240
50th Percentile Wage
$60,960
75th Percentile Wage
$73,990
90th Percentile Wage
$77,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,960
1.36% 22.00%
2021
$60,130
-0.80% -
2020
$60,610
3.91% -
2019
$58,240
11.07% -
2018
$51,790
-0.68% -
2017
$52,140
9.59% -
2016
$47,140
-22.21% -
2015
$57,610
21.51% -
2014
$45,220
11.72% -
2013
$39,920
-19.11% -
2012
$47,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,960, Springfield is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $62,260). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Springfield is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,260
Springfield
$60,960
Decatur
$60,370
Rockford
$60,080
Kankakee-Bradley
$59,150
Carbondale-Marion
$58,620
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$56,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$53,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,960
Peoria
$47,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,450
Bloomington-Normal
$45,880
Champaign-Urbana
$45,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,840

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.