Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,170
25th Percentile Wage
$47,130
50th Percentile Wage
$59,520
75th Percentile Wage
$77,780
90th Percentile Wage
$92,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,170.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$59,520
7.81% 21.47%
2016
$54,870
11.81% -
2015
$48,390
-4.65% -
2014
$50,640
7.13% -
2013
$47,030
0.62% -
2012
$46,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,520 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Gary is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$60,310
Indianapolis-Carmel
$59,920
Gary
$59,520
Fort Wayne
$54,010
Elkhart-Goshen
$53,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$53,120
Bloomington
$52,400
Muncie
$52,030
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$51,000
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$50,550
Michigan City-La Porte
$49,940
Terre Haute
$49,920
Kokomo
$48,990
Columbus
$48,610
Anderson
$47,180
Lafayette
$46,140