The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $40,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,920 | -1.65% | 21.14% |
| 2021 | $60,910 | 6.67% | - |
| 2020 | $56,850 | 9.52% | - |
| 2019 | $51,440 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $50,260 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $48,250 | 4.62% | - |
| 2016 | $46,020 | -2.93% | - |
| 2015 | $47,370 | 1.71% | - |
| 2014 | $46,560 | -12.18% | - |
| 2013 | $52,230 | 9.53% | - |
| 2012 | $47,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,920, Indianapolis-Carmel is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Lafayette-West Lafayette (median annual salary of $60,310). Compared with Lafayette-West Lafayette, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel is .6 percent (.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Gary | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Kokomo | |
| Columbus | |
| Anderson | |
| Lafayette |