The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $39,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,520.
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 | $60,310 | -1.34% | 5.50% |
| 2021 | $61,120 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $60,150 | 2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $58,650 | -1.14% | - |
| 2018 | $59,320 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $58,820 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $56,990 | 14.21% | - |
| 2015 | $48,890 | -16.57% | - |
| 2012 | $56,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,310, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Indiana, followed by Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary $59,920). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in Indianapolis-Carmel.
| 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 |