The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $39,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,150.
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 | $59,990 | -0.08% | 22.12% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 12.16% | - |
| 2020 | $52,740 | 4.61% | - |
| 2019 | $50,310 | 2.35% | - |
| 2018 | $49,130 | -0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $49,250 | 1.71% | - |
| 2016 | $48,410 | 2.17% | - |
| 2015 | $47,360 | -4.94% | - |
| 2014 | $49,700 | 3.34% | - |
| 2013 | $48,040 | 2.75% | - |
| 2012 | $46,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,990 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Hammond | |
| Monroe | |
| Alexandria | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |