The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $46,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,720 | -15.60% | 16.01% |
| 2021 | $86,380 | 1.10% | - |
| 2020 | $85,430 | 12.89% | - |
| 2018 | $74,420 | 1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $73,050 | -3.18% | - |
| 2016 | $75,370 | 2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $73,140 | 8.52% | - |
| 2014 | $66,910 | 3.09% | - |
| 2013 | $64,840 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $62,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,720 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 50.7 percent (50.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bedford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| New Bedford |