The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $47,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,210.
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 | $58,860 | -3.01% | 27.69% |
| 2021 | $60,630 | 10.65% | - |
| 2020 | $54,170 | 10.65% | - |
| 2019 | $48,400 | 2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $47,100 | 2.80% | - |
| 2017 | $45,780 | -4.28% | - |
| 2016 | $47,740 | -5.09% | - |
| 2015 | $50,170 | 4.78% | - |
| 2014 | $47,770 | -0.25% | - |
| 2013 | $47,890 | 11.13% | - |
| 2012 | $42,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,860, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $63,670). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Lewiston-Auburn is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |