The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $39,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,680.
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 | $61,330 | 1.91% | 25.06% |
| 2021 | $60,160 | 4.01% | - |
| 2020 | $57,750 | 5.06% | - |
| 2019 | $54,830 | 0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $54,670 | 8.30% | - |
| 2017 | $50,130 | -7.86% | - |
| 2016 | $54,070 | -5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $57,180 | 4.76% | - |
| 2014 | $54,460 | 3.49% | - |
| 2013 | $52,560 | 12.56% | - |
| 2012 | $45,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,330, Kalamazoo-Portage is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Ann Arbor (median annual salary of $62,440). Compared with Ann Arbor, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.