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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Kansas City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Healthcare Social Workers in Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,650
25th Percentile Wage
$39,420
50th Percentile Wage
$59,450
75th Percentile Wage
$66,280
90th Percentile Wage
$77,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,650.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$59,450
-0.25% 17.75%
2021
$59,600
0.89% -
2020
$59,070
4.59% -
2019
$56,360
2.91% -
2018
$54,720
4.59% -
2017
$52,210
-5.75% -
2016
$55,210
5.54% -
2015
$52,150
0.17% -
2014
$52,060
4.96% -
2013
$49,480
1.17% -
2012
$48,900
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Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,450, Kansas City is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Missouri, followed by Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (median annual salary $56,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Kansas City is 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$59,450
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$56,740
Columbia
$50,600
St Louis
$49,080
Joplin
$46,630
Springfield
$44,690
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$44,240
St Joseph
$42,310
Jefferson City
$40,020
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$40,000
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$39,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$38,850
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$38,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.