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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Burlington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in Burlington 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 Burlington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,010
25th Percentile Wage
$46,720
50th Percentile Wage
$55,730
75th Percentile Wage
$61,740
90th Percentile Wage
$66,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,010.

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
$55,730
-8.02% 18.82%
2020
$60,200
8.95% -
2017
$54,810
-3.70% -
2016
$56,840
5.58% -
2015
$53,670
15.71% -
2012
$45,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Burlington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,730 in Burlington is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Burlington is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Rocky Mount
$66,220
Durham-Chapel Hill
$63,460
Raleigh-Cary
$63,100
Greenville
$61,630
Winston-Salem
$60,610
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$60,300
Wilmington
$59,650
Greensboro-High Point
$59,320
Asheville
$57,580
Goldsboro
$56,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$55,970
Burlington
$55,730
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$55,000
Fayetteville
$52,590
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$51,950
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$50,290
Jacksonville
$44,250

See also: Top paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina.